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Macro Mondays - Five
LACPIXEL - 2021
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ODC-Get Closer
There were a lot of these plump Robins hunting in the front yard this morning. I got fairly close to this one then used my zoom to get even closer!
Our Daily Challenge ~ Get Closer
Weekly Theme Challenge ~ Close-ups
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This precious little girl was sitting across from me on the Yosemite shuttle bus munching on her potato chips. Our eyes met as we made faces back and forth or, maybe I just scared the hell out of her. Her mom was sitting next to her talking on her cell before she brought out her breast to feed this same little girl who had just finished off a bag of chips.
once their seeds are ready to go, thistles do look all fluffy and funny but I like ALL stages of the thistle and I hope its beauty shines through this macro :)
I just read an article by David Ward about this.
He mentioned that there has been dispute and arguments against photography being an art form mainly on the two aspects.
The first is about the mechanical and equipment oriented part of the photographic process. This makes people refusing the idea of photography as art.
The second is the ability to reproduce the work massively (both in film and digital age) which is very different from the traditional idea of uniqueness in conventional visual art for example painting.
I guess the question will be more about whether photographic art is result of creative vision or the equipment is going to dictate the work totally.
I have my conclusion and what is yours?
My picture of water drops is more or less an answer to my Flickr friend Mikul who asked me what excites me. For the time being, I think macro and mundane details are what interest me the most.
Happy Friday and weekend to everyone!
The experience of caring for a new puppy is much like having an active toddler. It can feel isolating while your attention and energy is focused on teaching, entertaining and trying to wear them out so they will sleep. Though it is also rewarding there are challenges that aren't. I can't relax when the puppy wanders out of sight worrying about what he's getting into. There is no such thing as a laid back meal, I am constantly playing fetch and tug-o-war and can't be more than a few feet away at any given moment. Maybe taking time away from pet ownership while I grieved for my last dog wasn't a good idea, there was time for me and I was much calmer.
Picture taking is usually a slow and time consuming process although the click of shutter is a fraction of one second most of the time.
Photographers find an interesting subject with a good setting (background) and good light condition. Then he/she will work on it. Finding a good spot or point of view that you can make a good arrangement of all visual elements in the scene i.e. the composition. Finally wait for the right moment to shoot.
Before the click, you have to decide on the filtration (filter), exposure compensation, white balance, aperture and desirable shutter speed etc.
The entire process can take 10 to 30 minutes, sometimes hours or even days to make it happen.
For those decisive moments on street that you think street photographers catch it by luck. Think it again. Actually he/she discovers the location and works on it for days or hours in order to get the shot.
I find the Canadian goose at the pond in Queen Elizabeth Park. I took a few shots in far distance. Then I move in closer every 5 minutes one shot after another. Finally I got the tight composition I am looking for. I think the process took me at least 25 minutes to finish.
The goose is trusting me that I will not attack him or hurt him anyway.
This is just an illustration for the story of photography being result of patience and work over time. No matter you are doing bird, landscape or street photography.
Wish you a good day!
Happy shooting!
Fuji S3 Pro camera
Sigma 17-70mm lens
世間所有的相遇，都是久別重逢。
和一只加拿大雁相遇，凝視她30分鐘，是相忘於水，還是淡出鳥來？