Saturday, May 23, 2009

Wild flowers


Wild flowers grow in abundance along the Texas roads.

This week, I went to a new University in town. The University itself is old but recently moved to a new location. It is on a nature preserve and they have done an amazing job preserving it.

I was supposed to take photos of the buildings for a project. But I got distracted by the flowers. They were everywhere. They were beautiful. And they were calling me. So I took a bunch of photos of the flowers.

Photography I've discovered has a lot to do with chemistry. As a photographer, you've got to have some kind of chemistry with the object. Otherwise, it is just a very flat photo. At least that's been the case for me. When I shoot beautiful cars, I don't really produce good photos. That's because I am just not into cars. At all. Ask me what car I drive and my answer will be, "a red one". Flowers though invoke some feelings in me.

So if you are a photographer, go and find something that you feel passionate about. And see the difference between that and something you have no chemistry with.

Enjoy the weekend! For us in the US, it is going to be a long weekend. I am planning on taking a whole bunch of photos. I hope you too.

4 comments:

mythopolis said...

Wild flowers make me want to be a honey bee!

Nan Patience said...

thank you, looking for a sense of chemistry is great advice all around

and I love wildflowers, the most overlooked and possibly most beautiful flowers there are

BLOGitse said...

Happy loooong weekend! :)

Unknown said...

Wise words going a long with a beautiful shot!
:)
Have a great Monday!