In Others’ Words: Take Another Look
My husband and I delved into photography the past few years. You can credit our interest to a couple of different things.
The first would be this blog. Yes, this blog is all about quotes, but I pair the quotes with images, preferably my own. And now, whenever my husband Rob goes snowshoeing or backpacking or fishing, he takes along a camera and promises, “I’ll bring back some photos for you!”
Another reason Rob and I enjoy photography so much is our youngest daughter’s involvement with volleyball. Her different volleyball teams — school and club — need a photographer and, well, with my lack of depth perception, no one wants me to be a line judge.
Photographer Ansel Adams provides an interesting perspective of photography … that, indeed, every image includes two unseen people: the photographer and the viewer. And what each person sees can be very, very different.
For instance, when I took the photo posted in this blog, I focused on my husband because it’s fun watching him take photos. But someone else looking at this picture might be captivated by the colors of the ocean. Or the clouds in the sky. Or the waves washing up on the sand. Or even how the blues in my husband’s clothes mirror the blues in water. (I didn’t notice that at all when I took the photograph.)
It’s all about perspective, isn’t it?
There’s a life lesson hidden Ansel Adams quote and it’s this: we need to be careful not to judge a person’s heart by a single action. Of course, sometimes intentions are clearly stated by a person’s action. But then there are times when we see someone do — or not do — something. And we think we know exactly who that person is because of what that person did or said. But we could be mistaken if we’re looking at only one part of the picture … that solitary moment … or if we’re considering only one aspect of a person’s character.
In Your Words: When has stepping back and considering something or someone from a different perspective changed your opinion of them or the situation?
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