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40/365 - Pink
The forecast was for a good sunrise this morning, and Jake wanted to go grab it. I asked him if he wanted to go to the arboretum or if he wanted to find another spot. He opted for the arboretum.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the quality of my shots. The arboretum is very easy, especially at sunrise. I don't have to really do much to make a good photo at the arboretum besides show up. I have my favorite spots, places I know that will look great if the light is right. I like the ease of it, but at the same time, I don't want to get into a rut where all I'm doing is taking gimme shots that require nothing but a little foresight (to check the sunrise forecast) and getting myself to one of the tried-and-true places in the arboretum. I want to challenge myself more than that this year. Besides making pretty or interesting photos, I want to experience growth.
But there are 325 days left to go (assuming I make it through the whole challenge, which I have yet to do). There are going to be days when I wind up shooting a picture of my foot or a corner of my coffee table because I'm having an off day and I need a picture - any picture. There are going to be days where the photo is good because the scene very picturesque, but the photo itself didn't take a lot of skill or present a lot of challenge. And there are going to be days where it's harder, and I'm deliberative and thoughtful about finding an interesting shot. (Whether I'm able to make a good photo on those more challenging days is TBD. I expect I'll have more failed experiments than knocked-it-out-of-the-park photos on those more difficult days.)
There's room in this year for all kinds of shots. So here's my gimme, just-showed-up-and-nature-did-the-rest photo of the day. Hey, at least it isn't the usual tree. ;)
40/365 - Pink
The forecast was for a good sunrise this morning, and Jake wanted to go grab it. I asked him if he wanted to go to the arboretum or if he wanted to find another spot. He opted for the arboretum.
I have been thinking a lot lately about the quality of my shots. The arboretum is very easy, especially at sunrise. I don't have to really do much to make a good photo at the arboretum besides show up. I have my favorite spots, places I know that will look great if the light is right. I like the ease of it, but at the same time, I don't want to get into a rut where all I'm doing is taking gimme shots that require nothing but a little foresight (to check the sunrise forecast) and getting myself to one of the tried-and-true places in the arboretum. I want to challenge myself more than that this year. Besides making pretty or interesting photos, I want to experience growth.
But there are 325 days left to go (assuming I make it through the whole challenge, which I have yet to do). There are going to be days when I wind up shooting a picture of my foot or a corner of my coffee table because I'm having an off day and I need a picture - any picture. There are going to be days where the photo is good because the scene very picturesque, but the photo itself didn't take a lot of skill or present a lot of challenge. And there are going to be days where it's harder, and I'm deliberative and thoughtful about finding an interesting shot. (Whether I'm able to make a good photo on those more challenging days is TBD. I expect I'll have more failed experiments than knocked-it-out-of-the-park photos on those more difficult days.)
There's room in this year for all kinds of shots. So here's my gimme, just-showed-up-and-nature-did-the-rest photo of the day. Hey, at least it isn't the usual tree. ;)