See The Big Picture - Write or Create the Details - iPhone 3G can expedite your blog

When Irene and I were at the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice, I noticed how much there is to see. Look at the above image and see how much is going on. This was just a snapshot of an entire parade with close to 1000 participants and 100,000 spectators. That's a lot of possibilities for writing or other artistic expression!

We can break the image down and focus on even more details. Do you see the young girl with the hula hoop and smile? She's not nearly as concerned about the unofficial judges as the lady dancing at her feet. Perhaps she wished for her own live jeanie?

Maybe in real life they are Mother and Daughter? Who knows? As a writer, you can create the story. 

One thing's for sure, there is virtually a never ending supply of characters. This guy, for example is comfortable enough to wear body paints and pastel splotches on the butt of his jeans yet he has such a "manly" colored hula hoop. I didn't even know they made that color. 

Where's this lady in white going? The parade is moving the other direction. Is it possible that she and the guy with the manly hula hoop got in an argument? Is she circling around to cover more ground? Maybe she's backtracking to the nearest bathroom?

I've dubbed this woman the Solstice Queen Bee. She was hilarious. She shows up in several pictures that Irene took because she was actually a spectator sitting right next to us that jumped into the action whenever she was moved. Like me, she really liked drums - and there were a lot of drums! 

All of these details and story possibilities came from just one image Irene took at the Summer Solstice with her cheap camera (one she will be replacing with an iPhone 3G). Using her MacBook Pro and iPhoto, Irene captured memories and material she didn't even know she had... 

Take you muse out often and bring along a camera to jog your memories to further expand your options. A camera phone like the new iPhone is a terrific option. You can snap the picture, write about it and even post it on your blog right from the festivities. See the big picture, pay attention to the details, and record them. 

You and your muse wont be disappointed.