Monday, August 17, 2009

Time


Time flies. Time goes by. Time after time. We seem to be obsessed with time. Perhaps that's because most of us aren't very good at managing it. If we don't manage it, however, it goes by and we don't have anything to show for it but a lot of regrets because we "didn't have time" to do this or that. Don't let that happen. Step back, decide what you want to do & manage your time so you can reach your goals. You'll feel more in control when YOU control time, instead of letting it control you.

This picture is of the inside of one of the historic Longview Barns in Lee's Summit, Mo. The owners of this farm had technology far beyond their time. They set goals & managed their time to get the technology installed to run a more efficient farm. Are you using your time in the most productive way or is time just slipping through your fingers? You're in charge. All you have to do is pick up the reins.

This picture was processed using the Photomatix HDR program after shooting three pictures, one -2, one at 0 and one at +2. Try HDR. It will allow you to get good photographs that you, otherwise, couldn't have gotten due to extreme light differences.

4 comments:

Michael Van der Tol said...

Carolyn, your blog is a pleasure to read and it's always a great pick-me-up. I try not to miss a post. Keep up the inspirational work!

Carolyn said...

Michael, I'm glad you're enjoying my blog & thanks so much for leaving a comment. I wish more people would do that. Have a great day!

Sharon Takade said...

Nice lighting in this photo. How do you setup for a shot where you are shooting into bright light?

Carolyn said...

I took three shots, -2, 0 & +2, and then used the new version of Photomatix to process them as HDR. Otherwise, I would have had nothing but light at the door and darkness in the barn. There was just a little natural light coming in, but not enough to do much with. Another way is to take one picture where you expose for the light & then take another one where you expose for the dark wood in the barn and then merge them in PhotoShop. Considering how far back I was, though, I doubt that this method would have been very successful. We can go do some HDR shooting after it cools down if you'd like. Thanks for leaving a message.