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I had an hour. Nothing needing done, no one to see, one hour without demand. I had my camera and started to take a short walk. It was a hot, rainy, humid summer afternoon, the air thick with a haze and clouds. The kind of day people don’t go out for a casual stroll. Certainly not the kid of day for a beautiful photograph. Even so, I had an hour and I had to scratch the itch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know this river walk well. I have been up and down the river banks here over and over. I had to fight the notion that I have been here before, seen this before, photographed this before. I was looking for the unfamiliar in the familiar. It was a challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n

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“Guardians”, Mamiya 645 45mm f8 1\/2sec, TriX 400<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Quiet stillness, where the water meets the land. I could feel the thick air, hear a pin drop, and watch the water flow powerfully by as I set up my camera. If you didn’t pay attention it would seem like an unpleasant day but the river didn’t care. The land didn’t care. My camera didn’t care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my mind, the sounds of the boats on a sunny summer day, kids jumping off the barriers into the high water and fishermen casting lines echoed. This day, was not those days. I had one hour and this is what the world presented to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could have easily not taken the camera out for this. Told myself the light is bad, or that I’ve been here before. I would have missed this moment if I hadn’t forced myself to get out, to look hard, stand and feel what was before me. But the itch… I had to scratch. I’m glad I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t an amazing photograph, it’s a good one for the day. It made me focus, leave the demands of everyday behind. For an hour I was in the creative flow and produced something I like. I encourage anyone to find any sliver of time for a creative pursuit. Chip away at the creative process. It helps clear the mind and over time, things build on themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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