Here’s another shot that I took in New Orleans. What attracted me to this set of shutters was the repeating pattern broken by the one detached slat. What I hadn’t seen until I reviewed the photos on my computer was the optical illusion. Because of the angle of the shot, the photo looks a bit like it’s taller on the right side than the left.

This is another shot I wanted to do something with but just couldn’t seem to bring out what I wanted. I felt there was some merit to it, but couldn’t do it justice. I’m a little happier with its current incarnation, just not totally pleased yet.

Hey, that’s what I like about the arts (music, photography) it’s a constant struggle to manifest your efforts into a work that “feels right”. How often do I accomplish that? If I had to quantify it, I’d say about 0.05 % of the frames that I shoot are photos that I am pretty proud of. Sure, that success rate would get you canned quickly if you were a pilot or a surgeon, but for me every failed shot is just another rung up the ladder. Someone once said that every photographer has about 50,000 bad photographs in them, so it’s best to get them out of the way as soon as possible. Based on that I’m well on my way.

So I continue– reading, learning, practicing, shooting, thinking, reading some more. I sometimes feel that there is a big truth out there for me in photography. And I wonder if I am too involved in the busyness of researching and delving into the details to miss the profound truth of what I seek to put forth.

Could be.

Kinda like life, huh?

Later,

Dwight