Looking through my eyes ~ ~ photos by Bmoore3: October 2009

How I know God guides my photography.....

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies announce what his hands have made. Day after day they tell the story; night after night they tell it again. They have no speech or words; they have no voice to be heard. But their message goes out through all the world; their words go everywhere on earth."
Psalm 19: 1 - 4 (NCV).

Every time I look through the lens of my camera I see God working. Every day He reveals His majesty. Every night He shows me how He creates beauty even in the darkness. Even if I had not known Him before I started taking photos, the moment I looked at His creation up close (or far away) I see His glory and He guides me to see His beauty in all He has created. Photography just allows me to capture an image of what He has created.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

End of October 2009

Just couldn't resist... October is almost over and I just had to get out and have one more shoot before Halloween. This time I was going to head back to the Sonora/Twain Harte area.... after passing Knights Ferry on Hwy 120, and just before reaching Jamestown (California), I guess I got a little distracted.... There it was, the turnoff for Chinese Camp and the Hwy 120/49 southern route. Next thing I knew, there I was having a hot cup of coffee in Bucks Meadow. By that point I figured "Why not? I'm almost there!".... So off I went, further south and on to ... yes, you guessed it... YOSEMITE.

Considering I was just out for a drive looking for more Fall color, and after checking the Yosemite web site (don't ever trust a web site that tells you there is not color: "The trees are all evergreens.") I had decided not to go to Yosemite, however something was just pulling me to the Valley floor. Am I ever glad I let the moment drag me along. Here are some of the views that greeted me on this very lazy Thursday. Next time you have that voice in the back of your mind say... (well, at least when it comes to photography) "Oh, what the heck, just go!" Well, "JUST GO"....

(I'll be adding more images over the next few days)...

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

More images from Plumas County area....

I'm beginning to wonder if God is giving me a sneak peek at what Heaven will look like. Every season I am discovering new and magnificant views, and with each changing season I'm seeing this beautiful Earth in greater detail. Photography (even though I have been shooting images for over fourty years) really does cause (force) me to look at my souroundings in a different light.

Here are some more images I captured this past month in the Quincy/Plumas County area.

I say this with each passing season, however true, there is so much to shoot and so little time to catch it at its peak. The days I was able to visit must have been the most perfect for this season. The week before here in Northern California we had heavy rains and high winds. The winds this week (today) are again high (with gusts up to 40-45 miles per hour). The days I was in Plumas County were perfect. The air was calm, the skies clear and bright, and the color.... WOW! Such color!...

(An old barn on Bucks Lake Road outside of Quincy, CA.)

Meadow near the Middle Fork of the Feather River near Gaeagle, Califonia (end of October 2009)

Monday, October 26, 2009

A quick catch-up after a long busy Summer 09

(View near Clio, California off Hwy 89 in Plumas County)......

WOW! Is it the end of October already? Where did the time go! Well, for me it's been a very busy summer and early fall 2009. Beside having taken more trips to the ocean and the Sierra Mountains, I've been trying to get my " imagesbywilliammoore.smugmug.com " photo web site up and running and adding some of my most recent images into that sight.

(Yes the rock jump with color near the Sardine Lake Road - Sardine Lake, California)

This past week I spent a few days in the Quincy, California (Tahoe National Forest) area. Yes, it's that time of the year again.... FALL COLOR! The Quincy/Plumas County area of the Sierra Mountains is one of the most colorful and spectacular viewing areas in Northern California. Over the next couple of weeks I hope to be adding dozens of photographs to both this site and the "images" site.

(You don't have to go far off the beaten path to capture some of natural beauty of Northern California - this photo was taken just to the east of Lower Sarine Lake... The utility company was nice enough to clear a path through the forest for low growing and very colorful plants to thrive and display their color.)

(After returning from the Quincy area I still had the bug for fall color so I took a quick treck up to Twain Heart, California (just east of Sonora)... Several miles up a gravel road (Middle Camp Raod - Longway Rd. just past Phoenix Lake Rd. to be exact).... I took this photo. Being that I'm never totally satisfied with just taking an image (like this one)

I often times will convert the photo image to an oil paint image. On canvas these photo conversions look as if I had spent hours painting the canvas from the photograph. You can see every curve and brush stroke.

In case you hadn't seen my other photo site, hopefully these photos will inspire you to take a look. It's time to get back to taking pictures. I hope you drop in from time to time as I add more photos for you to enjoy. If you get the chance to get up into the hills, this is the best time of year for capturing the splendor of Mother Nature.

