Reflections of Creation

One of the greatest things that God has given humans is the ability to see beauty in the world around us. I have never noticed my dog stop and stare at the beauty of a forest or the incredible colors of a sunset, but these things have the ability to stop me in my tracks in wonder and awe. This website is my attempt to capture some of the beauty and glory of an indescribable God by capturing reflections of Him that I see in His creation.

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playing..err..painting with light

Here's something I've always wanted to try so I gave it a shot (pun intended) tonight. I started off simple with just a cross since I had never done this effect before. This picture is just a four second exposure and I am drawing in the air with a blue led light. I did put a little side light so that you can just see a little of my face because I liked the added dimension to the picture. I spent about ten minutes and took about a dozen shots with varying amounts of light and cross sizes, none of which were that great. Here's what I thought was the best one, meaning it was fairly centered and lit the way I wanted. It's kind of hard to center yourself in the frame when you're in the dark and you only have ten seconds before the camera begins the exposure to make it to the spot you think is centered. I'm sure I'll try more pictures like this later because I had a lot of fun trying this effect.


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  • Christi said so, on

    the cross is cool...the slight image of you lurking in the background is a bit creepy... smiles!

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  • Alison Bryant said so, on

    I'm glad you showed this to me last night (and yes, it was definitely last night). You constantly amaze me with your creativity.

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  • Anonymous said so, on

    That reminds me of when I grew my thanksgiving to christmas beard a couple of months ago. One of our sixth grade girls hadn't been to church in a few weeks, and when she saw me, she said:

    "eeewwww. You look creepy."

    So, there you go. Two "creepy" labels in two months. Man, I feel good about myself! :-)

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  • Christi said so, on

    I'm sorry...you have to admit that you are kind of hovering there rather ghost-like...

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  • Dave said so, on

    yeah, well it needed something else since I couldn't get the cross perfectly centered in the shot. I also don't like cropping or altering pictures, so that wasn't an option for me.

    Maybe next time I'll get someone else there who can look through the eyepiece and get me centered where I need to be. I just couldn't do that by myself.

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the most important part of this website

I enjoy photography and I always find myself wanting more time to be outside with a camera. The idea of posting my pictures was born out of the love for my wife, Alison (alisonbryantwrites.com), who hates it when I do not take my days off. This website, reflections of creation, is a way to force me to get out of the office from time to time and putting me outside where I love to be. While a creative outlet for me, I hope this is an encouraging site for you, and one which helps point you to the Creator of all this beauty around us. God is so much bigger and amazing than we could ever imagine, and He loves you and me! What an amazing thought! He loves us so much that He was even willing to let His son, Jesus, die as a sacrifice for us. That fact is more beautiful than any picture you will see on this website. I hope you know Jesus, but if you do not, please email me or go to www.needHim.org. Thanks again for coming and stop by again soon.

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