Before I Am Beautiful

Posted by Chris Nitz on May 23, 2011 in Blog, Macro, Photos, The Splendors of Nature | 32 comments

I’ve had a particularly strange few days recently. I do not know if I am burning out from everything I do on a daily basis, or just hitting a creative wall. Either way, it has made for a rough few days in the photography department. On the plus side, I did manage to play around with a new lighting setup and will have photos from that later this week.

This image stems from a walk I took in search for inspiration. I wandered down to the railroad tracks and just moseyed along looking at everything and nothing. I found a few items that will make for great shots during better lighting, but I was out in the middle of the afternoon, and thus the lighting was far too harsh for anything decent. I knew this before I left, but I enjoyed the walk regardless.

As I returned home I was looking at the lawn and happened to notice this tiny caterpillar on a single blade of grass. Thankfully I decided to walk around with my 60mm macro. So I knelt down and snagged a few shots by hand. Pleased by this, I set the camera at my desk, grabbed a cold brew and watched the storm clouds roll in. This was a great way to end the weekend.

On a side note, I joined the ever growing community of 500px. So far I am really liking it. The community aspect is lacking a bit, but the site goes above and beyond what many photo sharing sites off. Plus the images on the site are spectacular. I am planning on spending the $50 and getting an “awesome” account! You can find me here: www.500px.com/chrisnitz

Enjoy!

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