You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.
Anne Lamott (via myquotelibrary)
Each one of us carries a handicap whether it be physical or something we can’t see.. each one of us has a unique way of viewing the world around us.
Someone very close to me is now gone.. often when I went photographing I would photograph images just to show and share with this person..see things or colors I knew they would enjoy.. Now I think the opposite may be true.. I will be shown things ..
http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Angels/2009/02/Signs-from-Angels.aspx?p=5
I recently came across this post about “signs from angels” which the link is above.
Interesting signs from angels include CLOUDS.. this I feel has just recently become more important in my images. 
When photographing clouds. Some helpful tips- composition-make the sky the larger part of the image-using the rule of thirds this would give the sky 2/3 in either a horizontal or a vertical image.
Use a Polarizer to bring out the CLOUDS-give more definition and more of a 3D effect- just be careful when using the polarizer to avoid getting a black sky.
Rainbows-sometimes people see these as a definite inspiration- a good sign.
Shapes in places that just seem to jump out at you. A good example of this is sometimes I have returned to a location thinking I wouldn’t see much new but have returned hoping for new light, different plants in bloom or simply sharing a good location with another photographer.
Here is just such an image-on a prior trip I simply saw a broken window and kind of passed it by. IN this image I clearly saw the image of an American Indian Phoenix..rising. Sometimes we get to a location and we just run around trying to scoop up as many images as we can.. when instead stepping back and just stopping to look around might reveal a simple much stronger images than a bunch of grabshots.
Some tips to encourage your own vision-new inspirations:
Write down a wish list of things you wish to photograph-
Make a collection of gathered photos/drawings -ideas to help you visualize the image you wish to collect-
Use a tripod-by using a tripod for your landscape photography I think it forces you to slow down and think thru the image you are creating. As you set up be still, be quiet and just listen, look and see where your mind and heart lead you. Close your eyes and then just soak in what you can’t see around you- when you open your eyes try to take a series of images of what you first see.
Patience- be patience with yourself-being creative can take time and tuning into yourself is an art that takes some time to develop. Nurture your creative self and you will be rewarded!
