{"id":6981,"date":"2021-02-22T00:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=6981"},"modified":"2021-02-22T00:42:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T05:42:00","slug":"monday-missive-february-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=6981","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8212; February 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>It takes the passage of time before an image of a commonplace subject can be assessed.  The great difficulty in what I attempt is seeing beyond the moment.  The &#8220;every dayness&#8221; of life gets in the way of the eternal. . . . Taking a picture is indeed stopping the world.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>George Tice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Look, I&#8217;m not an intellectual &#8211; I just take pictures.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Helmut Newton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It is light that reveals, light that obscures, light that communicates. It is light I \u201clisten\u201d to. The light late in the day has a distinct quality, as it fades toward the darkness of evening. After sunset there is a gentle leaving of the light, the air begins to still, and a quiet descends. I see magic in the quiet light of dusk. I feel quiet, yet intense energy in the natural elements of our habitat. A sense of magic prevails. A sense of mystery. It is a time for contemplation, for listening\u2014a time for making photographs<\/em>. &#8211; <strong>John Sexton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Photoessays\/Bodies of Work<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2021\/02\/covid-projects-rolls-and-tubes-collective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Roll and tube collective<\/a> This one is definitely fun and creative.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2021\/02\/karen-constine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Covid LA in infrared<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-processing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KknweuApuRM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Painting with light to improve your landscapes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NH07hlPBPCI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; How to focus stack in Photoshop<\/a>  Really good, very straighforward explanation and directions for focus stacking landscapes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field\/Studio<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=85LDrxf_sVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Exploring a medieval woodland<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/davidduchemin.com\/2021\/02\/contrast-look-for-the-differences\/?mc_cid=10af576dd1&#038;mc_eid=b27784ce87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; David DuChemin:  Make more interesting images<\/a>  Includes a link to a free monograph on Hokkaido<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1RUhC5gMtC4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; How to plan when photographing a new location<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UI_MiU4vJQs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; The Scottish Highlands: Expressive decisions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xDGt09oAmJI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; How high can you raise your ISO before seeing noticable noise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miscellany<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sGM597esuxU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211; Tom Heaton: How did I end up with so many cameras?<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7016\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IndustrialTidePoint_D75_5479cpyrt.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IndustrialTidePoint_D75_5479cpyrt.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IndustrialTidePoint_D75_5479cpyrt.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IndustrialTidePoint_D75_5479cpyrt.jpg?resize=449%2C300&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tide Point industrial.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes &#8220;It takes the passage of time before an image of a commonplace subject can be assessed. 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