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The Dancefloor
Professional landscape photographers usually talk about re-visiting the familiar locations and how photographers may actually benefit from it. In my surroundings, I have three or four locations where I go for a shoot. And I give my best to find something new to shoot when I’m there.
But that's easier said than done. I don’t know precisely why, but I’m often drawn to the same compositions that I already photograph. Is it familiarity, or maybe the comfort of knowing something I already photograph is working?
Luckily, or not, nature is changing just like everything in life is. So the scene that was looking in one manner doesn't look the same in just a few months. And I’m not talking just about changing the colours of the leaves, there is much more than that, like fallen trees and similar disruptions or shrubs that have grown in front of the tree so much that the scene is not shootable anymore, and so on…
Also, the light and fog can totally change the scene. So, you can always find a way to be new, original and improve your photography.
When I’m out and about photographing in nature, I always, always, previsualise and plan my compositions, at least roughly in the outlines. I never go with the flow. That is how I am, an overthinker.
It was not easy to get to this place. I was in one part of the forest, planning to go on the bridge into another part of the forest. But I delayed the crossing.
After I finished photographing my main part of the forest for the morning, I felt relief and satisfaction with the photos I’ve got. Out of curiosity, I started walking on a trail that I usually don’t go on, to see if the road is maybe leading to something interesting.
Walking like that, I didn’t see much in the near distance because the fog was too thick. Suddenly, I bumped into these guys, and that is how this photo was made.
Now, from time to time, I tend to find some scenes, when I’m in a familiar location, that I didn’t see in my previous outings. At first, I feel kinda of surprised that I didn’t find this scene earlier. But after that feeling passes, the fun part begins, to look for the optimal angle to photograph it.
That was the case with the photo I’m posting now. The atmosphere was going so much in my favour. Dense fog all around, yellow leaves here and there, all reminded me of the dancefloor with the trees being the dancers.
I’m not sure if these trees are planted by people, which I doubt, because of the way they are grouped in pairs. Also, the location is pretty much wild, without any order around.
The music from the riverflow is nearby. Dancing trees are swaying in the rhythm of it. And the yellow leaves are falling on the ground like confetti on the dancefloor.
Yet, at the same time, everything is quiet - a perfect harmony. You just need to dive into the feeling of complete fulfilment and relaxation that scene brings.
The Dancefloor
Professional landscape photographers usually talk about re-visiting the familiar locations and how photographers may actually benefit from it. In my surroundings, I have three or four locations where I go for a shoot. And I give my best to find something new to shoot when I’m there.
But that's easier said than done. I don’t know precisely why, but I’m often drawn to the same compositions that I already photograph. Is it familiarity, or maybe the comfort of knowing something I already photograph is working?
Luckily, or not, nature is changing just like everything in life is. So the scene that was looking in one manner doesn't look the same in just a few months. And I’m not talking just about changing the colours of the leaves, there is much more than that, like fallen trees and similar disruptions or shrubs that have grown in front of the tree so much that the scene is not shootable anymore, and so on…
Also, the light and fog can totally change the scene. So, you can always find a way to be new, original and improve your photography.
When I’m out and about photographing in nature, I always, always, previsualise and plan my compositions, at least roughly in the outlines. I never go with the flow. That is how I am, an overthinker.
It was not easy to get to this place. I was in one part of the forest, planning to go on the bridge into another part of the forest. But I delayed the crossing.
After I finished photographing my main part of the forest for the morning, I felt relief and satisfaction with the photos I’ve got. Out of curiosity, I started walking on a trail that I usually don’t go on, to see if the road is maybe leading to something interesting.
Walking like that, I didn’t see much in the near distance because the fog was too thick. Suddenly, I bumped into these guys, and that is how this photo was made.
Now, from time to time, I tend to find some scenes, when I’m in a familiar location, that I didn’t see in my previous outings. At first, I feel kinda of surprised that I didn’t find this scene earlier. But after that feeling passes, the fun part begins, to look for the optimal angle to photograph it.
That was the case with the photo I’m posting now. The atmosphere was going so much in my favour. Dense fog all around, yellow leaves here and there, all reminded me of the dancefloor with the trees being the dancers.
I’m not sure if these trees are planted by people, which I doubt, because of the way they are grouped in pairs. Also, the location is pretty much wild, without any order around.
The music from the riverflow is nearby. Dancing trees are swaying in the rhythm of it. And the yellow leaves are falling on the ground like confetti on the dancefloor.
Yet, at the same time, everything is quiet - a perfect harmony. You just need to dive into the feeling of complete fulfilment and relaxation that scene brings.