Out of the Macro World

I recently saw a Facebook post with the quote from Neale Donald Walsh attached, “Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone”. Anyone who has poked around this blog will have noticed that I spend a lot of time only an inch or two away from my subject matter. When I do look up, it is usually for street photography and portraits. I’m much happier at the edge of a stage or with the small controlled textures that pique my interest. Outside that comfort zone for me is being out in nature with my camera. Not that I object to being out of doors; I love camping or a good hike. But landscapes simply aren’t usually as magical as an image. I often think that growing up on the west coast, I’ve become jaded and immune to how lovely our corner of the world can be. It’s easy to drop into a foreign city where everything is different and for that very reason, photogenic. It is much more effort to look at the views one sees day in and day out and find something new and fresh.

Today, with those sentiments in mind, I took advantage of a handsome Oregon autumn and got out of the house and out of my comfort zone and into my backyard, Forest Park…