Shutter Sisters

finding the words

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Ever get the feeling your photos are trying to tell you something? Sometimes, sage advice can be found in the images we capture. You may not grasp the wisdom at the moment you snap the shutter, and it may not be until weeks later, as you browse your archives, that the words jump out at you from the screen and you have your a-ha!-this-is-what-i-need-to-do moment. Pictures may speak a thousand words, but sometimes you only need two very specific ones.

What words have you found in your images that capture the counsel or truth you need to hear right now? Please show us!

Comments

  9. good advice, indeed.

    my recently discovered words of advice were discovered before i took the photo… and thus, the reason for taking the photo. but they came in the midst of one of the most difficult weeks of my entire life. so much "crud" was happening to me all at once, and i began to complain and look for someone to blame for each trial. so imagine how i felt when i drove past this random sign in front of a corn field along the side of the road while driving out to my mother's house to escape some of the "crud". it was as if the person who put it there, put it there just for me. and it really stopped me in my tracks… both figuratively, and literally… i stopped the car, turned around, and drove back to take a picture. i just had to!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/6003951741/in/photostream

  13. The photo that struck me for this is the third one in this blog entry. Having just moved to Boston from Hawaii, we have been having a bit of a time making the adjustment. I snapped this picture of one of my sons not long after he had a crying fit–he's been sad quite a bit since the move. Seeing him jump and smile made me so happy. It wasn't until I got home and saw that he was jumping right over the word "home" that it hit me to make home where we are. While we miss our friends and the islands, I have to work my hardest to make our time here feel like home for our boys!

    http://www.deannaleigh-photography.com/boston-childrens-museumboston-area-photographer/

  18. this is a very oldie – from 3 years ago, and i kind of cringe when i see how bright and not sharp (and not on purpose that not sharpness) it is, but still, it was a sunny day and i was learning, and oh well. lol! the sign said so much and made me laugh so hard and is still there – i see it often and it is always a reminder and still makes me laugh.

    http://www.emmatree.com/2008/05/another-disturbing-sign.html