Louella Lester – Seeing and learning while holding camera and pen between me and the world.
I was cycling across a mundane shopping mall parking lot when I spotted a bunch of gulls. My first thought was about the possibility of rain. My second thought was about why I didn’t have my camera with me, but I did have my phone and I can shoot a panorama with it. So …
I've been thinking about rain, probably because we've had so little of it here in Manitoba this spring. When everything should have been painted with newly-birthed green, it was still dry and dusty—toned down, muted, murky, so hard to define. There's something about rain that changes the mood, then calls me out to take …
Sometimes when I go out to shoot photos I have a plan or project in mind. But most days I just find photo opportunities when I’m going somewhere or I’m out wandering with my camera watching for the unexpected. That’s why I like a small camera that I can easily fit into my backpack/purse. …
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