Inspirations, Exclamations & Epiphanies: Hurricane Hannah

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hurricane Hannah

I drove down to St. Augustine last September to preach at Pilgrim Church (United Churches of Christ). I arrived at St. Augustine Beach just in time to catch up with the remnants of Hurricane Hannah. It was raining, windy and the surf was pounding but I wanted to try to get some good photos of the power of the storm. This first photo is my favorite though they each tell their own story about the sea that day.

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Wings of Love

This photo represents two gifts from God. The first one was me finally meeting the love of my life and second was the gift of this exquisite sunrise at Matanzas Inlet, Florida. As the sun rose in the eastern sky the clouds began their shaping and forming until "At Last" they became the wings of love. Across the breeze I imagine I could hear the sultry tones of Etta James singing, At last, my love has come along. My lonely days are over and life is like a song. May you feel the warmth and grace of love when you look at this photo.

My goal for my photography from the very beginning was so that when people saw the pictures they could literally see, feel and experience the moment that picture was taken. I hope that when someone sees a sunrise or sunset they can feel the peace and solitude of that moment - that they can smell the salty air and hear the waves and the water. I want my photos to touch people in some way - even if it is simply that they look and wonder what I was thinking when I took that picture. I love taking the photographs and seeing the outcome. And I love it when people "get it" when they are looking at one of my photos.