A great photograph is a distillation, a reduction of the chaos of our wider experience to a visually satisfying essence where what is excluded is as important as what is included.
David Ward
Took my camera for a short walk around my ponds yesterday. The afternoon sun was breaking through the overcast skies and reflecting light off the soft ripples drifting across the pond. I zoomed in to focus only on the ripples and reflections and remove the chaos. When I head out of town to some place of quiet or one of the natural areas I am also reducing the chaos of life, zooming in.
Snow is expected tonight and into tomorrow with accumulations of 6-11 inches. I have doctor appointments today, tomorrow and Thursday. Some are consultations and some are tests. Wherever you are stay dry, warm and out of trouble.
And today is my dads 94th birthday! Happy birthday dad!!!!
7 Comments
Mark
Wow, 94 – great for him!
I like your metaphor of zooming in. It brings a bit more simplicity. Conversely, I can also see how “zooming out” can be helpful for some situations in life as in “don’t sweat the small stuff.” 🙂 Both work.
I wouldn’t mind a good blanket of snow. Still muddy-dog-paw season here.
Monte Stevens
Good reminder for me, Mark! It would be interesting to see where in the zoom range I shoot most often, 16mm or 80mm.
Faye White
94! Good for Dad! That’s awesome.
You know I prefer zooming in, simplifying the elements. My photographic weakness is the wide shot. They’re difficult for me to compose and to get excited about to be honest.
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Faye! I do know you like to zoom in but hadn’t put that together until now. Hope you are having a great day!
Tom Dills
Happy Birthday, Dad! 94 is a goal for us all to aspire to!
I’ll agree to the dry and warm part, no promises on the out of trouble part! 😉
Monte Stevens
If’n ya get into trouble make it a whopper.
Tom Dills
!