A few months ago I joined the local amateur photography club run by a retired photographer named Rusty. It's a small group of about 12 amateur photographers that meet once a month at the library. At a meeting we are given a new photographic assignment. At the following meeting we compare and discuss our photos and are given a new assignment. Last month's assignment had a bit of a twist to it.
Rusty said, "I want you all to gain some experience working with another person. For this assignment I'm going pair you off into groups of two. I want you to put your minds together and create an image of somehing in nature that you both enjoy. At the next meeting I only want you to bring back one picture. That one picture should represent you and your partner's collective efforts."
Rusty had each of us write our names on a small piece of paper and place it in a hat. Rusty then drew names from the hat. The first two names drawn were paired together, then the next two, and so on. My name was drawn along with Tammy's. Tammy was woman with a cute face in her late 20's. I really didn't know much about her. She was at the previous meetings that I attended, but I'd never really spoken to her. After the meeting ended, Tammy and I got together in the parking lot and agreed that we would meet on the following Saturday morning at the park to begin work on our assignment. We also agreed that each of us would come up with three ideas and of what we might want to photograph, and jot them on a piece of paper.
Saturday came and I found myself sitting on a park bench waiting for Tammy. A few minutes later I saw Tammy's car pull into the parking lot. She got out of her car and my first thought was, "Damn! Is that Tammy?" The cute woman from the club meeting done turned into a doll baby. Instead of the baggy jeans and sweat shirt I'd been accustomed to seeing her in, she was wearing a really short black skirt, and an extra tight orange shirt. I had no idea that she was so... busty and had legs till Tuesday.
"Hello," I said while undressing her with my eyes.
"Hi!" Tammy replied. "It's such a pretty day, isn't it?"
"Yes it is." In more ways than one, I thought to myself. "I've got my list of ideas for our photo assignment."
"I have too. Let's compare notes and see what we can come up with. What do you have on your list?"
In a playful manner, Tammy sat down on the bench right beside me, looked me in the eyes, and smiled the most beautiful sincere smile that I had ever seen. Made made me feel like the whole world had just lit up with warm sunshine. After a brief pause while enjoying the moment, I read my list of ideas to her.
"The sun setting over the lake, it's very pretty this time of year. Or maybe the big rock on the side of the mountain, it's so majestic against the blue sky. I thought the tiger lilies may be a good subject also since they are in full bloom."
"Cool," said Tammy, "those are some good ideas. First on my list are clouds, I love to watch the clouds and all the interesting shapes and patterns they form into. Next I thought about the wild ducks that hang out by the lake, and finally clover."
"Clover?" I asked with a slightly puzzled look.
"Yeah, clover... the 4 leaf ones. They are supposed to bring good luck to those that find them."
"That's interesting", I said, "I would have never thought about that. It's simple and represents good fortune, and I'll bet none of the other club members are doing that."
"Exactly, and I know where a large patch of clover is if you would like the subject of our assignment to be clover."
"Clover it is, show me the way."
