Hello all. This is just a short post letting everyone know the link to my FLickr.com page.  Please stop by and check things out. Peace

I just went through a big move to a new town and am anxious to get out and explore the city to find the great places to shoot. Cary, NC. is a beautiful little town and I think there will be a lot of possibilities to get some great shooting done. I promise there will be a more constant update schedule on the site with hopefully some great photos for you to enjoy. 

Will talk to you all soon. Peacew

Hello everyone. This is a post about not feeling it anymore. I feel like I've hit a wall with my photography and it is very frustrating. I've heard professional writers and photographers say that the "Block" is a myth and credit it to being lazy. I have to disagree somewhat with this assessment. I'm out there taking just as many shots as I've done before but just can't "See" the shot anymore. When I'm out shooting I just spend a lot of time looking around and trying to see the light, angle or story in a shot and I just can't see it. 

As a self medication attempt I'm gonna just take a break and look  to some of my hero's out on the net and see what they've been doing lately and hopefully get some inspiration from them like I used too. Here's to hoping that the creative flame gets struck up again and makes me whole again.

    I hear a lot about people "needing" to travel to some exotic location to get that killer shot. What photographers need to remember is that the "exotic" location is just someone else's backyard. And some person at that "exotic" location wants to travel to your backyard because to them that's their "exotic" location. So before you pack up all your gear and spend a ridiculous amount of money to travel to that "exotic" location look around your own "exotic" location and try to find what would make someone else take the time to travel there.

    Try to look at your surroundings with a new eye. Look at things in a new and different way. Use your imagination and pretend that this is the first time you've ever been there. Just watch a child's face as they experience something or someplace for the first time and try to find that experience inside you. You will be surprised at the new things and opportunities you will find.

Thanks and Peace

Eric 

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These next couple of shots show why it’s a great idea to get up nice and early and do some shooting.

This first shot was taken right at the beginning of my walk and the sun had yet to barely come over the horizon. It was eerily quiet and the fog was clinging to the ground like…well like fog. I just love the trees looming as silhouettes in the background. What sort of scary things might be hiding in that fog?

When shooting ‘fog’ shots I have found that it’s kind of tricky to get the white balance correct. You just have to play with it and keep adjusting till you get it just right. And then you are probably going to have to do some more tweaking in Camera Raw to get it just right. After getting the White Balance right I just increased the blacks a little and added a little edge vignette. 

This next shot was taken a little while longer as the sun had some time to rise above the horizon. I just love the great reflections in the water and the lone three trees stranded by the flooding waters. Missing from the shot is a huge Blue Heron that usually hangs out on this little slip of land. But do to the the extremely high water it was off to an easier fishing hole. Would have made a great addition to the shot. 

I did a little more ‘post’ with this shot. I converted to black and white then did some duo toning to create the antique sepia look then added quite a bit of vignetting to really accentuate the mood of the shot.

Well I really hope you all like the new shots. I know it’s been too long between posts and I’m working on fixing that. Please feel free to leave any comments on the shots. Thank You. Peace