Beauty for a failing mind
NJ Pinebarrens.
Sunrise can be a slippery subject, photographically that is. More often than not I find myself fighting the backlight in an effort to retain highlights and contrast. Many times after an undesirable result I'll lecture myself aloud, "You should have turned around and captured the frontlight."
The advice of simply "turning around" is sound, if not too often ignored. I'd like to say that is why I took this image - that is that I listened to the advice - but, it was not. Rather, I wanted to capture the foggy landscape with my camera, because lord knows I can never articulate the beauty of it in words.
Mornings like this I feel like I am on the floor of some grand aquarium - be it atop the food chain and without predators, natural or otherwise - soaking in the beauty of my surroundings. In my mind's eye I want to remember these moments as they were, but in the event that my mind fails me, I have this to remind me of the still spring air, cool mist and the sounds of the spring forest.
Would this be more compelling if there were a mountain, waterfall or man-eating unicorns? Sure, I suppose. In the meantime, this is what I have.
Best in Lightbox.
Beauty for a failing mind
NJ Pinebarrens.
Sunrise can be a slippery subject, photographically that is. More often than not I find myself fighting the backlight in an effort to retain highlights and contrast. Many times after an undesirable result I'll lecture myself aloud, "You should have turned around and captured the frontlight."
The advice of simply "turning around" is sound, if not too often ignored. I'd like to say that is why I took this image - that is that I listened to the advice - but, it was not. Rather, I wanted to capture the foggy landscape with my camera, because lord knows I can never articulate the beauty of it in words.
Mornings like this I feel like I am on the floor of some grand aquarium - be it atop the food chain and without predators, natural or otherwise - soaking in the beauty of my surroundings. In my mind's eye I want to remember these moments as they were, but in the event that my mind fails me, I have this to remind me of the still spring air, cool mist and the sounds of the spring forest.
Would this be more compelling if there were a mountain, waterfall or man-eating unicorns? Sure, I suppose. In the meantime, this is what I have.
Best in Lightbox.