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Sunday, August 01, 2021

Returning to the sun-drenched grasses

Backlit and tall
London, ON
October 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

Almost 15 years ago, I stood beside a steep ditch in farmland north of #LdnONT taking pictures of the tall grasses. In my hot little hands was my then-brand-new Nikon, and this was its first outing.

You know where this is going: I was so engrossed in the scene playing out in the viewfinder that I neglected to watch my step - and ended up falling down the slope.

Thankfully the camera was OK, but I'm pretty sure I bruised a rib in the process. But the photos were decent, and based on that experience I added bulrushes and tall grasses to an ever-lengthening list of things I like to shoot.

Years later, I found myself in the woods on the other side of town, with a new Nikon in my hot little hands. This time I didn't fall like an idiot, and the tall grasses were even lovelier than I had remembered.

Learning from earlier mistakes. Not a bad way to up my photo game. Or to stay out of the ditch. Or to live.

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Related:
Bulrushes, part 2, November 2020
Bulrushes, part 3, November 2020
As the rush comes, October 2006

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