Scouting Day 2 – Selective Focus

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While scouting on the second day i attempted to think about the focus point, what I wanted to emphasize in my images. Where you focus your viewer will look, below are some attempts to use this principle.  More importantly I’ve been reexamining where I’m focused in life.  I know my focus needs to be on Him, my family, those I serve.  It’s easy to get your focus “off”!  It’s easier to stay focused if you can remember what is most important.  I spend a lot of time in prayer asking God to show me where I’m using bad spiritual technique in my life.  i want to stay focused!

 

 

By-the-way, this image was made with the 16mm f 1.4 but shot at f 16 to make the depth the emphasis!  Love that lens!

 

In the next two images i used the long end of the 18-135 to compress the image and place emphasis on the trees and leaves.

 

 

 

Work on nailing your focus today!!!!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

 

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8 Responses

  1. David Wilson says:
    October 23, 2015 at 2:45 am

    While I love your shot of the tracks, please be careful when getting this type of shot. I don’t want anyone focusing on photos (and other important stuff) and have a train slip up behind them and either hurt them or make them hurt himself or herself. A coasting train or runaway car can be nearly silent.

  2. Jim Erickson says:
    October 23, 2015 at 3:12 am

    That was fast. Thanks for shooting the 16mm 1.4 today. Got mine last night and shot it all day long. An amazing piece of quality Fuji glass. More important, thank for reminding us the real focus of our lives. Colors today near Maggie Valley close to peak.
    Thanks,
    Jim Erickson

  3. Joshua Boldt says:
    October 24, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    That’s some beautiful country out there

    • Bill Fortney says:
      October 24, 2015 at 10:12 pm

      Sure is!

      • Jim Erickson says:
        October 24, 2015 at 11:00 pm

        As long as we don’t get any big wind storms it should be very good. It looks like a short but intense fall. The higher elevations have gone just past peak and the lower elevations should be at peak next week. But once again up I don’t think it will last more than 3-4 days. Way too much rain this year. But you know what, it’s always a great time and there are more than enough opportunities to capture some great images. No excuses allowed!
        Thanks,
        Jim Erickson.