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ckcarr wrote:
Doing it right, gives huge satisfaction, probably more than the images alone, which is the culmination of all the work.....
Thanks, Craig. Yes, indeed. The satisfaction of a plan going according to plan is quite something.
But the serendipity factor that plays in all photography, being so random
& capricious, especially with the full moon, combined with all the hard work & planning, is what makes the ultimate result so thrilling!!
On the Mitten Shadow, I literally drove eight hours round trip, with clouds overhead
the entire way, intermittent cell reception, talking to my friend and Navajo guide par
excellence Ray Begay, who was telling me there were essentially no windows in the western sky for the sun to create a shadow.
The entire drive I was in serious doubt, and upon arrival, indeed there was nothing
but flat light. Where I set up, there was no view to the west, so it was literally blind faith and hope.
And then, 90 seconds of soft light, enough for the shadow. Still maybe three minutes
from absolute optimum, but by that point the sun and shadow had disappeared!!
Eight hours, 450 miles, 90 seconds!! Yet again, the Goddess of Serendipity turns and shyly walks away, whispering, as she often does, "the harder you work, the luckier you get. Never . . . . . . . forget."
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