
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L, 17mm, F 4, ISO 100, HDR, 9 Exposures
A few weeks ago, my good friend and amazing photographer, Jack Hollingsworth, asked me why I love shooting these types of grungy, dilapidated, forlorn structures in HDR. He didn’t ask with sarcasm or levity. He was truly curious as to what makes me tick as a photographer. I couldn’t answer him. I still can’t. I’ve deliberately thought about his question and I am not sure what it is about a scene such as the one above that just gets my creativity going. And I am perfectly ok with not having an answer just yet. My goal is to, one day, figure out what that answer is. In the meantime, I’m going to keep on shooting, I promise you that.
What you see above is the magnificently empty Stone Mill in Lawrence. I befriended a good man, Bob Lussier. His HDR work caught my eye immediately and when I realized that he was a local shooter, I reached out to him and the rest is, as they say, history. I had a truly wonderful time meeting and shooting with Bob. His interest in HDR, coupled with his keen eye for great photography, made it a joy shooting in this Mill for hours on end. I look forward to many more times shooting with Bob.
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