12-2-11 Staying Local (Ground Level Challenge)

Photographers, writers, musicians and other artists all experience the same problem at some point. A creativity roadblock. Recently, a friend of mine mentioned having this particular creative drought. This gave me an idea. I enjoy going places to take pictures but sometimes it's fun (and helpful) to try something out of one's comfort zone.

A majority of photos are taken at about an average height of 5'7" (roughly the height of a standard tripod). Funny, that's how tall I am (depending on my shoes that is). Last month, I took some pictures in Tokyo Station while putting my camera on the ground. This opened up some new points of view that I wanted to try again.

On this day, I went to a local park near my home, armed with two lenses and a small GorillaPod. These tripods can get really low to the ground, my goal of the day. It was very cold and overcast outside so most of the pictures posted here have pretty over-exposed (too white) skies. However, with the camera closer to the ground this problem can be eliminated dealt with. Also, these pictures have not been edited in any way. These "in-camera" images will be edited later.

This is just one post in a series of "challenges" I have planned for the future. Preparing for a rainy day kind thing. I hope this idea is helpful to others experiencing a "rut". 

As for next week's post. Hint: The Tokyo Motor Show starts December 3rd.

Cheers!

Mike