Dave wrote:  Hi Jim, Here are some shots of Cardinals on a snowy day here in upstate NY.  Spring is not here yet. Dave

03 21 2024 Dave Cesari

03 21 2024 Dave Cesari

03 21 2024 Dave Cesari

03 21 2024 Dave Cesari

03 21 2024 Dave Cesari

03 21 2024 Dave Cesari

AND NOW A THOUGHT OF MINE:

Being a photographer offers at least 5 elements of happiness – that is why I recommend photography to all seniors! 1. It helps us study the beauty of the art in what our eyes see (nature, people, & architecture). 2. Post processing gives unlimited opportunity to learn & apply the rules of art that we did not build into our photo when we snapped it. 3. Photography helps us socialize because we have a tangible product we use to trigger discussions with others (not just in person but digitally around the world via all those satellites rocketed up from Kennedy Space Center) 4. The physical demands of a photo shoot can be tailored to match our physical capabilities throughout life – even from a wheel chair if that happens. 5. Finally, if we ever verge on boredom, whip out the digital device and engage for an hour with the nature, people, & architecture of past times – boredom is gone!

I snapped this photo from the road near my home on Drummond Island a year or so ago.

Yesterday, I used a Beta version of a photo AI program to help me make this photo – I think it looks like a real shot of life on Drummond. – Oh my!

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – Get ready for the future. – Some day in the future, I may take my argument to AI and see how it writes a story to convince you to become a photographer.