I know all too well that the time has come, and I can no
longer keep procrastinating, to learn about digital image processing.
I’ve set myself two tasks recently; to capture light and
to capture music in a photograph.
Wendy Cope’s http://literature.britishcouncil.org/wendy-cope
beautiful poem, New Season inspired me to try
to capture the image that she has so eloquently portrayed in words.
New Season Wendy Cope
No coats today. Buds bulge on chestnut
trees,
and on the doorstep of a big, old
house
a young man stands and plays his flute.
I watch the silver notes fly up
and circle in blue sky above the
traffic,
travelling where they will.
And suddenly this paving-stone
midway between my front door and the
bus stop
is a starting-point.
From here I can go anywhere I choose.
In my mind’s eye, I can see the image I’d like to create;
it would have a general mistiness and a very short depth of field. The overall
colour would be silvery and there would be lots of lovely light and movement
through the frame.
So far so good!
The name, Gausian Blur pops into my mind; I must find out
what it is and how to apply it, as I think it might be something that could
help to achieve the desired result. Meantime it’s just nice to let the words roll
off my tongue, they have a delightfully ethereal charm, while I experiment with
the camera settings.
To date, my shots lack the mood and essence of what I’d
like to portray and by putting this in words for others to see, it’ll make me
do something about it!
Here are a few of my attempts at catching light and
catching music.
This is a starting point. From here I can go anywhere I
choose.
Let’s hope it’s onward and upward!
Catching Light
