spontaneous beauty

As I walked around the neighborhood markets with my camera, I couldn't help but think about Kate's fabulous post from the other day discussing styling... I mean, look at the fruit arrangement above. Only an artist could have styled this stand, right? The colors, textures, the tiny apple tags, and even the sign on the left laying a little lower than the one on the right just to give my image the right composition balance! It made me think about the Asian lady who might have brought the fruit out that morning (and every other morning of her life really). Does she even know how pretty this is? Did she give it any thought at all? Most likely not.

Although I am a junkie for photo productions, I confess that this is my favorite kind of stylin'. This is why I love traveling to remote villages to shoot people and places that are less influenced by trends and naturally beautiful. It reminds me that we are all inherently creative, gifted, intuitive, artistic, seeking and creating beauty, with or without means, anywhere and everywhere. It inspires me to slow down and make it easier on myself. Sometimes we try way too hard...

So why don't you share some spontaneous beauty with us today. Show us some images that couldn't have been more beautiful even if we'd tried.

Comments

[Marcie]

A single spot of bright yellow..among the deep purples and greens:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2011/5/20/beacon-of-light.html

[Kathleen O.]

After a week of rain, took the kids out for recess and spent time crawling through the school garden. I was so happy to have my camera with me! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/5741184373/in/photostream

[Puna]

I love flowers, they really are a gift to the photographer!

http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2011/05/may-19-untitled/

[von Maedler]

Great image, thanks for sharing.

[WorthIt!]

I too enjoy traveling and capturing the details that make a place unique. Here's one of my favorites from a small town in Jordan where I traveled last summer.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52055227@N07/5743112234/in/photostream

[Kat Sloma]

Wow, what you describe is, hands down, my favorite kind of photography. I love to explore the back streets of the places we visit, for these little interesting scenes I call "real life still life." So, what to choose?! I'll go with a similar scene as yours. Completely unplanned, but amazingly beautiful to me! http://www.kateyeview.com/2011/02/next-in-series.html

[Corinna]

I've passes this scuplture every day for a million years, but only stopped to get close enough to shoot it for the first time yesterday. It made me wonder what took me so long:
http://www.birdwannawhistle.com/blog/2011/5/21/reason-to-stop.html

[Anne]

This was taken at the market too. I doubt that anyone cared about color or arrangement when they put those crates on those metal shelves, but the tones work very well together, and I like that you can see three different things in those crates.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/annesol/5723671109/in/photostream

[Andrea]

I am sure this could have been more beautiful. But for me, at the moment when I stood in that church in Orvieto, Umbria, last week, it was just beautiful enough. It made me rest my thoughts and take a deep breath:
http://www.andreahandl.de/?p=374

[Amisha]

Rain drops on grass, looked like a ballet to me:

http://gorgeousandfun.typepad.com/gorgeous_and_fun/2011/05/a-ballet-of-rain-drops.html

[Heather]

A while ago I noticed these carnival rides peeking over the top of the strip mall on Main Street and they seemed so cheery and vibrant to me, against the sky, I had to pull over right then and snap them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/heather-cox/5744106961/in/photostream

[Chantal]

This one might fit the question:

http://chantaliaans.shutterchance.com/photoblog/Pole_shore_2%A3%21%3Bslash%A3%21%3B2_/

[spread your wings]

simple flowers brought in from the yard, set in a vase with little care - so beautiful to me
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/5748369383/

[Doris]

Here's an image that's never received much attention, but I like it. Walking around the backyard last summer I spied this pretty pink Impatiens flower that volunteered in this flower pot. I didn't plant this, it grew from seeds leftover from the year before. An unexpected spot of beauty.

http://dorisrudddesigns.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/july-3-2010-2/