mlstephens.com http://www.mlstephens.com life on wheels Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:39:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mlstephens/~3/SmQEjKQBu6U/393.php</link> <comments>http://www.mlstephens.com/393.php#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:36:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mlstephens</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leica]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mlstephens.com/?p=393</guid> <description><![CDATA[Leica M8 with Summaron 35mm f2.8]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p> <p><a href="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013796-Version-3.jpg"><img src="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013796-Version-3.jpg" alt="" title="Winter trees" width="533" height="800" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-394" /></a><br /> <a href="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013798-Version-3.jpg"><img src="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013798-Version-3.jpg" alt="" title="Trees and pasture" width="800" height="533" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-395" /></a><br /> Leica M8 with Summaron 35mm f2.8</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MTalJL1VFooPSEDwNZh6dtDSRI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MTalJL1VFooPSEDwNZh6dtDSRI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MTalJL1VFooPSEDwNZh6dtDSRI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2MTalJL1VFooPSEDwNZh6dtDSRI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mlstephens/~4/SmQEjKQBu6U" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.mlstephens.com/393.php/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.mlstephens.com/393.php</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title /> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mlstephens/~3/hq_f2jhGomk/383.php</link> <comments>http://www.mlstephens.com/383.php#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:52:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mlstephens</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leica]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mlstephens.com/?p=383</guid> <description><![CDATA[  Yesterday’s sky. Both images were taken with a Leica M8, Voigtlander 21mm f4.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-385" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: 0px;" title="Sky" src="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013698-Version-2.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-384" title="Clouds" src="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013699-Version-2.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Yesterday’s sky.</p> <p>Both images were taken with a Leica M8, Voigtlander 21mm f4.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqMUAJco45moxq-g7i-lLi9r8GI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqMUAJco45moxq-g7i-lLi9r8GI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqMUAJco45moxq-g7i-lLi9r8GI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AqMUAJco45moxq-g7i-lLi9r8GI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mlstephens/~4/hq_f2jhGomk" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.mlstephens.com/383.php/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.mlstephens.com/383.php</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title /> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mlstephens/~3/3Pu7TG9Agug/untitled.php</link> <comments>http://www.mlstephens.com/untitled.php#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:24:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mlstephens</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alfa Romeo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leica]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mlstephens.com/?p=376</guid> <description><![CDATA[Giulietta Speciale taken with Leica M8, Summicron 50mm @f2]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p> <div class="posterous_autopost"> <div class="p_embed p_image_embed"></div> <p><a href="http://www.mlstephens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/L1013632-Version-2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-378" title="L1013632 - 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Catching Up
http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2011/04/catching-up/

I’ve learned – or rather I am learning – to relax. Somewhere along the way during the last 4 years I got into a performance mentality and have felt a lot of pressure to produce. It’s not a mindset that’s good for me, and it’s not a mindset that produces art I am pleased with. And I think I am learning to stop listening to those voices.

I really like David duChemin’s photography, but it’s his writings that keep me coming back.  He really has a way of connecting with his observations on life, art, and creativity.  His eBooks are a phenomenal bargain as well, check them out Craft And Vision


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