Whether you're out and about camera in hand, grimly determined to take a few award-winning shots, or just ambling about and happen to have something with a lens attached handy, it's a sure shot that you'll think about the places, objects and people in ways that have never crossed your mind before. Funny, sad, analytical...you get it all. Like when I was taking the picture of the snowdrops, it got me wondering why there were snowdrops on that particular bitof ground and nowhere else. A bit of looking around (wearing a wise expression), and I realised that that patch of ground was fairly high on a slope facing south; ergo, more sunlight, more warmth - and spring's come early for that patch of snowdrops.
Things can get funny too. I'll never forget this incident in a park a few years ago, looking up from a dense bush where I'd been taking a picture of a bug or something, to find myself face-to-face with a large Boxer, looking at me with an expression that seemed to say "Hey, what's in there, buddy? Anything good? Huh? Huh?". Had a bit of a chuckle with that one!
good observation
ReplyDeletelovely pic Babai. I have started reading my camera's manual and also been doing some online reading on photography. The last time I read the terms aperture, focal point etc was in Physics in high school. So it was indeed intimidating. I don't have a high end SLR or anything, but I can't justify investing in one until I learn a thing or two.
ReplyDeletePinki - thanks :-)!
ReplyDeleteLucky - While knowing the terms and how they work on the camera is useful, with digital cameras (even the newer dSLRs) where you can see how making an adjustment changes the image evenbefore you click, its not always necessary to know what leads to what - you just do it by instinct. (It's different when you can't see the image - in the old film days!)
Also, I don't use a dSLR either - I have what's known as a high-end compact, which is a great compromise, as it has most of a dSLR's features, but small enough to fit in a pocket. The Canon G11 is a great example - check it out if you want - and look forward to seeing some samples of your photography!
So true Suvo. Its funny that you right about it now.. i was on a vacation to Delhi few weeks back and decided i hate to put my phone camera to use. I can tell you - i did feel liberated from my clunky DSLR. :D
ReplyDeleteBut truly, your point of view to life that goes by changes. I can bet i look at faces more closely, i notice the clothes people wear, the way they talk, the flowers in the garden and how they will look on the green background or what if I could go on my knees and look at them.. these pleasures of photography!