“I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale
It’s weird how some things are like big events to some people, but they don’t really matter to me. I am going to give you an example of this: Amazon Prime Day. Last year, I put things on an Amazon wish list that I wanted, and then hoped the price would come down on Prime Day. This year, I haven’t even been on the app since it started. I’m not sure if it is because I have been busy the last few weeks between moving and vacation planning, but it just hasn’t mattered that much to me. I have been focusing my attention on what’s in front of me as opposed to what I don’t have. What I am learning in this season is that what should matter to me the most is closest to me. I am using my resources and time for things that matter; it carries greater value.
When I travel, I prefer to use my camera while I am capturing photos of what I see. I could capture photos and videos with my phone. However, I don’t want some random notification to distract me from what I should be seeing. Those notifications don’t matter in the moment, and they can wait. What matters is where I am and who I am with. One place I was in the moment at was Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. Pike Place Market was something else. It was an amazing space to see, and a lot of fun to walk around. What was even more fun for me was the opportunity to take my camera out and get some great photos. I had my camera in my hand the entire time while we walked around. This was one of those moments I was glad that I had been practicing street photography while in Charlotte. I was able to take those skills and put them to work here at the Pike Place Market. It was an amazing place to see, from random eclectic shops to fun bookstores. Here are a few of the black and white shots I captured while I was there. I used my lens from @retropiacam to capture this photo. To me, it really brought out the lights of the neon in the background.
Through Griffin's Lens 