Reflections.
With the coronavirus lock-down now in full force, it has been a challenging time to keep the creativity flowing and an even harder task to stay focused. With social media playing an ever increasing role in our lives and the near constant news updates, it can be easy to fall away from what we love and hide under the bed covers in front of Netflix until this all goes away.
To make things worse, we are not supposed to be leaving our homes except for the essentials and exercise. Some may argue, and I tend to agree, that spending an hour stood by a tripod waiting for that perfect light does not count. It is because of these restrictions that this mini-project was born.
Rather than my usual process of carefully selecting the right location and perspective, I decided to shoot each of these images during a morning walk around the riverside. Each of these images represent a few seconds pause, taken hand held on a small point-and-shoot camera at eye level to appreciate the beauty in front of me. I believe this more fluid approach has created a series that documents these moments while providing a needed break from the never-ending glow of the computer screen back home.
Hopefully, this little collection of morning images will give you, the viewer, a fresh perspective and the enthusiasm to stay creative during this very unique time within our lives.
All images taken on the Fujifilm XF10 with a little post-processing in On1 Photo Raw.
