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| Ready to Read? [Definitely not what I saw mind!] |
I, being an amateur in several of the abovementioned persons, can sometimes commiserate with these people.
In general, when I am feeling as normal as is possible for a 75ish female soul, and time and weather are cooperating with my health deficiencies, set out with my camera in my home, yard or somewhere I have mentally noted a photo opportunity. Sometimes I am the joyful snapshooter, and other times, I am serious about composition, light and other facets of my meager training in photography.
Months ago, and I do mean MONTHS, the above setting in the vestibule of our church caught my eye. Months ago the chairs had a lovely upholstery and character, but the lamp had no bulb in it, and a candle and Bible sat on the table.
I work in the church office every Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
I kept thinking of the setting in my mind. I remembered to bring an energy saving bulb, but it did not fit the lamp so the lamp shade would stay on. Strike 1! I carried the bulb home.
Several weeks I forgot to include bulb or camera among items I carry with me. [This is not a hard job; primarily I am there to answer the phone.] There is a library, but I usually carry my Kindle along with fruit to munch and emergency heart meds, should I need them. Usually I am there alone with doors locked.
Finally a week ago, I remembered both light bulb and camera. I had not paid any attention to the setting in a few weeks.
After I settled in, I installed the light bulb and set about arranging the chairs. Yikes! Someone had put some awful colored covers over the beautiful antique !upholstery! I can find no words to express my dismay. Those are the ugliest covers I have ever seen, not to mention they appear to be haphazardly installed. Strike 2!
I took one shot and realized the light bulb was too bright; I was using available light (no flash). Between my errant choice of wattage and the seat covers, I was disheartened I had let a beautiful (in my mind) setting slip away.
However, I was determined to come away with something so I did, what I love to do: zero in on a small portion of the photo in my mind, which was the table where I had placed several books from the church library with my new Kindle Touch. It is sort of a "macro mode" in my mind. No Strike 3, I hoped.
Even though the two photos do not reach the imagery of my mind, it sure beats those ugly chairs which were, to me, beautiful with the antique, albeit yellowed, upholstery! I slightly favor the second shot. I had a polarizer on but could not eliminate all the glares but did eliminate quite a few.
I would have lit the candle for the cozy atmosphere in my mind, but I did not wish to responsible for burning down the church building for a photo!
PHOTOS: by NitWit1 unless otherwise attributed.
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8 comments:
Hahaha...I too am a novice photographer and feel your pain!!! But, (I must admit) that for me, it's normally a lack of artistic skill. UGH!
I agree about those covers. Anything would have been better.
The light does make an inviting scene however and I liked Ready to read 1 the best.
you are too cute. laughed at the idea of you burning down the church for a photo op. :)
Persistent you are! Good job!
great juxtaposition, and I think your choice of close-up over wrinkly chairs is inspired.
You persevere just like. If it doesn’t work one way, I try another. The lamp shots are great...gotta be happy with them. I bet if you tweaked the chair one you could get it to where you like it, too. Thanks for the nice comment. genie
That still made a very nice setting, but too bad about the upholstery covers! And I do the same thing with forgetting to remember things like bringing the lightbulb. It drives me nuts.
This is Roxann from Ancientearthwisdom.com by the way - I'm logged in on my google account for my writerly blog.
I prefer the second shot because the light is more even. The lamp is beautiful!
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