Photography, Writing & Cricket.

Oooh, when I saw day 3 I lit up.

Whether I'm rocking a Nikon D7200 DSLR or my Samsung S8 Plus or whatever cellphone I have, I'm always behind the lens snapping away. Photography, for me it's not about the pictures per say 🤔, yes, you'll get it. It's about the process, the story telling, the sharing, allowing you to come into my world a little, giving you my point of view, that euphoria that washes over you when you get a "perfect shot". I love that honestly, oh I'm passionate about it & I don't need any silver for that because I'm always at it, muscle memory of sorts. I love scenic nature shots, there is something celestial about nature, something that ministers if you spare a moment. If you look closely you will see church pews, canaries, daisies & willows worshiping, the mother in nature surely allays in a most beautiful manner. She is a sigh of relief. I make it a point to be a phantom stealing away these glorious moments. If I'm not playing butterfly in the sun I'm just capturing life moments that resonate with me. Captured moments that foment empathy, ask you to scrutinize the world around you, remind you to say your prayers, better yet say some for those that are all prayed out. Images that allow light into that part of the closet fashioned in cobwebs. Images that tell the not so picturesque stories, show life away from the facades of social media. So yes, no money for me & my lenses thank you.

I have always had the Ever-note app & it has always had these amazing "writes" that would impress me from time to time. I have loved writing since 7th grade if memory services me right. For an introvert I guess it serves as a dais, to be loud in my own way. I love words, I love storytelling & words are such an apt tool. Anecdotes, seemingly half baked poems that serve the purpose, that's my genre if I may put it like that. Conveying circumstances especially plightful ones. With my writing I have noticed I am drawn towards the somber anecdotes, I hope there is no underlying psychological concerns there lol. I feel they deserve more light so let's just say this is me with my candles. We could say it's more social commentary, saying the proscribed that need much discourse. As an introvert I have also realized that it serves as form of therapy. I have written the most when I was waltzing with melancholy. It serves as an outlet, a sanctuary where I can be, recuperate & mobilize. So yes I will write for no dollars, merci'.

I kinda ran out of steam here. The third thing 🤔, I guess I'm going to have to say cricket. Anything that's got to with cricket I'm in. I love cricket, I will watch the whole five days of a Test Series, yes anything to do with cricket I'm sold you don't have to convince me I'm there. I love watching a cricket match, its seldom about just the game. The atmosphere is almost always high octane, beautiful, sunny & relaxing. So yes whether I'm doing photography for the game, commentary, aargh anything that places me in that vicinity I'm sold & most certainly will enjoy myself. I wouldn't mind playing either, just as long as the stacks aren't that high lol. No pennies for cricket 😊🏏.

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