Prepping for Extensive Exposure
A week from Monday, we begin our Winterim adventure in Action Photography. Winterim is a three and a half week extensive study of a particular subject or experience. Our high school students take the month of November off of “normal” classes and participate in Winterim. Since they spend all day, every day, for the month in one class, this Winterim is equivalent to a semester worth of a normal class and they receive credit for the program. Pretty cool. I wish my high school had this opportunity.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch. With Robin Norlén, I am teaching a Winterim on photography. In addition to helping spread our love for photography to a few other minds, I hope to use this opportunity to better my own photography, and, more importantly, to help me get more active in my own photography.
On Monday, I have to give a brief presentation on my summer travel experience. Let’s look at a few of my favorite photos from this June trip.
Mountain Sunrise
There is very little that a professional photographer will like about “Mountain Sunrise.” It was taken from inside a dirty and heavily tinted window on a moving train, nothing is sharp, and the foreground isn’t very well exposed. But, for me, I guess, it’s the memory that keeps this photo in a special place on my list. It’s a foggy, quiet sunrise, and it represents the beginning of my adventure.
Picnic in the Weeds
I like “Picnic in the Weeds” because of the thought I had when I came upon this scene. This is from a path in Seattle’s Discovery Park. Beautiful little clearing, what a great spot for a picnic. Too bad no one has bothered to bring a mower by in a long time. Kinda’ hard to climb through the waist high weeds to get to the table.
Many Glacier Reflection
“Many Glacier Reflection” captures the Many Glacier Lodge, at dawn, with a beautiful reflection provided by Swiftcurrent Lake. When I go back, I will have my tripod and a better lens, to do better justice to the exposure of the mountains and morning sky. But for stepping out of the car, figuring a decent exposure setting, and snapping a handheld photo, this isn’t too bad.
More to come. And, from November 3-25, please check our MV Action Photography website as we share our photos and our memories from this Winterim adventure.
