A Compost, the Garden, Photos and What is Art ?
One persons garbage equals someone else's fab photo
Today I was making a compost heap. Unexciting stuff for non gardeners I am sure but for photographers there is always the chance that something may just pop into view.
Under all that soil is a photo waiting to happen, the garden is full of photographic delights and even pruning gives a handle on a new viewpoint.
Take your ladder, pop it under the nearest tree. climb it, secateurs in hand. Voila ! You have a new perspective :))
Change your angle slightly and look across from the top of the tree - perhaps you spot a bird in range ? A nest with wee eggs in it perfectly placed for your camera to capture. A fab view of the corner of a building you haven't spotted before, a piece of moss or lichen ? The abstract angle between the leaves maybe ? But is it art ? Or is it a leaf ?
What determines what makes a great piece of photo art ?
Is it the shape between the leaves, the spaces between the objects that gives that spark of creativity form that inspires you to delve deeper into your creative self and produce something your didn't know you were even capable of.
Step outside your normal mindset and you will be amazed what you will come up with. Remember what happens when you are on holiday ? Everything seems to be a photo waiting to happen but did you ever think it may not be the new location, it may be that being removed from your normal reality, you perceive things differently and become more creatively inclined.
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