Hidden Truck

We'd stopped so I could try to make something of a half built log cabin and I almost missed the this truck. I wonder about things like this. Did someone drive it here, park it and never plan on coming back? It bothered me a little that it was almost overgrown with the brush but I had to make something of it. Maybe I just wanted to see more of it and have more of a creative chance. Not to be. The half built log cabin has vanished since, but the truck is still there. I like this now because it is what it is.

Grass and Flowers

I feel I made something of nothing, but at the same time, there had to be something here to make me stop and make this. I remember thinking of the different compositions I should try, patterns in the flowers, grass, and also, I should use the lens to explore it. No hurry, my self guided camera tour. The photography developed along the way. At the last moment I flipped my idea of full depth of field and went minimum. I have excitement and satisfaction in the final touches when I think of them. This shows how important a long lens and "out of focus" is.

Big Tree

A quiet area by an old un-used farm on a closed off road, I wonder how many people have noticed this. It's not like the Grand Canyon where you know what to shoot. I think there's subtle beauty in every direction but it's not obvious. This tree is on a little patch of land in between the farm and road. It's a drive by tree. I had a rough idea of the framing, but still became excited when I looked through the lens. Nothing left to do except timing and exposure. This is a digital capture. I worked the exposure so the grass could never go dark even with computer work. Call it a test or exercise in exposure. This grand tree looks healthy, and strong. I think the small tree to the right, light grass, and background combine to isolate and show it off.