When I first read that the topic for You Capture this week was peaches, I was a bit stumped. The peaches on our trees won’t be coming around for months and I don’t even recall seeing any in our local market lately. Mangos for $6 each and pineapples for $8 — yes. But not peaches.

At any rate, I almost decided to just blow this off, and then I came across this quote:

Life is a bag of peaches…be the juicy one!

And right then and there, I knew I had to participate!

So I started combing through things in the house, looking for peach. I never actually realized how many things have a naturally peach hue to them, without being peaches!

The easy "peach" -- PlayMais from my daughter's collection which can be used to build people or whatever your imagination comes up with -- ISO 800 | 50mm | f 5.6 | 1/30 sec

Now if you’re thinking about that quote, just think about the process one goes through when they buy peaches. You don’t want the peaches that are rock hard, because they’re not yet ripe. But you don’t want the super ripe ones, either, because they tend to be mushy. So you’ve got to become Goldilocks and find the ones that are “just right.” Because those are the ones that are juicy and delicious, with just the right consistency!

How about some peachy onions? -- ISO 800 | 50mm | f 8.0 | 1/15 sec

This can apply to your life as well as what you do with it, from blogging to photography to being the PTA mom to running your home or business. People want to surround themselves with juicy peaches, because they are the most delicious and perfectly ripe. You don’t want a bunch of hard, rigid people around you which cannot admit when they’re wrong or ask for help even if they’re drowning in projects. And you also don’t want the wishy-washy, spineless folks to lead your team since they’re not going to stand up for themselves or close the deals.

These are Weinberg snail shells which are all over the place here in Germany and actually protected creatures. -- ISO 500 | 50mm | f 4.5 | 1/50 sec

And most other people feel the same way. So always remember to stand up for yourself and stick to your beliefs. Don’t let people talk you out of having what you want…and try not to let the haters get under your skin. But also remember to laugh, enjoy life and not be too tough on those around you or yourself. Be the juicy peach — and surround yourself with other juicy fruits. 🙂

Thankfully I have a source for the empty ones which I just love to use for decoration! -- ISO 250 | 50mm | f 3.5 | 1/50 sec

I shot all of these with my 50mm lens with my Quantary +10, +4 & +1 filters on because I haven’t done nearly enough macro shots lately! I’d forgotten what it’s like to get down on the floor with the stuff I’m photographing. 🙂

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