It may be work, it may be play, it may be near, it may be away. So here is the challenge - to shoot and post one photograph a day on this site. These photographs are a kind of diary of things I find interesting. I am also thinking that there will be days when I am unable to shoot, so on those infrequent occasions, I will post a photograph done on another day, but one that still feels important to me. - Ken Spencer
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Trying For Something Different
I was thrilled to see a flash of yellow out by the driveway today. The Daffodils have been pushing their way up slowly, and then suddenly today - they bloomed! So I grabbed the camera and went looking for a picture. Everything I tried to shoot looked like any other photo I have ever done of Daffodils. I thought: "I can't post any of those shots - I really needed something different." For some reason I thought of putting the camera in the dirt, and pointing it up at the blossoms. Only problem was that I had no idea what the lens was seeing. The beauty of digital photography is that I can make an exposure, lift the camera up, see what is in the frame, and then put it back down and aim it slightly differently. I shot a lot of frames, and finally I was blown away by this version - looking UP at two daffodil blossoms. It felt good to feel like I was finally able to see in a new way.
Very pretty and cheery on this "not so Spring day"!
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Evidence Spring is on the way! Beautiful!
ReplyDeletewho else would have thought of a slug's eye view? and made it so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteA SLUG would think of a "slug's eye view" of course... :-) Thank you for your nice comment! I was astounded to look at the image after my first shot of it from underneath. Good lesson for me, to keep on looking if I don't find something the first time.
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