deuteronomy 30:19

I call Heaven and Earth to witness this day: I have put before you life and death, blessing, and curse. Choose life--that you and your offspring shall live.
(ISO 800, f/1.8, 1/320s)

tealight twins

One thing I learned in the hiatus was how to set a custom white balance. Here, I did neither. I used presets. The bottom was incandescent for the recessed lighting above. The top, I used the preset for sunlight to give it a warmer tone. In the comments, which one do you like better?
(ISO 400, f/1.8, top 1/15s, bottom 1/60s)

it's been a while

From fauxtography phlog

Sorry for the long hiatus, friends and followers. Weekends have been busy, and the resulting photos weren't worth sharing. I'd rather not post than post photos I'm not happy with.
(ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/200s)

votives

I have two shots of prayer votives from inside the church. By a slim margin, this was deemed the better of the two. Ma lit a few of them, in prayers of thanks I'm sure.
(ISO 1600, f/2.0, 1/640s, eV -0.33)