Try A Photo Shoot With A Friend
I was driving along with a friend when we both noticed this inviting side road, and started exclaiming about it in unison. She had just gotten a new camera and wanted to try it out, so we made a u-turn, and tumbled out of the car.
I immediately busied myself trying to get a clear shot of some maple leaves against a tree trunk. It wasn’t easy, as the lighting was dim, and the leaves were quite a ways over my head. After a few minutes withonly marginal success, I looked around to see what my friend was doing.
There she was at the entrance to the road doing some sort of ‘oneness dance’ with a curved tree trunk. When I asked what on earth she was doing, she started showing me her pictures. They were really good. I’ve taken a ton of canopy pictures, but hadn’t thought of taking them from so close to the trunk!
I started experimenting with the same technique, and got a whole new look of the forest. You can probably guess that trees are my favorite subject, so I was more than pleased to get this whole new slant on things. Now we all know what a dog sees when he is chasing a squirrel. No wonder they love to do it so much. Oh, and no, this isn’t the same tree my friend was shooting. It’s actually the one with the maple leaves. I know it’s not a great shot as the day was overcast. I’m looking forward to trying this technique on clear day with a deep blue sky. It just goes to show, sometimes two heads are better than one.
Tags: country road, photographing trees, trees
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I love the “dog chasing a squirrel” shot!
It's an excellent reminder to always try and look at life from a different perspective!
Thank you!