HOW I GOT THE SHOT: We are in the midst of a quiet revolution. The march of
technology has stirred an awakening: the battle for our attention is being
lost. Living with full awareness –with all senses alert and engaged – is the
most powerful way to live. It is called mindfulness and its practice is
essential to photography.
Please share
this email with all the photography buffs in your life.
One of the devilish devices
that diverts our attention is the digital camera. Ironically, the camera is
also an invaluable tool abetting the practice of mindfulness. In our pursuit of
pictures, our mind learns to focus and concentrate on seeing better. It becomes
more aware.
That is why I can
spontaneously walk into an ordinary nursery and make a beeline for a single
flower – a perfect purple kalanit (anemone) – draw my camera and fire off a
single shot. And as I raise the camera to my eye, I can see the entire image,
from the point of focus to the kaleidoscopic background. I know immediately
where to stand, how high to hold the camera, which lens to use and which
settings to select. I am quick and direct in my choices, because my mind, as
well as my eyes, is unburdened by distraction, wide open and clear.
TECHNICAL
DATA – Camera:
Nikon D700, handheld, manual exposure, center-weighted metering mode, f/5 at
1/200th sec., ISO 200. Raw file converted to Jpeg. Lens: Nikon
24-70mm zoom at 70 mm. Date:
Dec. 24, 2013, 3:39 p.m. Location:
Baka neighborhood, Jerusalem.
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