April 30, 2008...10:30 pm
Where does creativity come from?
There are times when I don’t like any of my pictures and just shoot to see what happens. Then there are times like the other night. There is a street I drive down every day in the morning and sometimes at night. This night I was on my way home from work as was driving down the usual street. There is a group of grain silos at one spot on the street. I have tried to get pictures of the silos but never shot one that really impressed me so I’ve never edited or posted any - they are simply archived somewhere on one of my hard drives. This night I noticed that there was a road that went around the back of the silos. I turned the car around and went down the street. Right behind the silos was this great old, empty wharehouse. The shadows looked good and the late evening sun had a nice color to it. I positioned the car and snapped three pictures. I didn’t expect anything great and was a little surprised when I put the images on the computer. A tiny bit of cropping and the images were vary nice.
Creativity can come from that different turn around a corner. Just keep your eyes open and watch for something to catch your attention.
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