We have all had these moments, when something catches our eye and stirs something in our minds and in our emotions. Usually, it is a very simple, brilliant, and fleeting moment, during which our minds are relaxed and we view the moment without any preconceived ideas about it: in other words, we see it with pure perception.
For those of us who carry cameras with us, it is a moment we must capture before the connection of our sight, emotion and perception disappear.
I have many images in my photo library which have been made when these three conditions are present. Today I would like to share my most recent Miksang experience.
We were out to dinner the other night and my daughter had ordered hot tea. During our meal I glanced at the silver teapot of hot water and saw a woman’s face looking back at me! No, it was not because of the wine I had consumed thus far with my meal, but a “Miksang moment.”
As soon as I saw this, I used the only camera I had with me at the time- my cell phone.
I captured what I was seeing while the song “I’m a little teapot, short and stout…” began to run through my mind. I shared my capture with my husband and daughter who had been looking strangely at me as I interrupted my meal to shoot a subject they did not see. (One would think they would be used to my behavior by now after all the years I have been photographing!)
Anyway, after sharing my capture with them, I went to take a second shot of “Mrs. Potts” and she was gone! The server had removed my husband’s plate (which created her right ‘eye’) I took the photo anyway, wondering if I actually saw her winking at me! Nope- my Miksang moment was gone.
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