Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Week 52 ~ Celebrate

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Given that this week is, in the least, a milestone (at most a conclusion) for our humble moment project, it seemed fitting to focus on the concept of Celebration. As we take a moment to pause and consider the future of this project, Cory and I continue to be overwhelmed by the outpouring of positive feedback regarding everyone’s experiences participating in and following the moments. I think I can speak for both of us when I say that we are astounded, thrilled and deeply honored that our little experiment has touched so many others.

Week by week, moment by moment, we have grown as a community, as a presence in our own and in each other’s lives. We have grown as artists, as photographers, as human beings wishing to take every opportunity to notice, be in and celebrate the moment. We do this because we know there is no certainty in the future, no clear way to exist in the past . We know that this moment, every moment, is the most important one. We know that we thrive in the moment, we become our own greatest selves in the complete and utter absorption in the present moment. Sharing this awareness, helping each other to remember, to embrace it, is our gift to each other.

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The more you praise and celebrate  your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~ Oprah Winfrey


Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and

              celebrate just living. ~Amanda Bradley

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The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within

ourselves infinite possibilities.  ~ Sydney Smith, English Clergyman

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sweet responses to our blog

This is fun! So glad I found this group. I love seeing everyone's different little moments in time. :)

This is the most awesome group in blog land, and on flickr!

I noticed that there were so many artistic moments this week! Lovely collages, and I have to say, this is an amazing group!!!

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beautiful - I'm always amazed at what people shot at these times. thanks so much for including me.

This is such an enjoyable experience for me, and this blog is just wonderful! The collages make me feel such a wonderful connection to all of you "momenters!

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You have created the most beautiful blog. I am so happy that I get to participate in this. Your mosaics are wonderful, and this creates such a lovely online "sisterhood."

This is the most fabulous idea! I enjoy this blog and the thought behind it!

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momenters moved by the experience

I love to idea that I always am pushed out of my comfort zone with themes / projects / assignments, and that this project would do the same for others. I think it's a really great thing to keep challenging one's self to see the world anew, to find the photogenic in that which is often taken for granted.

made me photograph something i wouldn't have noticed

I am totally drooling over some of these moments and really wish I could have somehow been in each one!

have encouraged and helped me explore and find out about sharing photography and creativity within this group. The talent of the people in this flickr community inspires me..and I am loving it.

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your work is beautiful, as is the idea. I think the concept is just fabulous and your photos are so inspiring.

I just love the intention/idea behind this group and am so excited to be part of it. Thanks for letting me join

I really love seeing how differently the themes are interpreted by all of the talented photographers who participate each week. Whether I play along or not, I always feel like a winner here.

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for one tiny moment in the week,
"I get my art on". I get my art on, and it's my moment alone with my creative outlet, and then suddenly it's shared with these wonderous women, occasionally a guy or two, mothers, sisters, students, grannies, teachers, etc, etc, from all over the world. And in that moment, we are a part of something special. We are connected by our passion for the little things that only photographer's see and understand and love. And that, is special.

Over this last year I have cherished all of our Moments--for what they meant to ourselves as growing individuals and the connections that we found by sharing these moments with others.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Cool as a cucumber

On Thursday, November 12th at 4:47 p.m. we celebrated the Moment together, very cool.





Our year long project is drawing to a close next week, so what better way to wrap things up than to cool down? And do we know how to chill, or what? Just scroll on down to see how cool we can be! :o)












































































 


 


 


 




See you all next week for our final Moment ~ celebrate.










Monday, November 9, 2009

The human touch, week 50



I don't know what it is, but there's something about a photo that has hands or feet in the shot...
a certain human element that we can all relate to...
who we are...
what we love.

Feet photos are easy to relate to.
We all look down to see where we are going or where we have been.
We can measure time in these photos by the changing seasons, by how much we or our little ones have grown.

Photos of hands are connections to the world we live in.
What we are holding or gesturing is a story in itself, tangible and made real by capturing it in the moment.




These are 
our hands,
our feet,
our moments.

   
mainemomma {kristin}  ♥♥  Cory  ♥♥  Aziza



 
 *so Olivia*♥  Sagresgrafix♥  NaturallyClare 



  
Cinco_Mom pink.goldfishAbby Lanes


 



 

alidegeorgeHannah_♥  rhonda gibson





♥  hollyindavis
*a late entry, but not forgotten!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Week 49 : ant's eye view



This week's challenge was to capture the Moment from the vantage point of a wee ant. We were impressed to see so many creative captures and a certain sense of autumn.

 We're rooting for as many contributions (original members and Flickr followers) as possible in the weeks coming as we reach the ONE YEAR mark.




Without further ado, I present the mosaics:
 






















 
 

 



 


Sunday, October 25, 2009

Week 48 - black & white



Sometimes simpler is so, so much better. The images truly speak for themselves this week.

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Cory 
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