Lynn is getting deeper into photography. She has to unless she starts selling her pottery or we buy a second house. Our refrigerator, our oven and our washing machine are crammed to the top with cups, bowls, platters, etc. They are lovely and have the finest in complex glazes with multiple shades, gradations and lines. But, c'mon! Showering with pots? Napping among plates? We are reaching the limit.
So, more photographs. She is taking a course in how to override the automatic settings on her camera to make adjustments for the immediate conditions. Photos have the advantage of being more portable and far more compressible. One little camera card can hold hundreds of images. Besides, she has the photographer's habit of taking 10 to 20 shots for every one that gets stored. She gets as much out of modifying the picture to crop it, lighten it, darken it, increasing or decreasing this or that sort of light as she does going about the world snapping pictures.
She showed me some samples she took. She has examples of shots where the auto setting is superior (and quicker to arrange, of course) and others where the auto setting results in a uselessly dark or bright shot. The amount of light is only one variable, and the shutter speed and color sensitivity are also important. She can catch something in motion clearly but then she needs more light. She can get a shot in low light but not of something moving fast.
There is a great deal of beauty in the world to enjoy, some of it quite transient. Just now, I looked out our office window and saw how the sunlight at this hour, the morning sprinklers and the tree's leaves combine to produce a lovely but passing scene. When the sprinkler moves on, the scene is much less dramatic and it will only be that lovely while the sun is in the particular position. I grabbed my camera, waited until the sprinkler was in that same position but the shot (all settings automatic with this camera) captured none of the beauty and sparkle. Have to get the photographer.
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Bill
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