From Where I Stand
When I started taking my photography more seriously, I used a very simple concept: take a bunch of photos from a single vantage point. Move up, down, and around, but limit your ‘centre’ to a single point. This technique forced me to become more inventive, it forced me to carefully consider things that may not grab my attention right away. So rather than photographing a single subject I began to look for other elements that may not be obvious. I also forced myself to make photos in fairly mundane surroundings, looking for interesting elements.
This became the foundation to much of my photography. I spend a lot of time carefully assessing my surroundings and looking for the best compositions.
The ‘tag’, From Where I Stand has also made me realize that through all the photos I have made in the past several years, I have borne witness to some pretty amazing things, and I look forward to sharing more of them here, along with the stories of their creation.
“It’s quite a thing, returning to a place that not long ago gave peace, and now surges with raw energy” – Ed Lehming Those who have been following along over the past few weeks may recall the image that I titled “Solitude”. It featured a long curving beach, serene blue skies, and a…
“Closer, closer, see me in all my splendour” – Ed Lehming Another macro shot today. This time, a garden cosmos from the front yard on a rainy day. When conditions are not ideal, I’m still looking for things to photograph. A brief time of sunlight between rain clouds lit up my cosmos and…
“Every now and then, a composition that cannot be ignored presents itself” – Ed Lehming I made this image a few days ago while on my evening walk. I’ve been watching this cluster of Echinacea develop over the past few days and then suddenly “pop.” What amazed me was that they remained almost…
“As summer wears on, it’s effects start to show” – Ed Lehming I was sitting on my porch a few days ago, and the gardens were filled with hungry butterflies. After a few attempts with my iPhone, I was reminded of some of the limitations that phone cameras, no matter how current, still…
“Summer winds down and the landscape switches palettes once more” – Ed Lehming It’s hard to believe that we are now past mid-August, but the signs are everywhere; the days have gotten noticeably shorter, the evenings a bit cooler and damper, and the wildflowers that were blooming just a few weeks ago are…
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