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3 PLACES AND PEOPLE

Marshaw Wyre river, Lancashire (Jon) Shot with a wide-angle lens (16mm). The closest ice is in easy touching distance. Any small shift in position would have significantly changed the framing

First Thoughts

A good photo isn’t defined by being perfectly focused and perfectly exposed. It’s about feelings. What does it feel like to be in these places, with these people, doing these things? Of course if focusing and exposure are wrong they can ruin the picture, but today’s cameras are pretty good at getting them more or less right.

Perhaps all photography is about feelings; photographing places and people certainly is. Technical skill is great if it helps you express your feelings more clearly, but it clearly isn’t helpful if fretting about white balance or depth of field gets in the way of those feelings.

Places

Humphrey Head and Morecambe Bay, Cumbria (Jon) In the outdoors it’s not just what you do but where you do it that counts

In any outdoor activity, it’s not just what you do but where you do it that’s important. Even a short country stroll can take you to places unsuspected by those who never leave the roads. Mountaineers, cavers, sea-kayakers all get to places most people will never see and may never even have dreamed of. Whether it’s to show your less privileged friends, or just for your own memories, you’ll surely want pictures that capture the special qualities of these special places.