On a warm idyllic autumn afternoon in a provincial park on the BC coast, I was exploring and taking photos, as I do. The warmth from the sun and the contrasting coolness of the forest was so peaceful. In photographic terms though (as is often the case in life), the details were a problem. There was really high-contrast harsh lighting and because it was pretty late fall, there were brown spots in a lot of the leaves. In this case I made that all go away to communicate a peaceful feeling. By using a wide aperture and purposely mis-focusing, I could communicate what I was actually feeling, instead of focusing on the exact details of the scene. <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n
Below is what the shot would have been if I wanted things in focus – in this case a much worse photo.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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