Random Acts of Kindness

" . . . practice random acts of kindness, so that which comes to you as seed will be passed on to the next as blossom, and that which came to you as blossom will go out as fruit." By Dawna Markova

What a wonderful quote! Perhaps, as we enter this holiday season, we can all remember this quote and "pay it forward". Think how much better the world would be if everyone did that. So, the next time you buy a cup of coffee or an ice cream, buy one for the next person in line too. You can be sure, it'll brighten their day. After all, isn't that what it's all about?

And now, for a little photo tip - Soft light and interesting subjects are two of the ingredients of a good photo, & I was lucky enough to get both of them in this shot. We were driving down the road on our way back to our motel in West Yellowstone, Mt. when we saw these elk standing next to the river. I had the camera on my lap and was able to fire off a couple of shots before they left. Unfortunately it was dark enough that I had to really crank up my ISO. This caused the original photo to be way too noisy. Since I couldn't remove a lot of the noise, I used a Topaz filter to turn the photo into an artsy image. It's fun to see what you can create in PhotoShop or with third-party plug-ins, such as Topaz. So, when you have some time, open an image in PhotoShop and see what you can create.