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| Soft and strong London, ON October 2021 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
More than the photo, though, is the memory of what it took to get this series of shots in the first place:
I leaned against a steeply banked tree right at the edge of the fast-moving river.
Then I checked my stance at least seven times to ensure I wasn't about to fall into said river.
I found my inner way-loosened-up-Zen to ensure I was holding the camera still enough for the electronic image stabilization to do its thing. It felt delightful.
I composed different parts of the water and imagined what they'd look like after between 0.25 and 0.5 second long exposures. It's harder than it sounds.
I gently squeezed off more images than I dare admit. Just in case, you know.
In the end, long-ish exposures without a tripod aren't exactly the stuff of photographic dreams.
But this experience wasn't so much about the pictures as it was about the process, and how it felt to be at one with the rushing waters, hoping to tell their story in a way I'd never managed to pull off before.
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