I joined a FB photo-a-day challenge this month. Sometimes it has been painful to keep up with. A few of the subjects have been tricky, and now and then I've cheated by digging through our photo archives for one that fits. On the whole though, most days I've really enjoyed getting out with my camera, armed with a specific theme in mind. The photo-a-day challenge has been helpful in developing my photography skills too; pushing me to look at things in a less than typically expected way.
Today's topic was 'ten minutes from home'...that sounds easy, right!? In reality, we never drive anywhere that takes more than say around 7 minutes at the most - I'M NOT JOKING!!!!! So giving myself permission to bend the theme just a smidgen, I decided to shoot some photos at Bumboras, especially as we had to take a trip to that part of the island anyway for Harry's guitar lesson. Bumboras is about 8 minutes from home!
Today was kind of a big deal in my photography journey as I switched my camera settings to manual. Today I twiddled the aperture and shutter sped dials with so much gusto I practically had RSI. I took heaps of photos and...... most of them turned out rubbish, but hey, you have to start somewhere!!! As I was taking the photos I kept thinking to myself, "oh that's going to be a great one', but in reality, once I loaded them onto the computer I saw them in all their over-exposed and under-focused glory. For a minute I felt deflated. But now having reflected a bit more, I don't think it's so bad that they didn't turn out as expected. We learn from our mistakes. Plus, I can always go back tomorrow and the day after that, and the day after that, until I get it right!!!!!!
4 comments:
Stunning photos, I love the baby Norfolk pines on the beach. The only one's I've seen here in NZ are mature trees, as they would have been planted many years ago. S:)
these photos are really lovely, you've captured some great shots here. Sounds like you're really enjoying your photography!
I've been shooting on manual for nearly a year now and some days are golden and it all goes well and other days I can't seem to get my brain into gear and struggle with every single shot! When I'm not frustrated about that, I like to think that it's a bit like life in general, really. These are beautiful photos, if you ask me!
I started shooting manual from feb and adore it! these are fab! x
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