{"id":1407,"date":"2014-11-18T03:56:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T03:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2015-06-01T04:44:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T04:44:48","slug":"fall-abstraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/fall-abstraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall abstraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F166223438&auto_play=false&show_comments=true&color=ff5500&hide_related=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always found it refreshing to step outside of my comfort zone and dabble in other areas of photography. \u00a0I think that this helps me keep the creative edge fine-tuned. \u00a0I decided to take a walk through my neighborhood of Old Louisville the other day when the leaves were in their full autumn color, with a nice, crisp breeze to rustle them about. \u00a0I took all of these images with a slower shutter speed between .5 to 1 second. \u00a0This is a break from the norm&#8230; which is trying to get the perfect focus and the perfect exposure&#8230; the technical paradigms that govern, yet also inhibit our creative vision. \u00a0It&#8217;s letting loose. \u00a0It&#8217;s painting, not with a paint brush, but with light and leaves. \u00a0It&#8217;s liberating.<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s worthwhile for any photographer to do the following&#8230;.. \u00a01) grab your camera, 2) take a walk, 3) give yourself some parameters or limitations (e.g. slow shutter speed), 4) see what you create.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/josheskridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/081B2238.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1413\" 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