I Need An Editor. A Brain Editor.
Angry At Myself, Again
I’m always preaching that it’s more important to stay connected to storytelling and living an experience connected to the subject matter seen through the lens.
I can hear both my mother and father.
“You sometimes just don’t listen!”
They are certainly right today with the photo choice for My Final Photo.
It is a very good, almost excellent demonstration of the multiple exposure slow shutter speed technique. The slow shutter speed blurs moving objects, the waves in this photo. The multiple exposure technique combines several photos into one photo accentuating the variety of waves that struck the shore. With my camera on a tripod, I made many multiple exposure photos observing the wave pattern to try and get a significant pattern that would illustrate wind across the lake.
When I began the edit, I went directly to that set of photos to find the best. From the seven possible I chose the one below and made it My Final Photo
In my haste to edit the photos because I was eager to watch the second episode of ‘3 Body Problem’ on Netflix, I acted foolishly. I didn’t take the time to review the photos I’d taken to determine the camera setup for the multiple exposure shots.
Doh!
The better photo was among the prep photos. It is at the top. It better captures the whitecaps rushing over the shoreline. In my eagerness to create a unique photo using a seldom-used, intriguing technique, I lost sight of my role as a simple photographer. I became overly focused on showcasing a complex method rather than maintaining humility.
Now that Elon Musk has an AI Nurealink implant I’m going to request a special edition for my brain so it can give me a hard slap when I stray from my own photo principles. Sometimes I need that. Could have used it today.
Or an assistant to slap me.
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