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Flaw into a feature

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I was thinking back over the last year or so and I noticed that most of my top photos (in terms of views) have all been from “random” shots. I mean those “spur of the moment” ones, where you have the camera on you and you see something interesting. I do go on a lot of planned outings and these are worthwhile too. But there is something to ne said for keeping your eyes open, ready to pounce.

These days most cell phones have great cameras as well and these can be all you need. The key I think is to be intentional and keep on looking. So, here I am a passenger on the way to the city and of course I’€™ve got my DSLR with me! The harbour looked peaceful after the storm. I only had a few seconds to get this…. My shutter speed wasn’t really fast enough; there was a little motion blur in the capture.

I learnt this technique a long time ago – take a flaw and make it a feature. In this image that meant increase the glow or blur and make it a bit more mysterious…. Did it work? I think so!Wellington Harbour, New Zealand

These tools helped me work the magic:

Volcano At Rest

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I don’t to complain but sometimes clear blue skies can be a little boring!  So, either its just enjoy the scene and put the camera away or focus a bit more on the foreground.  In this case the tussock grass is so vivid and glowing that I reckon it works just fine.   The ground around here is that strange volcanic ash and earth; this in turn seems to effect the colour of everything else.   The volcano in question in this picture is dormant at the moment but I remember back in the mid 70s when it was puffing away with gusto.  For the present it is happy to be at rest.Blue mountain tussock

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