{"id":1668,"date":"2010-09-12T05:45:43","date_gmt":"2010-09-12T10:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sipotd.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/12\/9122010-self-portrait-in-the-shadow-of-earl\/"},"modified":"2010-09-12T05:45:43","modified_gmt":"2010-09-12T10:45:43","slug":"9122010-self-portrait-in-the-shadow-of-earl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=1668","title":{"rendered":"9\/12\/2010: Self Portrait in the Shadow of Earl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Sunday! <\/p>\n

The morning after Hurricane Earl passed by Southern Maine was still showery and very windy, with lots of moisture hanging in the air and some high clouds building where a cold front pushed the storm further out to sea. I was out early to see what could be seen. The whole marsh behind Parson\u2019s Beach, where Back Creek, here still full with the flood tide, flows to the Mousam, looked, in the early morning light, like it had been tousled by the retreating waves (see 9\/9\/2010<\/a>)\u2026producing interesting textures and patterns in the wet grasses. Here I attempted to set off the marsh patterns with a touch of vivid color from the rose-hips.<\/p>\n

In doing so, I inadvertently created a self portrait. I try to keep my shadow out of landscapes, but for this shot I intentionally left it in. Can you see me in the rose bush? I will give you a clue\u2026I am wearing a Tilley hat with a wide brim.<\/p>\n

And, of course, every image I capture and publish is a self-portrait, whether I caught my shadow or not. I can not avoid intruding on the landscape I photograph\u2026and there you go:  \u201cavoid\u201d and \u201cintrude\u201d are already casting the matter in the wrong light. <\/p>\n

Myself, the way I see and respond, is what I bring to the image\u2026my gift\u2026my contribution to creation\u2026to the<\/em> creation. All any photograph says is \u201cI saw this and it moved me\u2026I wanted to show it to you too.\u201d And the only honest response to any photograph is \u201cI see it. I see what you were looking at, and why it moved you.\u201d When the photograph is truly great, we can also say \u201cIt moved me too!\u201d <\/p>\n

Of course, what is moved in us is not shadow, but light\u2026which is, I guess, why I try to keep my shadow off the landscape.<\/p>\n

Canon SX20IS at 28mm equivalent @ f4.0 @ 1\/640th @ ISO 80. Landscape program.<\/p>\n

Recovery in Lightroom for the sky and clouds, Blackpoint right, added Clarity and Vibrance, Sharpen narrow edges, and slight crop from the bottom for composition. <\/p>\n

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