This cormorant was drying its wings in a January breeze, and thus allowed me to approach within "capture range." At first I felt frustrated by the three-quarter backlighting, but then realized it allowed me to emphasize design over content. As soon as I understood that, I moved out of snapshot mode and into photographic mode. Seeing the shapes and textures, rather than naming everything. Every time I go out shooting, I must find a way to cut an invisible umbilical binding me to what I think the world is, or what I think I'm expected to do with the camera. Getting past that is like removing blinders: the entire world opens up.
Photographed at East Sooke Regional Park, Vancouver Island, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2010 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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