Sometimes you can be surprised what can happen when you least expect it. This photo is an "aerial" shot of the Winterfest celebration in Ogden Utah. The aerial part came about when I saw that Ogden City Fire Dept. had their ladder apparatus extended to its max and I made the comment that I would like to be at the top for some photo opportunities. Permission and assistance granted! I was outfitted with a hard hat and a safety belt and away I went. Amazing! At the top I expected a bit of a platform for my feet but I had to brace against the top ladder rungs and manage the camera from that position. A bit surprising how much motion (bouncing) while I was hanging out. Not enough to be frightening but more of a photo challenge. A great opportunity and I got some great shots that the other photographers can only drool over (maybe). Always take the opportunity to ask to get where others might not think about.
Mud Hills
Capitol Reef, Utah
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sometimes you can be surprised what can happen when you least expect it. This photo is an "aerial" shot of the Winterfest celebration in Ogden Utah. The aerial part came about when I saw that Ogden City Fire Dept. had their ladder apparatus extended to its max and I made the comment that I would like to be at the top for some photo opportunities. Permission and assistance granted! I was outfitted with a hard hat and a safety belt and away I went. Amazing! At the top I expected a bit of a platform for my feet but I had to brace against the top ladder rungs and manage the camera from that position. A bit surprising how much motion (bouncing) while I was hanging out. Not enough to be frightening but more of a photo challenge. A great opportunity and I got some great shots that the other photographers can only drool over (maybe). Always take the opportunity to ask to get where others might not think about.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
I like this still life through the window in a really neat place in Chloride, Arizona. Normally I gravitate to landscape work but this is a lot of fun as well. I am just beginning to get the blog thing going and learn how every thing seems to work. I am just starting with a photo on each post and let it go from there. I am spending a great deal more time organizing and cataloging my photos. This is paying off in a bunch of ways. I am reviewing a lot of work that I haven't looked at in a while. Some really good images have been hiding just a bit. Also I am more closely reviewing some of my work and learning some of the many things that I need to do to improve what I do. One thing that is painfully apparent is that I jump from thing to thing not spending time to really look and consider all of the aspects of my subjects. Lesson: Slow down!
I am really interested to involve myself in the blog world. Not sure that anyone will ever see any of these words but I think this is great way to review what I am doing and maybe where I want to move toward with my photography. Later.
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