Today was that day. I turned in my photos from FKJ and Lou Phelps this morning (I can’t wait to share them with you) and while I attempt to wait patiently for the time to post, I decided today would be the day. I am working on a set from a museum event last night though I just couldn’t help myself. It was in fact a gorgeous day out today and I had been wanting to go exploring.

It’s a quick little set and all but it means something special on account of my not taking this Beast out on this little expedition but rather I took my dad’s camera. I don’t really shoot with Little Miss Sunshine very often and I’m still trying to get used to her flow (she’s a Nikon and I’m a Canon Girl) but I wanted to share a beautiful day and what better way to do it than to take dad’s camera with me and let him see through my eyes.

So I’m bringing to you a quick little set. I decided to give them that matte/ film vibe because that’s what I was feeling today. After all, I am an analog girl in a digital world. So these shots for me are simplicity embodied with a bit of my soul behind it. I hope you enjoy.

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I recently had someone I knew take her own life. While we were not close, the shock and impact it has left on me is engraved. You see, she had struggled with her demons for all long as I’ve know her and we are talking about twenty something years now. But she was not defined by those demons. She was surviving despite them. She was a beautiful soul and a talented one at that. You should have seen her images. Unfortunately life threw a few more things and I suppose it became to much and she grew past the point of weary. I know some won’t agree with me but I am not upset with her. One thing I have always been able to do is to understand. Still, I knew of her fight and will up until that day and to see the news on your feed that the fight was over, well, I’m still at a loss for real words. 

I needed to breath. I needed to not really think but to feel. So I did. In ways the that I cannot really describe, I felt that next day. I took the afternoon to go to one of my favorite parks and I let myself get lost in the moment. It was a beautiful day. The sun shined and the warmth of it on my skin was soothing beyond description. The park was still showing signs of a hurricane having passed through it. Some of the walkways were torn up along with trees uprooted and strewn about. I did have to be careful in some sections of it as I walked about on account of my being clumsy and accident prone but it was a welcomed escape and disconnect. 

I didn’t have much time out there although I managed on grabbing some lens therapy while I walked about. Here’s a few of the shots I’d like to share with you. There’s a few more on Facebook but these are my favorites. That’s it for now. Numbness set aside, I still have backlog I need to work through. The goal is to have them all done by years end. I can’t believe we’re almost there already. Time does fly.

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I got up Sunday morning with an urge to be outside. The weather was cool, the sky was blue, and it seemed an utter shame to be stuck indoors. So I grabbed my camera, jumped in my ride and drove out to Greynold’s Park in North Miami Beach. I love that park. From it’s simple trails, to it’s curious urban wildlife, there is always something to behold there. For me it was therapy, a step out from the noise of everyday life. I hope you like what I saw. There’s a few more to be seen on my Facebook page WWW.Facebook.Com/ThroughTheEyesOfAQueen Feel free to stop by and browse through them.

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