Thursday, February 18, 2010

Seeing 2010 (#21)

This entry is a delight to offer: a candid portrait of a candid, sweet and beloved friend.

Rose has blessed my life with her wit, intelligence, compassion and unfailingly good nature for a good many years. We don't see one another often enough; the occasions of our rendezvous tend to be rather extemporaneous -- "Hi! What are you doing right now?" often as not leads to a delightful meeting in relatively short order.

Recently she accepted a spontaneous invitation to visit me at home one afternoon when I was preparing to matte and frame some prints. During her brief stay she paged through a photography book I'd recently acquired, The Life of a Photograph, and I learned something new about this close friend: she is a life-long art lover, and has a deep and broad appreciation of many genres. Her enthusiastic enjoyment of this artist's eclectic approach was a joy to share; I took this image as she paused to glance up from the book.


Rose Wesley, #5560

© 2010 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: November 10, 2009; Canon 20D; f/11 @ 1/25 sec; -2/3 EV; ISO 400; 80mm.

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