Getting up early is one way to add a different effect to your photos. It’s a variation on an observation in a previous blog noting that photographers often go where other people don’t. Lots of people prefer to sleep through as many sunrises as possible, but the photographers among them are missing out.
Early morning light can be as beautiful as late afternoon light, and the air is often cleaner. Babies can help with the waking up bit. So here is Tim in the back yard with low, golden sunlight shining from the east. I have no idea now why we were up early. Very likely it was due to his sleep patterns, and maybe I took him out the back to let other members of the household sleep in a bit.
This is one of those pretty poor photos I mentioned in the introduction. It illustrates the constraints on photography in the film days. I took a few photos of Rachel on the merry-go-round at Fremantle during the America’s Cup defence. My anticipation could have been better.
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, motor drives were only for professionals, so burst mode was unavailable. I had to take a shot, manually wind on the film to the next frame and wait for the merry-go-round to complete a revolution before I had a chance at a second shot. I took a few shots and I obviously felt I nailed it with this one, because it is the last in the series. However, it was a nail fail. It’s a colourful photo and sharp enough, but the pole over Rachel’s face means it is a miss.