Fish Lake

This world that God has put us in is painfully beautiful. Sometimes, however, I feel like we forget to stop and appreciate that beauty — at least I know I do. It is for this reason that I’ve decided I’m going to start sharing my photography here on this blog. Photography lets us pause a moment in time — it allows us to reflect, and truly appreciate God’s beauty. This beauty comes in many forms. It shows itself in earth’s creatures — us included — and in the wild lands around us. It even shows itself in manmade form; architecture, artwork, music, literature, technology … the list goes on. Even things such as run down buildings and simple objects have a beauty all their own — we just need to train our eyes to see it.

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I went out to Fish Lake a few weeks ago to take some pictures and video for a final project in one of my classes. The lighting was very poor, unfortunately, so I had to go back out another day to get more photos for my class. Most of what I took turned out very grainy and un-usable.

Even so, I really enjoy a handful of the pictures I took. They aren’t perfect, but that’s part of what makes them beautiful. They are beautiful in a raw, unfinished sort of way that makes me think of wilderness and old film cameras.

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Ultimately, everything in this world comes from God — even the things we ourselves have created. Whenever we see something that makes our heart sing, that makes us dizzy with joy or breathless with wonder — it is in those moments that God speaks to us.

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Let’s talk! Where you find beauty? What makes your heart sing? Let me know in the comment section below!

6 Comments

  • laurie rebar

    I am really glad I saved all your posts,I really enjoyed your article and the photos.my eyes are a little better,plan to read one a day till I am caught up.

  • Nicolas Castoldi

    For me lately, beauty has been found in actions. In seeing a person smile at another person. The way that a barista sets the cup of coffee and the counter and says “Here ya go!” with a true sense of giving. When someone stops to actually talk to you or you stop to actually have a conversation with someone. Picking some thing up off the ground for another person. Actions of service especially, but also in every day actions like just looking up at the sun and smiling. Or seeing someone stick their head out the window to get some fresh air. The other day I saw a video of a dog comforting a young boy with Down’s Syndrome. The way my sister’s cat will come just lay on my chest while I’m on the couch and just sit there for awhile, purring. Or the action of blossoms falling from the ground. I guess I have been noticing beauty a lot more in movement. Maybe it’s because I have been too stationary for too long and have a true desire to move more in my life. Anyways, actions can be so beautiful.

    P.S. – Even with the bad lighting, these are great pictures! 🙂

  • Robert Murphy

    The beauty part is easy to find in a lot of things but for me in something like a run down building the beauty is that everything that was created by God returns to God. From dust we came and to dust we shall return. It’s amazing to see run down buildings and see how things we as humans have destroyed or let go are reclaimed by nature and by a slow process turned back into something beautiful again.

  • Martha Rebar

    I love this article Erin, your pictures and text are wonderful. Beauty is felt in the soul, which is why we feel closer to God when we see it. Thank you for sharing it with us! I too love to take pictures of beauty :))

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