Sunday, March 27, 2011

DVD questions: Jim Brandenburg's 90 day Journey

My favorite Brandenburg photo on his 90 day journey would be Day 40: Frosty Sedge Meadow.

I was drawn by the really appealing color scheme of the winter whites and blacks along with the orange sky and trees, but also by how bizarre the grass looks as if it was blowing in the wind.  It also uses the rule of thirds, the front 1/3rd more black and slowly as it goes out fading to the last thirds which is mostly orange and red.  It is definitely a landscape shot, so although there doesn't seem to be a real subject it doesn't need one. 

The reason I think he wanted to only take one picture every 90 days is to make it so that only when all conditions are right and every element is in place he takes the shot.  Instead of coming back with 100s of good photgraphs, he comes back with 90 exceptional and amazing photographs.




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