This photo was taken many years ago, before digital cameras existed even, with my trusty Minolta Dynax 7000i. I came across it whilst going through my old slides, something that amazed my kids who never saw a real slide show. They were actually expecting a Powerpoint presentation.
Naturally I had to digitize it and this is where my Canon MP810 came in real handy as it scanned the image with great accuracy and then exported it to the PC.
The photo itself just goes to show that photographic opportunities exist almost everywhere, you just have to open your mind to see them.
I have seen many versions of close-ups of a human eye, but normally they are of an older person. I decided to take on of Luca, my five year old nephew. There was no problem getting him to pose for it, in fact I couldn’t get him to stop
When looking at this photo you can almost see the innocence in this young face. one wonders what he will aspire to or even what dreams that he will have. It surprises me that there are people in this world that strive to take the innocence away from the young of this world, and I am not only talking about child molesters.
I wish to include in this category of stealer’s of innocence those people who try to introduce them to things that they are way too young to comprehend. Do they really need to be exposed to their sexuality at such a young age? Who should decide what and when they should learn these things, their parents or the establishment? I say let them enjoy their sweet innocence while they may as it will be taken away from them all too soon.
You know, sometimes I wonder if a photographer should also be a botanist so that he would be able to accurately describe the photo he has taken. Well, seeing as how I am not a botanist I reckon I will just call this baby a pretty red flower. (It turns out that it is a daisy, no thanks to Google.)
I took this shot at my parents place and I like the way it stands out from the background, partly due to the DOF but mainly because of the colour contrast. It always helps when you allow the subject to take up most of the space as it helps to keep distractions out of the photo. Notice how the flower is virtually popping out of the screen. I have included this photo as part of my wallpaper changing program.
While strolling around it is always good to look for unique photographic opportunities. After awhile when you look at your surroundings it’s almost as if you are looking through a camera’s viewfinder, or these days the LCD screen. On many an occasion you will be able to use some of your surroundings to actually frame your selected image. On this particular occasion I used the silhouette of some plants to frame this picture I took at Hamilton Island.
As this photo shows there are photographic opportunities everywhere, even in your backyard garden. All it takes is looking at things in a different perspective.
I took this shot of a simple celery leaf one morning I tried to frame it in such a way that it would catch the different green hues as well as the different layers. This was naturally helped by the natural light conditions. You will probably noticed that I took the shot right after it rained which I did to add a little more character.
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They were actually expecting a Powerpoint presentation.
