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I love this photo. Unfortunately, there is so much fine detail it doesn't do it justice at web resolution. BUT, I love this picture for more than just the picture. First, the young man is someone the wife and I met at Glacier National Park. He is a summer employee and his name is Cody. I met Cody when he was outside my room doing some maintenance/painting of the wood walkway in front of my door. He was a very courteous and respectful young man informing me of the paint so I didn't get it on my shoes. I told him I would just be a moment and then I would be out of his way. He saw me bringing out all my bags and bags of camera gear to load into the car for the day. Seeing all the equipment really got him excited as he talked to me about photography and showed me some of the photos he had taken. I asked him about his camera and he had a Sony compact mirror-less with interchangeable lenses. After our chat, and seeing his enthusiasm, I offered to take him out with me after he got off work and we could do some shooting together. So each evening after his days work was done I helped him with his photography and a bit of education on Photoshop. I could tell he was really loving the experience and opportunity so on our last day I offered to take him out and he could use my full frame along with any of the lenses. You could tell by his excitement that I had just handed him the keys to the candy store. In total we spent about 12 hours hiking around Glacier allowing him to play with all the toys. What made it really easy is that he understood the exposure triangle.
Second, the photo itself. The roots and colors in this photo are just spectacular.
From this experience I know that I have definitely started a young photographer down the path of photography to which there will be no returning. And if you are in Glacier National Park, staying at the McDonald Lodge on Lake McDonald, be sure to seek him out and say "hi." Tell him about how you heard of him from a fellow photographer.
I love this photo. Unfortunately, there is so much fine detail it doesn't do it justice at web resolution. BUT, I love this picture for more than just the picture. First, the young man is someone the wife and I met at Glacier National Park. He is a summer employee and his name is Cody. I met Cody when he was outside my room doing some maintenance/painting of the wood walkway in front of my door. He was a very courteous and respectful young man informing me of the paint so I didn't get it on my shoes. I told him I would just be a moment and then I would be out of his way. He saw me bringing out all my bags and bags of camera gear to load into the car for the day. Seeing all the equipment really got him excited as he talked to me about photography and showed me some of the photos he had taken. I asked him about his camera and he had a Sony compact mirror-less with interchangeable lenses. After our chat, and seeing his enthusiasm, I offered to take him out with me after he got off work and we could do some shooting together. So each evening after his days work was done I helped him with his photography and a bit of education on Photoshop. I could tell he was really loving the experience and opportunity so on our last day I offered to take him out and he could use my full frame along with any of the lenses. You could tell by his excitement that I had just handed him the keys to the candy store. In total we spent about 12 hours hiking around Glacier allowing him to play with all the toys. What made it really easy is that he understood the exposure triangle.
Second, the photo itself. The roots and colors in this photo are just spectacular.
From this experience I know that I have definitely started a young photographer down the path of photography to which there will be no returning. And if you are in Glacier National Park, staying at the McDonald Lodge on Lake McDonald, be sure to seek him out and say "hi." Tell him about how you heard of him from a fellow photographer.