Michael Harris Photography

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am. Cyril Cusack  

Miami Marine Stadium built in 1963 as a state of the art revolutionary structure. Since hurricane Andrew in 1992 has been abandoned to fend for itself. This icon of the Miami skyline needs help and needs to be saved for more than a place to spray paint. The effort to do this is here; Friends of Miami Marine Stadium

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality. Charles Lamb

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein   Red mangrove roots taken from underwater with the camera pointed upward.

Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles. Edwin Louis Cole This image taken underwater with two standard black backdrops in the water as well can together unexpectedly.  One flower separated and helped the composition.

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by;  but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by. James M. Barrie

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think.  Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. Swami Vivekananda

The following image is titled “The Bride”and is a finalist in the “Canon Imaginat10n Contest” for the theme “Character”.  This is a unique contest as the winning photographers have their images used to create 10 films by five celebrity directors. The voting phase has begun and to secure my place I need your vote. Its a little confusing here’s the navigation, you must register with an email, then click “The Gallery” then “Browse By Theme” then “Character”, double click “FINALISTS” , scroll to my image and click on it. Almost done, scroll down click on “vote button”, If so moved you can vote once a day, thanks The link to the contest; https://www.longliveimagination.com/ Thanks for your help, Mike 

Two basic rules of life are: 1. Change is Inevitable. 2. Everybody resists Change.

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine. Morris West

This is my simple religion.  There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home. Bill Cosby

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint. Robert Delaunay

  A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know. Laurence J. Peter

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,  it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. Washington Irving

Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Want a place where you won't be bothered, your thoughts come easy, not a lot of technology to distract you and you can hear the ocean. I know the place... Hicks house, Stiltsville, Biscayne National Park, call ahead for reservations.

  According to String Theory, what appears to be empty space is actually a tumultuous ocean of strings vibrating at the precise frequencies that create the 4 dimensions you and I call height, width, depth and time.   Roy H. Williams

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.   George Bernard Shaw

It should be noted that children at play are not playing about;  their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity. Michel de Montaigne

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance? William Shakespeare

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. Wayne Dyer

For most people,  we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon,  but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us. Richard H. Baker Largest full moon of 2012, tonight

Travel Photography - The Start and the Finish and nothing in between or Photographing out the plane window. See other examples. On a rainy Sunday I starting cleaning up my Lightroom keywords and noticed I had a lot of images with the keyword “airplane”. It seems I had paid very little attention to these images, very few were flagged and even fewer processed. I thought, “well this could be a project”.  I’ve been taking images out of commercial flights for a long time and have worked through some of the problems. If this is of any interest to you this is what I’ve learned. 1. Before you select your seat think about the direction and time of day you will be flying. You don’t want to be shooting into the sun all afternoon. If there is a sunset during the flight most of the time you can move to a west facing seat during that time, but don’t forget to check the east sky as some of the best stuff happens in the east during sunset.  Also think about what will be on either sid...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight,  and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. Mark Twain

Everything in the universe has a purpose.  Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything  in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you. Wayne Dyer

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,  the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair. Audrey Hepburn

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water.  Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. Lao Tzu

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. Stewart Udall

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. Mark Twain

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual,  it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. Andrew Carnegie USA boat passing in front of the boat from Switzerland in the 2012 Rolex Cup

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. William Morris

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living.   Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope.  And out of hope, progress. Bruce Barton More Mangroves  

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.                                                                           John Muir  

For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon,  but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us. Richard H. Baker

If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one. Cavett Robert

Thinking about how you can improve your photography in the new year I came up with a list of items that might help. If you have any additional ideas please comment. 1. Review 2011 the Good Stuff What images do you like and why, what images did friends like and why. Is there a common theme you can build on? 2. Review 2011 the Not So Good Stuff What mistakes did you make. It is easy to ignore or delete bad images, revisit mistakes and make sure you know what you did and have you fixed the problem. Another reason to review mistakes is they can lead to new ideas. 3. Journal Record findings in 1 and 2 in your journal. If you don’t have a journal start one. 4. Weakness Vision, capture or post processing which is your weakness, if you don’t know ask a friend, don’t get defensive. This year work on your weakest area the most. Next year reevaluate. 5. Read More Ten years to get good at anything shorten the time-frame by reading as much as you can about the techniques that interest you. More...