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Somewhat OT, and inspiration thing
John H. Reid III, Photographer
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Gates Mills | OH | USA | Posted: 10:16 PM on 05.01.11 |
->> I live in a village in Ohio. Only 2,500 people in a pretty large geographic area. Nice thing is we are very close to much larger communities. (VERY close, like 5 minutes.) Sort of the best of both worlds as to small town / big city. There are some pretty picturesque areas nearby. Only problem is that the weather here can be dismal. Last year there was a high school baseball team in the area that only played 12 games due to rainouts. You get the picture. I recently got a book from National Geographic titled "Visions of Paradise." In it I found this photo.
http://invisiblestories.tumblr.com/post/1569628010/michael-kenna-hokkaido-2...
For sure this was as dismal a day as any we get here. It's simply a beautiful photograph. It's all how you look at the glass, half-empty or half-full. |
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John H. Reid III, Photographer
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Gates Mills | OH | USA | Posted: 8:07 AM on 05.02.11 |
| ->> I realize that the first post was obtuse. Hey, I'm no writer (obviously!) My point is that often I see beautiful photos taken in the "magic hour" at sunrise or sunset. The quality of light, the angle, the color temperature, etc. can dramatically affect a photo. When you live in an area where the sun makes infrequent visits it can be frustrating. Then you see a beautiful photo made on an obviously dismal day, and you get some inspiration to look at the world harder and try and find a photo with the light you have, rather than bemoaning what you don't have. |
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