b&w watercolor...

...of a little flower

once again i decided to jump out of my comfort box today

and lookit what resulted! - have you ever struggled with doing something you were highly uncomfortable with doing? - afraid of what could happen - what might come of it - that you'd make a fool of yourself or worse - all those insecurities just rush to the forefront, don't they? - at least they do for me - it's always been that way when it comes to publishing b&w photos - working with anything in mono - i have this running conversation in my head about how i can't do it - don't understand how - won't get the settings right, will screw up the focus (like somehow it's different from that of color) - i am ignorant of how to process, getting the numbers accurate - i know, i know - when i type it all out like this, it sounds worse than silly - and please feel free to giggle or laugh right out loud - i certainly am at how ridiculous it sounds, sheesh...

but what i have learned as well is that sometimes you need to not listen to those voices - who said they were always right? - true they are at times and we must pay attention to them - however, other times? - for me, i need to jump! i decided for this tiny bloom - it was a perfect opportunity to take the plunge to try - see what happens and if it would lead to...

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happy day.....