Slow Down

Just slow down and enjoy it all. By Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

When we rush too much, we miss the simple beauties of life. Slow down, pick up your camera and play with it to see what you can create. These picture were taken at Fossil Rim during the Rick Sammon workshop. Rick wanted us to see what kind of creative pictures we could make by "playing" with our cameras. Both of these pictures of a poinsetta plant were made by turning the camera clockwise while holding the shutter button down. The top picture was taken at f/3.5 with a shutter speed of 1/15 of a second & the bottom picture was f/5.6 at 1/10 of a second.

Motion is a powerful source. Moving your camera while the shutter is open produces images that are experimental. No matter how much you tried, you could probably not produce two identical images while moving your camera, even at the same aperature & shutter speed. Trying different things with your camera provides a new prospective to your photography & teaches you about how your camera opeates at various settings. So, if the weather's too cold to go outside, & you're bored sitting around the house, grab your camera, find an interesting subject, and start shooting. You never know what you'll come up with. It might even be a prize winner. Best of all, if you slow down and take a close look at your surroundings, you'll see the beauty that exists and add joy to your life.