When I'm taking pictures, I don't think. I really try VERY VERY HARD not to think. A little part of my brain is working on technical aspects (white balance, aperture, shutter speed etc. etc.) but the rest is quiet. I don't want to be so terribly analytical. I want to be emotive. I want to feel something, and then show it to you. That's when I press the shutter release.
Confession: this shot doesn't have a traditional subject. But I really wanted you to see and feel the light and the warmth and the glow (and I'm not talking just about the sunshine). That's why I turn off my brain, take a breath, and then--
[click].
--xo
*this is actually light in September, but I love Faulkner and the story of Joe Christmas, so...