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Sunday, April 7, 2013

rescuing a caterpillar

Today I am linking up with Photo Heart Connection, Kat Sloma's monthly retrospective review of 'the photo that best connects to your heart.' I made this shot while on a little hike with my daughters last Saturday. I was trying out my new Canon 6D, getting acquainted with all the buttons and dials, so I wasn't expecting anything special. We were just walking along, 'dishing' about this and that, when Erin spied this little fella trying to cross the trail. Immediately, simultaneously we all thought the same thing: he's going to get trampled before he can make it across! Without hesitation, she gently scooped him up, and while we debated where to put him (which direction was he actually heading?...we didn't want to make him start all over again), I made this shot. On the fly...the spur of the moment. I hardly had time to even focus. Then Kelly chimed in with this quote she'd once heard...

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...and a precious memory was born.

When I reviewed my shots in Lightroom and zoomed in on this shot I was amazed at the detail I had captured. 20 megapixels. Wow!



It got me thinking of the days when we used to hike and camp with the girls...and I recalled this snapshot I took many years ago.

Kelly & Erin
Three Sisters Park
near Evergreen
1995

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I'm also linking up with Beyond Beyond 'cause I started with Kim's tutorial on creating my own hazy preset...but as happens so often with my creative process, I end up not quite where I thought I would be when I started. I played around with several Lightroom presets, finally settling on one of David duChemin's - Iceland Split Blues. Then I added Kim's texture - kk_prague - Soft Light blend mode @39%...all of which gave it the spring/hazy feel I was after in the first place.

 xoxo

 Cindy
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10 comments:

  1. Viv@Thoughts from the DesktopApril 8, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Lovely memories Cindy and congrats on the new camera looks great...

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    1. UnknownApril 10, 2013 at 11:27 AM

      Thanks Viv!

      I was feeling a bit apprehensive/guilty at first about the purchase, but after playing with it and seeing the potential...I am glad.

      xoxo

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  2. Kat SlomaApril 8, 2013 at 7:18 AM

    Wonderful image and story for the Photo-Heart Connection this month! I love the parallels between "then" and "now" we often find when we slow down and look with our heart. Thank you for sharing with us!

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    1. UnknownApril 9, 2013 at 6:10 AM

      Thanks Kat for helping me get there! I look forward every month to this, and try to practice it whenever I get out my camera.

      xoxo

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  3. Sarah HuizengaApril 8, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    So precious. What sweet young girls they were in their matching outfits. Have fun with that new camera.

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  4. Denise FabianApril 8, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    What a beautiful entry! And totally enjoy that camera!!!

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  5. NancyApril 10, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    Cindy, what a perfect post for the Photo Heart Connection.....so sweet and precious.....I know you are going to enjoy your new camera and I look forward to seeing all those awesome photographs you are going to share...

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    1. UnknownApril 10, 2013 at 11:30 AM

      Thanks Nancy! This is what I love about photography and blogging: the connection with kindred spirits like you!

      xoxo

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