Being able to stay in the ‘present’ is the great benefit of photography. It clears the mind allowing me to concentrate on what I am capturing at the time, with all other issues put to one side. In this way, photography is enjoyable which I hope can be seen in my photographs.
Occasionally though I get distracted. I remember taking these two landscapes thinking about how many times I had captured this tree during the virus lockdown period and how the restrictions were forcing subject repetition to the point of boredom.
Over the years, however, I have managed to develop a solution for these circumstances. It is a simple one - stop taking photographs and spend time just observing. If I can’t resolve the issue or it keeps coming to mind I normally go home but importantly I blame the distraction and not the photography.
If I am able to get deep into observation it frees up the mind. I can pick up the camera again uninhibited by invading thoughts and on this occasion the free mind saw the beauty in the clouds:
I could also return to the tree and see the uniqueness of that particular evening...
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