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           “We have much to learn by  studying nature and taking the time to tease out it’s secrets.”  David Suzuki

The editing process for me is just that…a process.  It’s begun by going through the collected work from a particular shoot, using the Michigan trip as a recent example, and editing those “in your face” shots that I remember vividly as exciting at the time of capture.

Having just finished that selection I will now go back through to glean the “gems” that I’ve overlooked.  As odd as it may seem, on my return trip home I found it difficult to recall what I had accomplished on the trip as everything seemed a blur of early mornings, late sunsets, driving, finding, not finding, some color, no color and conversations.  It’s my belief, not scientific, that my brain files get filled and then, through some sort of “magic” it tosses out what’s necessary to make room for new acquisitions.

Be that as it may, the blog image is one edited from the “first pass”.  A wooded path in the Porcupine Wilderness area with a little different twist.  Using a shutter speed of about 1/4 of a second I did a tiny movement of the camera in the attempt to create a more “impressionistic” interpretation of the scene in front of me.  Sometimes this approach takes several captures to get the movement right and sometimes not so many.  For me it’s usually several.

At this point in time I feel this approach, in my mind, should not totally obliterate the subject beyond recognition, but that’s just my opinion.  I find that in the right circumstances it will yield some beautiful results.

The creative journey is different for everyone and comes at its own speed.  It’s refreshing  for me to step off the cliff at different times as it usually improves my approach to other subjects

Go Baylor...Sic 'Em Bears!

For more views of my work visit;

"A Piece Of Work", Spirit Lake, Iowa  http://www.apieceofworkinc.com

Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, Minnesota   www.lanesboroarts.org

BetterPhoto.com   http://www.betterphoto.com/Premium/Default.aspx?id=251674&mp=V

http://500px.com/pigs4u

Comments

[journeyman]

Great image Dan, just the right amount of blur. Wonderful colors - technique worked well for this one.