The Lost Pin Oak
Another large Oak tree captured in the early morning quiet.
This image was taken a few months ago, back when the earth was spinning on it's axis a little further away from the sun than it is right now, and temperatures were much cooler than they are today,
I love capturing a good 'lone tree' when I find one. Typically, they are very photogenic, and they also don't move around a lot, or dart about annoyingly while I'm framing up a shot, which is always nice.
I have however found over the years that these lone trees can be quite cunning. They seem to slip into hiding when I'm out and about with my camera looking for pictures, only to reappear when I don't have any gear with me at all. It's quite frustrating,
But now I have a system I've developed to resolve this problem, and I use modern technology to combat these issues.
Now, if I spot a nice tree while out with no camera, I just use my smart phone's maps app to help me out. I'll drop a pin to mark the tree's location. That way I know I can always come back for pictures when I have my camera with me.
Then, as I've developed this system, I'll completely forget to put a name for the location I've just marked, or give it a description. That's because I'm always in too big of a hurry. Plus, I really don't know how to use my phone very well. So now, I have dozens of pins dropped in the app with just GPS coordinates for a description and not a clue what I was marking the locations for just a few days ago. Each pin could be a tree... or it could be that abandoned road grader I found and marked six months ago.
It's a great system, and it works well if you enjoy driving about on a mysterious scavenger hunt trying to find what you've really already found.
It's an adventure.
Olympus E-M5 MarkII
Olympus M.14-150mm f/4.0-5.6
Camera converted to 580nm
The Lost Pin Oak
Another large Oak tree captured in the early morning quiet.
This image was taken a few months ago, back when the earth was spinning on it's axis a little further away from the sun than it is right now, and temperatures were much cooler than they are today,
I love capturing a good 'lone tree' when I find one. Typically, they are very photogenic, and they also don't move around a lot, or dart about annoyingly while I'm framing up a shot, which is always nice.
I have however found over the years that these lone trees can be quite cunning. They seem to slip into hiding when I'm out and about with my camera looking for pictures, only to reappear when I don't have any gear with me at all. It's quite frustrating,
But now I have a system I've developed to resolve this problem, and I use modern technology to combat these issues.
Now, if I spot a nice tree while out with no camera, I just use my smart phone's maps app to help me out. I'll drop a pin to mark the tree's location. That way I know I can always come back for pictures when I have my camera with me.
Then, as I've developed this system, I'll completely forget to put a name for the location I've just marked, or give it a description. That's because I'm always in too big of a hurry. Plus, I really don't know how to use my phone very well. So now, I have dozens of pins dropped in the app with just GPS coordinates for a description and not a clue what I was marking the locations for just a few days ago. Each pin could be a tree... or it could be that abandoned road grader I found and marked six months ago.
It's a great system, and it works well if you enjoy driving about on a mysterious scavenger hunt trying to find what you've really already found.
It's an adventure.
Olympus E-M5 MarkII
Olympus M.14-150mm f/4.0-5.6
Camera converted to 580nm