Heaven Knows
Uploaded: July 07, 2012 | Entered: March 09, 2016 16:57:07
Just When We Think We Are Alone...
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F13, 1/200
Exif: F Number: 13, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, FocalLength: 12.67 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Tiia Vissak July 08, 2012
beautifully done! #1473628Christina N. Seuser July 08, 2012
great work Laura, very moving #10219147Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 08, 2012
Oh, SSSLala. How right you are! And we get SO many signs if we just dare to open our eyes and believe what we see.This is an amazing piece of work!!
Big WOW. I love everything about it. An instant fav and I hope it wins the Grand prize.
This is really something to be proud of in every way. #10219196
Laura E. Swan July 08, 2012
Thank you Tiia, Christina and SSSKiki.I couldn't have gotten kinder comments before I scamper off to bed.
Thank you so, so much! A great photographer once taught me that often times less is more and even though this only has two simple elements it completed my hearts story that heaven does know. :)
Just ask my external F: drive that has been broken since September and started back up the in the exact moments that I was sitting here next to it, praying that God please give my Father a message for me!!! I spoke to He and the Angels and My Daddy all at once. I heard the F: drive start up that has been plugged in and silent for who knows how long.
Too uncanny. Heaven must have also known how sad I was over losing all of my prize winners on that drive...What a gift I was given. The entire experience!
I am grateful in every way tonight. And I am grateful for such wonderful support we get and can give here in this wonderful family on BP!
Thanks again ladies!!!
-SSSLaura :D #10219210
Monnie Ryan July 08, 2012 1
Fabulous, Laura! And you've motivated me to do another check on my external drive that went belly up and has been in a drawer for several months. Maybe there's hope (also lost many pics). #10219545Ellen Hodges July 08, 2012
Love the story and the image is spectacular, Laura!!!!! Huge WOW! #10219553Carolyn M. Fletcher July 08, 2012
Amazing sky, Laura! This is a beauty! #10219645Amanda J. Tanner July 08, 2012
Very Beautiful Laura and inspirational. #10219667Stephen Zacker July 08, 2012 1
Love this and your title :-) #10219932John Connolly July 08, 2012
A brilliant image Sister Laura! This presentation says so much! #10220041Neal D. Hatcher July 08, 2012
AWESOME-FAV #10220500Laura L. Gonzales July 09, 2012
How beautiful Emmy! And yes heaven knows!! wonderful presentation and very moviing. Love this and hope to see this again!!! #10222364Mary K. Robison July 10, 2012
Hi, Pom! Delighted to hear about your answered prayers, and to see such a lovely and creative composite image as a result.Laura E. Swan July 10, 2012
Hi everyone. :) I am so glad this touched you. It felt very special for me to make.sMary I hope I can save all of my images. I plan to burn them to disk if it will turn back on for me but I have to be ready and have my instructions near me on how to do this. For now I need to deal with things pertaining to my Daddy passing...
Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I really appreciate them!!!
-Laura xoxo #10223161
Lorna Shutter July 21, 2012
Hey Sis! What a beautiful image! I love the gorgeous blue sky and clouds! Yes, I believe that we are never alone ... that God and His Angels are always watching over us! ... and now your father is too!Unfortunately, our prayers aren't always answered ... I have a DVD player that won't come back to life no matter how many times I pray that it does. LOL! ... But, God has another plan ... Perhaps he wants me to get a Blu-Ray Player. :D Just joking! I hope you can save all of your wonderful creative images!
My thoughts are still with you as you make preparations for your father's funeral. Hope it all goes well! :) #10238969
Laura E. Swan July 21, 2012
You always manage to make me BEAM not just smile. :) Thanks Sister Lorna.Don't stop looking for signs. :) As for the Memorial, it looks like September or Oct...so many people re-arranged their lives to be there and the VA didn't come through in time for the service so we will give everyone tons of notice this time around once we hear from them.
Love you and big hugs to all here.
-Laura :) #10238982
Lisa J. Boulden July 31, 2012
Soooo beautiful and inspirational!John Rivera August 01, 2012
What a wonderful image! Great work! #10257362Reynaldo D. Reyes August 09, 2012
Your hard drive breakdown is bummer Laura and I emphasize with you as it is hard to part with all your prized captures. Heaven does know and comforts us for all the arduous experiences and assures us that there will be ever bigger hard drives and more prize winning pictures...as I know you will! Take care. #10269233Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 11, 2012
YES!!!!!! :-) NN #10272334Laura E. Swan August 11, 2012
You guys are so wonderful. You know, in the Bible we are taught not to boast. Not to want to take center stage. It is so hard to stay humble. Our very nature wants attention and to be recognized. Loved.I don't think God wanted my hard drive to turn on that night to become famous...but I do think he might have powered it up because he knew how deeply sad I was that my Dad had never seen my photo work. Not in recent years.
