A very good friend and I were visiting today about the crazy view that seems prevalent in our 21st century world: "That is a beautiful photograph--You must have a really awesome camera!" NOPE, it's not the camera, folks. It's the YEARS under the hood for the driver that matters! Ok, maybe not totally. I've known a few "photographers" who have been in business for many years and still don't have a clue. They still have dark eye sockets in their subjects, and there are deck posts growing out of their heads!! (You've got to watch what's behind your subject, as well as the light you are using to photograph that subject). Remember, photography IS painting with light, so don't blow that part of the equation. Know your short light, broad light and "Rembrandt" light, butterfly lighting and even rim light, especially when using fill flash or a reflector to balance that light.
Well, enough about that. With todays resources on the web in forums, U-tube, etc., ignorance is really no excuse. Now, for a few images taken before the storm today. My therapy, if you don't already know, is to walk the trails of my local state park, Ha Ha Tonka, and challenge myself to find artistic images amid the daily exercise and "soul therapy" routine. Here are a few images from earlier today. All these images were taken with an old 10 megapixel cropped image camera and a simple 50mm 1.8 fixed lens . . . Enjoy! . . Doug
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Location:Ha Ha Tonka
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