My photos are now available for purchase:

After months and months of showing my photos on "Looking Through My Eyes"... at local area galleries and shows, and being told over and over that I needed to start selling my images I decided to do just that.
As of this posting my photos are available online with professional quality prints through the professional photo lab "BayPhoto"... My images (and your selections) can be made at my commercial site: www.imagesbywilliammoore.smugmug.com

Drop on over and take a look.
If you see a photo you would like on this or the "Images by" site, you can also contact me at " Imagesbywilliammoore@hotmail.com".
Special orders can be made through "WhiteHouse Photo" or "Adorama Pix" for larger sizes.

A review of my blog by one of the people who follow it can be found at: http://www.visit.robertosblogs.net/2009/12/looking-through-my-eyes.html.
I think the person is from Australia...

Am I a "Professional Photographer"?

Ever since I first picked up a camera I have been in love with what a camera can do. Starting off in film and learning darkroom techniques, I’ve enjoyed spending hours upon hours with my eyes scanning to horizons and focusing down on even the smallest of objects . I enjoy talking and writing about my “photographing” experiences.

Just what is it about photography that makes it such a powerful medium and draws me in? Beside the joy of experiencing nature and allowing my creative side to grow, I also enjoy the new technological innovations of capturing images. What is that X-Factor that has embedded photography into almost every culture across the globe and people of all walks of life to engage in it?
Photography has an incredible legacy since its development and has given people the ability to share their story for generations to come and influence cultures around the world.

I’ve been asked if I am a "Professional photographer".... well, there is a simple answer to that question: "No!". I'm not a professional photographer as photography is not my occupation (just a passion).

I've have sold many of my photos in galleries, however I’ve never focused on the “sales” part of photographing. I’ve probably given away more photos than I have sold. Photography for me is enjoyment. I'll leave the business part to the "Professionals"... I just enjoy taking interesting and unusual photos and sharing them - if someone wants to purchase one of my photos, well, that's just a bonus for me and allows me the flexibility to get out and take more photos. My web site where people can purchase photos is: http://www.imagesbywilliammoore.smugmug.com or at: http://wacm3.redbubble.com .

Photographing allows me to look at things differently. When I've my camera in hand, pillars become frames; rain becomes a mirror; clouds have forms in them, and I can forget for a moment all that is going on around me. It slows me down and lifts me up. Everyone should have a camera with them to change their perspective of their surroundings; there is beauty even where there appears to be none. Too often we choose not to see it, even when it is right before us. Photographing allows me that “moment of quiet”; then later I can share that time with others.

My hope is that through my photography others will stop, even for a moment, and share the beauty I see. If anyone is interested in my work, they can contact me at
imagesbywilliammoore@hotmail.com . I appreciate comments on this blog in the comment section and if there is something that catches your eye or you have a location you think I might enjoy photographing, please share it. I encourage viewers of my work to offer their constructive suggestions on how to improve what a photograph also.

My Philosophy (or the lack of) in my photos

The philosophy behind the photo

For over forty years I have had an interest in photography. In the days of film and the darkroom, it was like the dark ages. I'd take a photo, hope and pray that I did everything right, step back and wait to see how close I could come to what I was seeing. The dark room was not always my friend.

Today, with the advent of digital photography and the quality of digital cameras and various programs available to process the final image, even I can manage to produce a quality photo.

I'm not a professional photographer. I don't even consider myself an experienced amateur photographer. No, I'm just someone who loves the process of photography. I enjoy sharing what I see and the joy in the face of others when they look at my work.

I don't have a philosophy in my photographing; I'll leave that to the really great photographers to develop. All I know is that when I am looking through the lens and waiting for that special moment to push the shutter to capture that split second in time, I get a feeling that I am creating memories not just for myself, but for others to share. That's the only photo philosophy I have... just enjoying the process and the result.

-Albert Einstein
"A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years but a photograph always remains the same. How nice to look at a photograph of mother or father taken many years ago. You see them as you remember them. But as people live on, they change completely. That is why I think a photograph can be kind."

You don't take a photograph, you make it. - Ansel Adams

To shoot poignant pictures we only need follow the path of our enthusiasm. I believe that this feeling is the universe's way of telling us that we are doing the right thing. The viewing public will always disagree over the intrinsic merits of a particular photograph, but no one can deny the enthusiasm that originally inspired us to capture and offer that image to others. - Timothy Allen

If you see something that moves you, and then snap it, you keep a moment. - Linda McCartney

You can't take a picture of something that is not in front of the camera. You can slant the angle wrong, you can light it wrong, you can lie in what you set before the camera, but the camera itself does not lie, you can fiddle with the picture afterwards you can develop it. But we implicitly know that there had to be something in front of that camera and so we tend to believe it since we tend to believe our eyes. - Vicki Goldberg

In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it. - Emile Zola

Looking through my eyes ~ ~ photos by Bmoore3

How I know God guides my photography.....

Thursday, October 29, 2009

End of October 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

More images from Plumas County area....

Monday, October 26, 2009

A quick catch-up after a long busy Summer 09

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