There is something about this fishing shack that makes you feel good. Maybe its the shirts lined up on the wall or the lobster traps. Add sunrise to the equation and its a great way to think about Monday and the week ahead! Isn’t what photography is all about, pulling at your heart strings?
Well bad weather has gripped the North East. Wind, rain and cold are here resulting in most of the remaining fall color hitting the floor. If there were a silver lining in yesterdays rain clouds it came from the wet leaves and bark that resulted from the rain storm. The contrast created by the wet weather is truly awesome.
So next time you think there are no photographic opportunities just because the weather is poor, look again!
Its hard to believe that I started my post Bucknell life with little true appreciation for what my friend calls our wild heritage. Post college life quickly moves from building a career to raising children. Then the kids grow and find outlets of their own that usually don’t include their dad! As personal time becomes more abundant, I am finding myself hiking and traveling to remote places to experience some of the solitary beauty our planet has to offer.
We are so blessed to be able to share a planet with other creatures. One of the reasons I spend so much of my free time photographing wildlife is I feel in some way I am speaking on behalf of the animals. I strive to make better images so I can speak on their behalf with more emotion and impact. Its strange how life has a way of changing. 24 years ago I only spoke on behalf of capitalism. Now I am a capitalist that is trying to speak on behalf of nature and wildlife.
I think some of the best photographic advice I have ever received was “the best zoom you have is your feet”. There really are many ways this can be applied to becoming a better photographer. On a recent trip to Portland Head Light, our subject was clearly the beautiful light house during this magnificent sunset.
Here is a postcard view from on top of the rocks.
While the above image is ok, it wasn’t striking and after I returned from the trip, I decided (as I almost always do when I return from a trip) that I did not get THE shot I wanted and needed to go back sometime and photograph from a different location/vantage point.
However, what I did leave Portland Head Light with was one of my favorite images from my trip to Maine (below). It is an image of a photographer standing on a park bench, taking a picture of the U.S. flag at sunset.
An image created because I took the time to stop, turn around and move my feet. We have legs, and they are the easiest photographic tool to use. Why do so many of us stand in one spot when we make images?
