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A damp winter fog laid itself across the landscape, just as the day's light began drawing to a close.
winter
grays of winter /
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Here's another setting that I see regularly and one I've wanted to photograph for quite some time. With the bare trees and the lack of living foliage, the captured mood is far more desolate than I experienced while peering through the viewfinder. Perhaps in a few months, springtime will seed something different.
the promise for tomorrow /
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Here's another one I've wanted to shoot for months. I'd hoped to one day capture this photo with extreme highlights and shadows from the afternoon sun. Today's overcast and diffused winter light added a
solemnness while the delicate snow countered the ruggedness of the abandoned.
homecoming /
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There are those rare days when the moment just wants to capture itself. For those brief times, all I need to do is raise the camera and frame the scene. This was one of those.
I've walked and driven past this very setting for years, but I've never seen this image. I'm not too sure what made today different. It just was.
winter light and running shoes /
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I challenged my excessive multi-tasking skills today by taking my camera along with me on my six-mile walk/run route. This created quite the challenge for me. Stay focused on both task - exercising and taking photos.
I was finally able to manage both. However, my need to get the right image redirected my normal exercise route several times. My creative mind kept saying, "Hey... go over there. That light is damn nice!" followed by, "Whoa.... look at that". It was invigorating, an exploration, and 26 degrees.
seeing what i see /
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It was a weekend of absorbing curiosities. Today I captured photos of the afternoon winter light draped across rusted hardware and dead grasses. Yesterday I spent the longest time watching shapes created as water boiled. I remember thinking to myself; you're watching water boil. Then I watched some more.
the long cold wait /
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I've wanted to photograph this setting for months. I drive past it a few times everyday. I've always thought if I could catch the right light, it could be a really nice shoot. Today as I drove home from church, the setting welcomed me once again. The afternoon light was perfect. With my camera sitting beside me, I realized that today was the day I'd been waiting for.
During the months of wanting to shoot here, I never imagined I'd be doing so while wearing a suit and a tie, not to mention on a day when the wind chill was nearing 20 degrees. Lesson learned. Be prepared for the moment.
life fell from the sky /
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Today began with a photo opportunity even before my first sip of morning coffee. It looks to be another amazing day. I'm ready.