Page 6 - Boca ViewPointe - February '20

Page 6, Viewpointe February 2020
The Photo Corner: The Art Of Seeing – Looking Up

And Looking Down

By George Steinman Leaves
The Leaves photograph
To me, the art of seeing in you see here presents some
relation to photography is a leaves surrounded by blossoms
G-d given talent. Sometimes which I spotted in the corner of
I tease and call it being born my eye on the top of a cherry
with photographic genes. I’ve blossom tree in Roslyn on
learned a lot about this art from Long Island. They looked great
attending classes and more so but photographing them was
from the talented classmates another story. Photographing
in these classes. Initially it was the scene looking up at the
somewhat strange for me as I leaves obviously was not an
was brought up in the high tech aerospace world with controlling option. I went to the garage,
satellites with state of the art electromagnetics and training took out a ladder, and placed
astronauts on docking maneuvers. And I’ve learned about seeing it by the tree’s trunk. So now
in taking a step back and understanding what I was seeing, such we had a set-up for the actual
as a blending of colors or a scene rather that the details. photographing. Susan was
In demonstrating the art of seeing in one class, we had a holding on to the ladder as
rather interesting set of assignments. Photograph where ever you I got to the top. George’s
wanted but you had to take three different sets of photographs: Rule Number 1 - safety first
looking straight ahead with the camera at your waist, looking up, when doing photography.
and looking down. Looking up and looking down were really Rule Number 2 - Follow Rule The Mountain
interesting. With looking up, you might see some interesting Number 1. With a narrow depth
floral in a tree or if you were lucky enough, you might photograph of field, the leaves were razor sharp and the blossoms simply a The Mountain
a rainbow. Rainbows are rare but every single one is beautiful. ring surrounding the leaves. I loved this shot and it’s hanging in I photographed this scene on one of our Tauck tours of the
There are no bad looking rainbows. Or you might photograph the foyer of our home. Canadian Rockies near Bannf National Park. Looking upward
some interesting cloud formations. For example, I took a and at a distance I saw this amazing scene. Yes - it helps to be
photograph on a Christmas afternoon just after lunch and I had in the right place at the right time. The scene I saw was looking
it published in a past issue of Viewpointe. I was fortunate to into a valley with a forest on one side and mountains on the
photograph a set of five different cloud formations all together other side. Following the valley through a mountain range, I saw
closing in and forming a fast disappearing triangle. And it wound a huge mountain in the background taller that any of the other
up getting juried in an annual Palm Beach Photographic Center mountains, completely surrounded with a cloud bank, and just
juried contest. Storm clouds forming before a hurricane are quite being taller than the clouds. Hard to compose but easy to shoot.
dynamic but are part of the devastation that they bring. Looking The Mini-Cactus
down I found was a totally different world. Yes grass is boring. Here you see a whole field of beautiful cactus growing in
But sometimes plants growing in odd places or small animals a hotel garden in Mexico. Being in a hotel, it was certainly
can become interesting photograph elements. And I hope you well kept, looked healthy, and was gorgeous. In looking down
like the three photographs which follow which illustrate the art I spotted this miniature cactus. I presume it was a wild cactus
of seeing - looking up and looking down. but looked interesting. It was just pretty in its own right, and
something different and unexpected you see when looking down.
That’s it for this month. Always remember to have your
camera with you all the time as you may see something that you
have never seen before and might never see again. And always
remember to be careful where you stand for your safety and
photo composition. Also don’t forget the Peter Lik philosophy
“It’s not what you see. It’s how you see it.” Follow the light
and photograph everything that light makes beautiful. May the
light be with you always. And most important, always make
photography fun.

George Steinman is a resident of The Palms and can be
The Mini Cactus contacted at sgphotollc@gmail.com. 
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