Photo Stories: Catherine's "Frosty"

Title: Catherine's "Frosty" | I think Frosty the cat enjoyed his brief photo-shoot.

From nearly 2 years ago to the day, this photograph  was taken on November 22, 2008 and shouldn't be here now. No, this picture should have been deleted. In the very least it ought to be lost at the bottom of my digital photo files. Why? Well, it's the only photo taken that day and was taken  to show off my new lens, nothing more. No setup was taken. No posing. No thought. I slid off the couch onto one knee, set my shutter to the light meters tune, and took the picture. *click*

         Shooting Conditions                     

          Camera | Canon Digital Rebel XSi

            Lens | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

        Exposure | 1/15 at f/2.8

           Flash | N/A

   Exposure Bias | 0 EV

   Exposure Mode | Semi-Auto [Aperture Priority]

       ISO Speed | ISO 1600

   Metering Mode | Pattern

 Post-processing | Photoshop CS3 - Minimal

The Mug

I really can't remember many of the details from over a year ago. I know that I was at Elizabeth's house exchanging presents since our birthdays are so close together. I bought her a cup with a bible verse written on the inside and the picture above is only one of two photos I took of the verse in that cup that day. It shouldn't be a good photo.

If you are like me and take pictures of everything, then you know that you can take a zillion intentional photos without ever getting a photo that captures the moment. The one random photo, however, can become the best of the bunch. So it is with this pic. I took twenty-one photos on that day and most of them would be considered proper enough, but I continue to gravitate to this one. I can't tell you why, but I like that picture and I feel it captures the feeling of that November day. Warmth, security, and the bold word 'love' are what I see. What do you see?

P.S. The blurry part reads "... in abundance."