{"id":5954,"date":"2014-08-22T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2014-08-26T19:38:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T00:38:28","slug":"what-will-i-be-given-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=5954","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What Will I Be Given Today?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5955\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/140822-wood-fence-iP-0001-w7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5955\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5955\" title=\"Old Wooden Fence\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/140822-wood-fence-iP-0001-w7.jpg\" alt=\"Old Wooden Fence\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Wooden Fence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can blame this (sort of) on Dewitt Jones (I have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=5511\">written about Dewitt <\/a>before). I pass this fence almost every day as my dog and I walk to the park, but I pay it almost no attention.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But last night I re-read a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/columns\/basic-jones\/dailies.html#.U_iJkmNLB48\"> 2012 article by photographer Dewitt Jones<\/a>. Dewitt kept hearing the words of photographer Minor White, &#8220;When I go out to shoot I don&#8217;t ask, &#8216;What will I take today?&#8217; But rather, &#8216;What will I be given today?'&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 It is about a change in perspective and the belief that, if our eyes are open, the Universe will present beauty to us every day.<\/p>\n<p>So today on our walk, I looked at this fence like I&#8217;ve never looked at it before. I saw the curves and lines and texture and paused long enough to create a few images with my iPhone before I continued on.<\/p>\n<p>There is beauty and wonder all around us if we open our eyes to see. Instead of thinking about taking, what if we began every day by asking &#8220;What will I be given today?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Data: iPhone 4S. 4.3 mm (in 35mm: 35.0 mm). 1\/294 sec,\u00c2\u00a0 f\/2.4,\u00c2\u00a0 ISO 50. Processed on the iPhone with <\/em>PS Express<em> and <\/em>Snapseed<em>, two of my favorite apps. Final resizing and sharpening with <\/em>Adobe Photoshop<em>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dewittjones.com\/index.htm\">Dewitt Jones<\/a> is a world class photographer. I became acquainted with him through his columns in <em>Outdoor Photographer<\/em> magazine and the 20 years he was a photographer with the <em>National Geographic<\/em>. He works with first class clients doing commercial photography, he leads photography seminars, and he is one of the nations most sought after keynote speakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Outdoor Photographer<\/em> article:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/columns\/basic-jones\/dailies.html#.U_iJkmNLB48\"> &#8220;Dailies. Dedicate yourself to a regimented program and gifts may just seem to come your way&#8221;<\/a> by Dewitt Jones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.celebratewhatsright.com\/\">Celebrate What&#8217;s right With the World<\/a>. Daily celebrations and weekly images by Dewitt Jones. Be sure to watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celebratewhatsright.com\/film\">The Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dewittjones.com\/index.htm\">DewittJones.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.outdoorphotographer.com\/\"><em>Outdoor Photographer<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=5511\">Dandelion Puffball, iPhone Photo Inspired by Dewitt Jones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can blame this (sort of) on Dewitt Jones (I have written about Dewitt before). 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