I may need to coin a phrase. Something to the effect of "if you think life is boring and unchanging, try to get a redo of a landscape photo that you previously flubbed...." Each moment is truly its own....
I went back this morning. The weather changed yesterday and blew out all of the smoke haze, but I was hoping that last night's cool temperatures (high 40s) would at least allow some fog to form on the lake. No such luck. It was breezy all night, and upon arriving the sky was perfectly clear, cloudlees, and the lake without fog. The sunrise was boring photography wise. I got a few unremarkable detail shots.
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Manasquan reservoir 9/19/20 by
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Manasquan reservoir 9/19/20 by
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@RichDesmond A far as using that shot is concerned it somewhat goes against my theory, and plays into it at the same time.
While sunrise / sunset pics are nice, my opinion is that its such an overdone image that one really needs to be technically perfect or stand out in some way to really.... umm.....shine and stand out. I consider them easy content and an easy way to get ooohs and aaahs from the masses. I try for a different take on things.
I like and photograph the sun as well, but with full awareness that its a crowded topic and try for something at least a bit different. I do think the hazy sun shot fits the out of the ordinary spot.
The pics I entered in the summer contest were both a bit different in my opinion, and I'm curious if that may have played into my placing in the exhibit. I'm also curious to see what is in the exhibition, but its not until February.
Whenever I've been at the reservoir at sunrise of sunset, there are always a number of people setting up, getting shots of the sun, then immediately leaving after, missing thar beautiful light on either side of the sun breaking the horizon.