Searching for InspirationPosted by drfl on June 24th, 2009
Where does one find inspiration? I can’t seem draw it out every time I wish. I wish I could head to the local supermarket and pick up a case of Inspiration, but of course, I can’t.
There are instances where months will go by without any Inspiration and then something unexpected happens and I am right back out in the field (figuratively and sometimes literally) ferociously creating images. It maybe something I saw, an old image, a new technique, something encouraging that happens. Sometimes, it is a little glimmer of Inspiration that causes me to capture something new. Other times I wish I had the energy to act on all the Inspiration I feel, because I know in the end, it will be gone as quick as a lightning flash in the dark of night.
Today, I saw a large flower that had gone to seed. The delicate, wispy seeds created a perfect sphere on the tip of the plant. I realized that I could create some fascinating images from this one small part of nature. Unfortunately, I could not act on this fleeting feeling of Inspiration, because I was involved in something else and had no gear with me. There is an intense rain projected and I know the odds are not good that the seeds will still be there tomorrow. The rain will wash the Inspiration away and I will be left searching once again.
Where will I find Inspiration next? Inspiration hides in plain sight, waiting. I always look, but I do not always find. Perhaps the seeds will be there tomorrow, or perhaps something else will be there that inspires. Wherever I go, I know I will be inspired again.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Inspiration is always around but boy it does sure feel like it flows in and out like the tide. I hope the seeds are there for you tomorrow, and if not I hope you have an incredible sky to capture after the rain