Dancing at Dawn...
Moments later the expected sun came up...
The bird that showed up for the sunrise portrait came right over to me expecting his pay no doubt. I'll have to bring some treats next time...
The clouds out west in the mean time have been moving towards the east with surprising speed. I was waiting to see the sun set behind them when the rains came. Still I got this dramatic shot...
On the way home I wondered - did I have as much fun with the sunrise as it apparently had with me? Even with the windshield wipers slapping the rain away I knew it was going to be another good day.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
Note the reason I ask you to go "abstract" this week, is to remove the idea of subject and get to the basic building blocks of art -- line, shape, color and texture. It's how we "arrange" these things on our canvas that make an artistic photo (or not).
Matthew
Matthew L Kees
MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
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"Every artist, was once an amateur"
I believe that there is an explanation for everything, so, yes, I believe in miracles. ~Robert Brault
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Chasrich, agent at large...
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