Page 12 - Boca ViewPointe - August '19

Page 12, Viewpointe August 2019
The Photo Corner: On Assignment

– One Scene With Two Views

By George Steinman I’ve entered previously with
some success. It’s just a lot
Yes - by its title, this of fun to enter and see the
month’s photography article results – no money but a letter
is a little different from of congratulations if your
the norm. Here I took a photograph is selected, seeing
really neat photograph at the you photographed on display
Morikami Japanese Gardens at the museum, and last, as I
for one purpose and used describe it, another notch on
it again for another – for your gun belt. Rather than
Earth Day and a B/W for a submitting the color version
photographic contest. From of this photograph, I thought
the top, Morikami is one of my favorite places here in Boca it would be interesting if I
Raton. I believe that it is the seventh largest Japanese gardens converted the photograph
outside of Japan. And I love taking pictures there as every to a black and white (B/W)
time I go there I find several different things to photograph photograph. You see it here.
there that I hadn’t seen before. As Florida is known for its I did a small amount of color
clean light and clouds, when I’m looking for landscapes I editing to make the sky a
try only to go when, by looking up at the sky, I think that darker blue and thereby a
here will be amazing cloud formations there. One day I was darker and more dramatic
there at the right time and getting the photograph I wanted. B/W sky. And also I did some
And yes, It’s great to be at the right place at the right time. color editing with the trees
We begin. on the far side of the lake to
Earth Day make them appear lighter,
My goal earlier this year was to try to take a really almost with a silver effect.
great photograph and post it to show it for Earth Day as So I submitted this B/W Earth Day B/W
my support for environmental protection. I love this kind photograph to the contest.
of photography as I’m a supporter of Morikami Gardens, And Holey Moley it got
National Geographic, the Nature Conservancy, and the Sierra juried. I really liked this B/W
Club. One morning the sun was bright, nearby clouds looked version. It’s out to my framer
perfect and off we went to Morikami – up the steps, check in right now and then will be
at membership, and down the steps to the lake there. What a hung in our house.
great scene. You see it here. There was no wind so the lake That’s it for this month.
was still to allow for great reflections. The trees at the far Always remember to have
end of the lake look good. Here – another consideration. I your camera with you all
wanted to photograph this scene in the morning hours so the time as you may see
that the trees would show as bright figures. Photographing something that you have never
late in the afternoon would put the trees in the shadows. And seen before and might never
looking up at the clouds I saw a fantastic sight by Mother see again. Also don’t forget
Nature. The clouds appeared dynamic and full of life. And the Peter Lik philosophy “It’s
from a detailed perspective, the reflections of the clouds on not what you see. It’s how you
the lake were just slightly darker than the color of the actual see it”. Follow the light and
clouds as the sky and the lake have different densities, among photograph everything that
other things. I love this scene as it shows, in its own way, light makes beautiful. May the
a simple but very beautiful view of our planet and with it a light be with you always. And
wish to preserve it. most important, always make
Earth Day B/W photography fun.
A short time after finishing this photograph, I saw the
advertisement from the Palm Beach Photographic Center George Steinman is a
for submissions for their annual member juried contest. For resident of The Palms and can
this type of contest, a judge (juror) selects a small portion of be contacted at sgphotollc@
all photographs submitted (juried photographs) for display gmail.com.  Earth Day
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