"Be Kind" by Slight Clutter
Remember how I love Flickr? Here is another beautiful photo taken by a very talented photographer. This time it’s Slight Clutter, a professional photographer in Houston, TX. Her work is truly amazing. She has a couple deer photos that I could gaze at for days and days.
She was kind enough to respond to my request and below are her answers to my 5 questions.
1. What caught your eye that made you stop and take this picture?
I was walking around Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, enjoying a sunny day and looking for interesting things to photograph. I noticed this cluster of about six or seven trees showered in absolutely gorgeous light. I made my way about the “tree colony” in search of a unique compositional perspective, and it was at this time that I noticed that someone had written “Be Kind” on the trunk of one of my subjects. As someone who values kindness above all else in the grand human experiment, I was compelled to photograph the wise admonishment/suggestion/order. Interestingly enough, I had mixed feelings about the defacing of the gorgeous and giving tree. Ultimately, however, I figured that the tree didn’t mind…this once.
2. Pick a color for kindness:
Despite being the subject of frequent symbolism-based character assassinations (greed and envy come to mind), green is the color I’d pick for kindness. Something about the generosity of nature — the cool green grass between summer toes, the protective green canopy during April showers — yep, green is a naturally kind-hearted color.
3. What’s your favorite way to be nice?
This is a hard one…so many great ways to be nice — a simple smile, a kind word, a timely hug…all go a long way. One of my favorite ways to be kind other than the usual suspects is to “see” people who, for the most part, walk among us unseen.
4. Who is your kindness hero?
My mom.
5. Pick one word to describe your best intentions:
Ongoing.
