Wordy Wednesday: "Mr. DeMille, I am ready for my close-up"

I have always loved to take pictures. And not just ordinary pictures. But pictures that have an artistic bent to them. Even when I just had a Kodak 110 camera. Which is kind of amusing considering I finally have the big girl camera. But have absolutley no idea as to how to use it.

Most of the time I just leave it on automatic. And sometimes I like to play with the settings. The aperture. And manual focus. And if it turns out well. It's clearly a fluke.

When I take pictures, what I really like to do is to get close. I mean really close. With everything. Including people. I know ya'll have laughed at my no hips rules. But. I just think that pictures are clearer. Crisper. More detailed. And just better. When they are close up.

(and special thanks to Lizzy's daughters for holding the leaf so still so that I could take a picture!)

This is the opposite of the way my grandfather would take pictures. I remember when I lived in Florida. He and my grandmother had come for a visit. And we were saying our good-byes. Before they left, my grandfather wanted to get a picture of the whole family. So we treked out side. Stood in front of the door to our house. While my grandfather walked ACROSS the street. So he could not only capture our whole family. But our whole house. Maybe even a smidge of the house next to us.

So...what about you? Do you prefer the little details or the big picture? What kinds of pictures do you like to take? How long have you been taking pictures? Do you remember your first camera? Have you entered THE contest yet?

Theme song: Train - Drops of Jupiter. Because I love this song. And songs. Like art. And photography...are all in the interpretation and the impression that is left on you.