I did another little stint of “shooting from the hip (and head and knee).” Taking pictures without looking through the viewfinder. One of the goals is to go back and look at the pictures that were taken and see what in them might might captivate me, and might show me new approaches I could intentionally incorporate into my photography. With this batch I did give myself permission to do some cropping, but no other processing.
I’ve taken many pictures of this locale. There is something about the angles of the hill, and presence of the path that captures me. This is close to one of my favorite framings of this scene. No cropping involved.
Frosty picnic table. I just like this one. Little bit cropped.
It was a bright, frosty morning. I just stuck the camera amongst the grass and shot. I like the bokeh. Little bit cropped.
I’ve noticed that most of the shots I take when not looking through the viewfinder are aimed lower than i would typically intend. Typically, I guess I like to include the horizon/skyline and some of the sky (even thought the sky can be quite a bother.) The original included a tiny slice of the horizon. I like it better with it cropped out.
I mostly don’t care for this image but I’m intrigued by the sweeping curves of the interior and exterior of the driveway. I think there is some potential to explore when I start looking through the viewfinder.