light of morn

daybreak

our back yard

Summer 2014

Prompted by a class assignment for

Adventures in Seeing

a scavenger hunt for subjects

that represent

openness.

This is how I feel

at the beginning of each day:

refreshed

renewed

inspired

energized

optimistic

open

I'm usually pulling

- and cursing -

these messy ivy tangles

that grow from the other side of the fence.

They are kinda interesting...

***

Notes:

My camera is a tool for

seeing

focusing

being attentive

...

simply

capturing and recording

what strikes me

at a given

time and place.

It's a different kind of photography

than still life;

a different creative process

altogether

(well...sort of)

I love to compose

still life scenes,

but I also love

to capture

the world as it is.

Once I noticed the sun rising

I positioned myself to take advantage of

the possibility of

back lighting and sun flare

 original photo SOOC

LIGHTROOM

Some creative play with the

Develop Module

to 'refine my vision.'

Then I tried out

several presets

before deciding on Kim's

kk_hazeydazy

and fine-tuned it even further.

PHOTOSHOP

I cloned out two little annoying bits

near the edges

which distracted me.

(seems I get a bit more control here than in LR)

One layer of kk_0405

(Overlay 24%)

***

Truly the light of morn is sweet

And sweet it is to see the sun...

excerpt from

a hymn by

Emily Taylor

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