I’ve been trying to do more abstract images as well as more black and white. After getting my coffee this morning I was driving though farm country and saw a fire in the parking lot of an Amish tourist site and pulled in.
I watched the dancing flames and then started taking photos, waiting for the decisive moment. A farmer came over and asked if he could help me. Usually I answer that with “Are you a Psychiatrist?” but I didn’t want to be rude.
I told him I was trying out a new camera rather than explain the concept of abstract photography to him and he just looked at me. “Kinda strange isn’t it,” I said. “Yes it is” was his reply and he walked away towards his children of the corn.
Perhaps the farmer didn’t possess the vision that you had when you shot this. His loss, our gain.
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I think at first he really wanted to know if he could help me since its a store among other things. If they had computers I’d point them to my blog. Thanks.
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Lol…love the twist at the end. This looks a bit like a bird…er…there are no psychiatrists around, are there?
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Thanks VJ. I thought it looked like a Hieronymus Bosch painting but I couldn’t find the exact one. The Amish only need shrinks when photographers stalk them (or take pictures of their fire).
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Lol. Proof positive that theirs is the chosen way.
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Yes, there’s something to be said for hard work outside and no media. Of course they probably hide the crazy ones in the back of the barns. 😛
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Ha ha ha ha
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Lovely dancing flames..
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Thanks Lisa, I only got one shot that looked like a dancing chicken, the rest were just dancing.
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Your usual answer is funny, was there any person who really was a doc?
I don’t like at all to speak with people when I shoot on the street. Maybe I expect them to steal my camera, I don’t know 😆 Last time one rather old man started to talk to me when I was making shots on the seashore. I was listening to music at the moment and I didn’t want any person talking with me. I just didn’t answer anything to him. Maybe it was even more rude 😦
P.S. The fire really looks like a bird.
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In the city I’m self conscious and uncomfortable, and someone just might try to steal my camera. But in the country only 5 miles in the opposite direction its completely different. Most people are only trying to be friendly or looking for company. Now that I look again the bird has two heads! 🙂 🙂
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‘..children of the corn.’ Great ending for a great image, Mike.
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Thanks Lois, believe it or not the children really were harvesting the corn.
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Oh my. I thought of children of the corn when I read this post. I am surprised that you feel self-conscious with a camera. I know that feeling, but thought these days with so many selfies and mobile photography that photographes would just blend in. Or perhaps it makes people more suspicious. What is it that makes you self-conscious. Great capture, Mike.
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Thanks Amanda. Taking photos of people that really don’t want to be photographed is hard sometimes. I think with more practice it will get easier.
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I get it! You either capture them in their natural moment or ask their permission and get a contrived expression. I guess practice would help – click away and then check for permission. If it is not given, delete it. If it is a good photo, they may enjoy seeing it.
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Yes, I always ask them not to smile but they usually do anyway. Mainly I like really bad areas for the junkies, hookers and the insane. Sometimes those places are a little unnerving.
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Oh gosh. I can now understand your comment about stealing the camera. Faces like those, would make great photographic subjects, though.
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Maybe I’m making it sound worse than it is Amanda, some are like sleeping kittens: https://photographyocd.com/2017/07/01/what-dreams-may-come/
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I really love this. It’s hard to capture fire I personally think. I think it’s interesting that it was in the middle of a parking lot…
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Thanks Kammie. I wanted one that filled the frame, not so easy with a prime lens. It seems he has a fire going every time I’m there, maybe they roast marshmallows or something. 😉
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that’s a terrific photo! Cath@Home visiting from CYW Challenge
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Thanks Cath, my photo is a bit unusual but a fire in a parking lot here in Lancaster County is almost normal.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Tourmaline.
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😊
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