TammyN

The long way, you must go

Out for a 6 mile walk yesterday, pulled the Clif Bar I had stuffed in my pocket out for a snack, and ended up using it as a photo prop instead......... self por...
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Out for a 6 mile walk yesterday, pulled the Clif Bar I had stuffed in my pocket out for a snack, and ended up using it as a photo prop instead......... self portrait of me following the instructions on my Clif Bar, lol
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FinePix HS20EXR

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 10/14000 Focal Length 420/100

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Feb, 2015

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Contest Finalist in Wanderer Photo Contest

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And when the darkness comes

Emotions, like angry clouds, surround

Echoing rumbles of doubt and defeat

And you feel alone…
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Behind The Lens

Location

I live in a farming community, and the field access roads thru the river bottoms provides a nice quiet 6 loop with no traffic (except during planting or harvest season, lol) I go here fairly often for exercise, and to just get away for awhile.

Time

It was around 3:00pm, and I was starting to get a bit hungry, so I pulled out the Clif Bar I had in my pocket. It kept threatening to rain, and I was still 2 miles from my vehicle. The message on the Clif Bar wrapper to 'go the long way' just seemed to be calling for a photoshoot, lol.

Lighting

I just used the ambient light from the little bit of sun that was bleeding thru the clouds

Equipment

My camera (don't laugh!) is basically a glorified 'point & shoot.' I shoot with a Fuji Finepix HS20. My 'tripod' was some debris (old bits of a corncob and some pebbles) that I used to prop the lens up. The camera was just sitting on the ground.

Inspiration

The weather, the long road, and the message on the Clif Bar wrapper

Editing

I processed the jpeg in Photoshop CS4. using it to help add a bit of mystery to the image. Using the linear burn blend mode with a bit of Gaussian blur is a technique I like to use to give my images a bit of a 'surreal' feel

In my camera bag

All I carry is the camera, and maybe a spare set of batteries. And something to snack on, lol. That's it.

Feedback

The best advice I can offer is just get out there with your camera, and notice the small things that others might overlook. I know this isn't true for everyone, but my best images are usually taken when I'm alone. Shoot what you like to shoot. Process it with the end result in mind that YOU want to see. In the end, if you are proud of your image, if you enjoyed the experience of taking it and developing it into your very own work of art, that is all that really matters.

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The long way, you must go