In a world of so many great photographers and writers, I am venturing into some unknown territories, leaving comfort zones, finally very willing to practice the art of seeing. By maintaining the practice of posting daily photos, I hope to continue learning about the possibilities that I trust are out there for the taking.
What I learned from this morning’s shoot:
I need to use a split level neutral density filter shooting Crystal Crag and its reflection in the lake.
Wait until there are white puffy clouds in the sky to shoot the Mammoth Crest and Crystal Crag.
Pay attention to my background when shooting the birds and squirrels.
Change the White Balance setting to cloudy from auto when shooting early so I don’t have to change the settings in Lightroom later.
Plan ahead and REMEMBER what works and what doesn’t and don’t fire off frames that aren’t lit right, action isn’t interesting, background is yucky.
Take my time. I get so excited.
Remember to change from one shot to multiple shots so when my shutter speed is high enough I have a better chance of in focus fun action shots.
Breathe! Hours go before I know my back muscles are killing me.
And, take time to smell the roses while I’m shooting…..like I did yesterday late afternoon on my walk around Lake Maime.
To illustrate how lost I get in either shooting or post production, I went out to shoot at 6:00am. It is now 11:00am and I’m finally going to have breakfast. I must be having fun or I wouldn’t have forgotten to EAT!
Sierra Crest reflection behind this stellar jay.
Gotta love the 6am feeding frenzy.
My best subject lets me get so close. This is cropped to best show off his prayer pose.
Cropped shot.
The bird on the left is always talking. He's loud and we always know when he is around.
Early boater on Lake George.
