Likely we are still at the relative early stages of the 2020 corona virus lock down. The streets are eerily quiet, almost total absence of the big jet aircraft that continually criss-cross the city (Toronto, Canada) skies and yes, the air really does seem sweeter & cleaner. My eyes closed to concentrate senses, I drank my morning cup of coffee in the garden, enjoying the first spring day where the sun tentatively radiates discernible warmth downwards. With so few other distractions
beckoning, my spring garden work is well ahead of schedule --- my wife has laid out detailed campaign plans to accomplish her vegetable and flower successes later in the year, always assuming Mother Nature decides to partner up in this project
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Local parks and nearby places of interest are virtually 100% closed and with a strong desire to continue to develop my camera skills, I am daily hunting for fresh & captivating subjects located on the property, towards which to point my lens. It is now only days away from having to cut the rapidly thickening lawn & with this in mind, I dutifully spotted the trusty lawnmower lurking in the shadows of the darkest corner of the garden shed, covered in a layer of winter dust and accumulated oily smudges.
Many of the photography related channel operators on YouTube, themselves also house and apartment bound, have been presenting creative suggestions & ideas on how to spot candidate household objects & possessions as a basis for creative photographic ideas. With this approach in mind, I found myself rolling around the driveway trying to find new & dramatic angles to digitally capture my lawnmower now that she is all oiled & polished up for a full summer of work. Not easy to seize arresting depictions of the mundane mower. I quickly discovered that ground level angles--as viewed by the innocent earthworm just before being shredded, offered much more dramatic views of this noisy metal monster compared to the usual and rather boring 6ft high eye vantage point of the adult male.
Just a word on YouTube. Fantastic tool that we, here in 2020, are all privileged to be able use & enjoy. Personally I have learned so much about photography from a considerable number of highly qualified presenters. I have learned at my own (slow & plodding) pace, incorporating new procedures and techniques into my approach as best fitted my digital progress. On the flip side, YouTube can be a monumental time waster. So much intriguing, captivating (and potentially useless) material---so little time.
READERS: To make most sense of the continuity of this blog, it is suggested that you commence reading entries with the earliest posting date.
Local parks and nearby places of interest are virtually 100% closed and with a strong desire to continue to develop my camera skills, I am daily hunting for fresh & captivating subjects located on the property, towards which to point my lens. It is now only days away from having to cut the rapidly thickening lawn & with this in mind, I dutifully spotted the trusty lawnmower lurking in the shadows of the darkest corner of the garden shed, covered in a layer of winter dust and accumulated oily smudges.
Just a word on YouTube. Fantastic tool that we, here in 2020, are all privileged to be able use & enjoy. Personally I have learned so much about photography from a considerable number of highly qualified presenters. I have learned at my own (slow & plodding) pace, incorporating new procedures and techniques into my approach as best fitted my digital progress. On the flip side, YouTube can be a monumental time waster. So much intriguing, captivating (and potentially useless) material---so little time.
READERS: To make most sense of the continuity of this blog, it is suggested that you commence reading entries with the earliest posting date.
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