Imperfections

Today I am letting my guard down. I selected an image that I have overlooked many times. It's out of focus and blurry and it makes me dizzy. But what in life is perfect?

This picture was a result of experimentation. I usually shoot at wide apertures, but I wanted to try something different. I never thought I would post it, but here it is, imperfections and all.

If anything, this is what it would look like to be lost in a forest somewhere. Clear defined shapes begin to falter and become fuzzy. But maybe this is what it looks like to chase your friend through the woods? As you run, you scan the trees for a moving object and they begin to obscure into each other.

It's not a picture of beautiful colors that you lust over, but it does seek attention in a different way. It's mysteriously engaging.

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Timing is Everything

Why ruin a good thing? Since last week's picture was taken in New Zealand, I am continuing with the Kiwi theme.

The big idea for this post is timing; it is everything or nothing in photography. And sometimes you just get lucky! Just minutes after I took this picture a slight gust of wind came through and turned this watery mirror into a lake full of ripples. It's a good thing I had my 5D ready to go and I knew exactly how I wanted to compose my shot. So the moral of this post is always be ready.

I wish I could remember exactly where this picture was taken, but I am not 100 percent sure. Although I do know we were headed North from Queenstown on highway 6. If I had to guess I'd say it was taken at Lake Hayes, northeast of Queenstown.

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Kepler Track, South Island of New Zealand

If you find yourself on the South Island of New Zealand, this track is a must do! It may be 60 kilometers long, but it is worth every step.

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New Zealand Chapter 2 ~ Personal

Thank you for being so patient with me these last few weeks. I am at least a month behind, but I have an endless supply of pictures for you. Here are a few things in the pipeline: yoga in Singapore, Cambridge, London, Istanbul and Scotland. It's been a busy month, but every moment has been well worth the 30,000 miles of air travel and 1,000 miles of rail travel.

To all the tour guides of the world, I have a new found respect for you. I don't know how you fight crowds and visit the same places every day.

Here is Christchurch, New Zealand.