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The sermon this morning was about God speaking to Moses from the burning bush.  It was about paying attention.  As I was listening, I was wondering what God had done before that to get Moses’ attention.  Had there been earlier cues, escalating in insistence, before the burning bush was noticed?  We’ll never know.

As I was listening, I was also thinking about how important to photography attention is.  Varying attention is probably what contributes most to the difference between a good day’s shooting and one that’s not so good.

I’ve been out a couple of times since the first of the year and neither time resulted in images that are going to make it to the top of my list.  I’m not complaining, just noticing that some days are better than others. 

One part of me says now is the time to bear down and try harder while another part says to relax and exercise ‘soft focus’ – stay alert and see what is there, what presents itself.  

Perhaps that is the best way to see the burning bush.