Safer at Home: 1st day plus day 46
“The new coronavirus has … sickened thousands of America’s first responders and killed dozens more.
“But many have recovered, and they’re going back to work — back to the crime scene, back into the ambulance, back to the jail. Going back to this deadly pandemic’s front lines.
“They go with a lingering cough and lost weight. They toss and turn at night, wondering if the claims of immunity are true. They fear that picking up extra overtime shifts may expose them, and their families, to additional risks.
“And then they pull on their uniforms and go back to work.”
cited: Stefanie Dazio, Michael R. Sisak and Jake Bleiberg, After COVID-19: Anxious, wary first responders back on job Associated Press
Composing 180º rotated
In a recent email, Bruce Percy wrote, “I think I’m usually an observant composer, but when I use a ground glass on [6X9 Ebony SW23] cameras my mind has to work harder at visualizing the final photograph as the image is flipped vertically and horizontally.
“I don’t use this camera very often so when I do use it, it usually takes me a few days to start to ‘see’ images the right way up in my mind’s eye.
“After I’ve been doing that for a few days, it’s amazing to note how my mind’s eye adapts. I think there is a lot of usefuleness in working with images when they are rotated at 180º as they force your eye to go into areas of the picture that aren’t normally visited. You spot things in the composition that you normally wouldn’t.”
Composition elements used within the above image created using a Sony RX1003 f/2.8 1/125s 8.8mm 80 ISO.
While the first image brings my attention to how the spring’s morning sun highlights the autumn leaves, I found that the 180 degree rotation opened my eyes to how irritating the sun was in the upper left as well as invited me to explore using the horizon (rule of thirds).
Composition elements:
subject (leaves) sharpened by using a blurred background
rule of thirds
perspective
space
I would enjoy reading your thoughts about Bruce Percy’s discussion about 180 degree rotation and compositional elements.
a meditative journey 
Your images say…what a topsy turfy world we live in. Most folk here in the UK are complying with the Lockdown rules….. sadly there are a few who are in total denial that we have a situation that will not go away for a long time.
David, “topsy turfy” may become my new normal as there is so much mistrust entangled with this virus.
True. Once some form of normality returns, I do hope it will not be the financially/corporate driven of the past era….. everything driven down to increase that bottom line. The Bean Counters have been in control for too long now lets get some common sense back into decision making. If only 🙂
Have mercy Mr. Percy! I assume you know he is doing webinars in May. I will be among the attendees.
Yes…looking forward to these webinars
Me too.
Wow! This looks like such a hard way to do photographs!
I agree!
Super photos either way you look at them …
Thank you Julie. I enjoy reading your comments. Please be safe.