Many days, I take a break from
writing and walk for exercise and a chance to enjoy the outdoors. Lately, I’ve
been taking my camera and shooting some
pictures of the scenery.
I had an opportunity yesterday to
join an outdoor photography class led by Chris Brown. We spent three hours
talking about photography and taking pictures along the Doudy Draw Trail south
of Boulder, Colorado.
Chris described photography as
consisting of four elements: two technical left brain (exposure and focus) and
two creative right brain (composing and seeing). We started the day by walking
up the trail and seeing what was around us. Chris suggested we view this as an opportunity
to exorcise the demons of expectation and familiarity, and it did provide an chance
to see things in a new way. I noticed grass waving in the wind, the contrast of
shadows and shades of green along the hillside to the east and a row of trees
that looked like people marching along a ridge.
In addition to a nice walk and a time
to take some pictures, this class helped me see how both photography and writing
combine left brain and right brain activities. In my writing I use the left
brain for language and the right brain for creativity.
A picture of the group and two of
the scenery.
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