Photography is all about history, right? All you can do as a photographer is capture a moment in time. After that, it’s already history. So, what if you could go back in time and catch some older history?
That was my goal in going to the Medieval Festival in Cooks Creek, on July, 28 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
As a photographer, be it pro, amateur or a mix of both, you always need to have your eyes open. Small details in the landscape can make a great picture.
But you also need to have an image of the landscape by itself, without the tiny details. I tend to focus on a lot of details and so I have
Well, more or less. Last week I had to go to Calgary for some business. Nothing special but it had to be done in person. So, I took the day off and left for Alberta around 7am.
Arrived in Calgary, a leaden sky and rain started to come down. Wonderful, only my short-sleeved shirt on my back and nothing else. Thanks, Weather Forecasters! So …
We all know those nights. Full of stars, no moon and dark… So dark that even reading your watch is becoming a problem.
Away from civilisation, well, at least a few hundred meters. Not another soul in view. Even your own soul is hard to see. Nights like that can present some surprises…
Landscapes, people, festivities, all have something in common, apart from the photographer. The pictures taken mostly ignore the details.
So, this time I decided to go back to the details that surround us. Just to show that those details are also worthy of a picture.