My Daddy was a professional photographer for many years. He had his own dark room and developed film for so many people....and I was the one kid of his that took up the same love and passsion. Yet daddy lived 1,800 miles from me and went blind from diabetes around the time I got serious about art/photography.
So..he never saw my BP Gallery or Editors Picks or Finalists or Gold Wins. Never.
BUT BUT BUT!!!! He is perfected now. New again. And I prayed to the Lord to send a special message to my Father one night...(not photo related)...and then all of a sudden my F:Drive started up right next to me that had been dead since last September!!!
God knows our hearts, friends. He knows our sorrows...He knew one of mine was that Dad never saw my work.
I think it was Gods special way of telling me, "Little Laura, I have showed your Dad your pretty photos. Have some peace now little one. He is safe in my hands and proud of you for loving life and My world that I created for you that you have taken photos of!". :)
I COULD BE TOTALLY WRONG but I feel it in my heart. :))))
Monnie - If it be Gods Will...That external drive might just spark up for you! :)))))))
Thanks everyone! With love in my heart for you all tonight.
-Laura :) #10272368
Kim Andelkovic August 12, 2012
Beautiful......truly ;-)Laura E. Swan August 12, 2012
Hi Kim. No wonder I couldn't find the story to send to you. It was right here on BP! :)))Thank you so very much for your comments on my 3 images tonight. I read one already and am heading to the next.
You're such a special lady and friend. I'm so happy to know you.
And thank you ALL for visiting this thread and my work. (And me.)
Big Group Hug!
-Laura :))) #10273693
Nancyj E. Hovey November 18, 2012
This is gorgeous, and so spiritual... Congratulations on your EFP!!! 8o) #10424450John Connolly January 20, 2013
We should always spare a few moments for a group hug, Swanee! So far I haven't had a hard drive die on me, But I am still in the process of duplication all my images to a second external hard drive system! #10524606Laura E. Swan January 20, 2013
Thank you s much Mumj and Brother John! :) You two are so special to me and it's wonderful to have your comments here! :D #10524859Mary K. Robison January 21, 2013
This was beautiful the first time you posted it, Pom, and it's still just as lovely and uplifting tonight. I hope the judges agree!Alex T. Mizuno January 23, 2013
Again, I'm impressed by your creativeness and how inspiring this image is. Love the spiritual quality this image brings. Fantastic work cous! #10530014Stephen Zacker January 24, 2013
This is Awesome, and very true #10532275Neal D. Hatcher January 24, 2013
Beautiful -Inspiring -Like the old songLaura E. Swan January 24, 2013
EVERYONE. Your comments and visits are very dear to me.
-Laura #10533145
Wm Nosal January 24, 2013
Beautiful Image and Title Laura! #10533729Colette M. Metcalf January 29, 2013
This is so beautiful!!!! #10544669Emile Abbott January 30, 2013
nice work and so inspirational. #10546143Lydia Williams February 05, 2013
Uplifting, Sister Laura! Gorgeous image and title...:) #10555305Ujjwal Mukherjee February 07, 2013
Wonderful presentation,Laura! It goes so well with the title!!Laura E. Swan February 24, 2013
Hi Wm, Colette, Emile, Lydia and Ujjwal!This was an emotional image for me as I created it, (with tears), soon after my Father passed away.
I appreciate your support so much! :) Thank you.
-Laura :)) #10581658
Stan Kwasniowski February 24, 2013
Laura, congratulations #10582302Annette Carr May 29, 2014
WOW!!! #11055140Laura E. Swan May 30, 2014
So Much Stan and Nette! :DI appreciate your support! :D #11055171
John Connolly April 06, 2015
A moving story and capture Sister Swanee! Awesome work! #11280229Laura E. Swan April 06, 2015
Thank you Brother John! :)Reynaldo D. Reyes April 07, 2015
What a joyous news Laura. Prayer changes things! God bless...Rey #11281151Ellen Hodges April 12, 2015
Love the image and LOVE the message! Live by it, really! Wonderful, Laura! #11284082Laura E. Swan April 12, 2015
Thank you so much Rey and Ellen :) Yes, Prayer changes everything. Listening with out heart and watching and feeling with faith. Knowing God is always there for us and that the angels rejoice for us. Sometimes it's easy to forget. But we mustn't. We are NEVER EVER alone. EVER. :) #11284157Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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