The Story Behind The Image; Tree & Rock in Autumn

Circa late 1980s; Pentax 6X7, with Pentax 90mm f/2.8 lens; Kodak Vericolor III Professional film; ISO 160 (click to enlarge)

As I mentioned in the last post, I made two memorable images that day I visited the park in my hometown.  The tree with the red leaves hanging over the rocks next to the pond was one.  This is the other.  Two very nice images in the span of 30 minutes.  I can't ask for more than that!  As usual, the Pentax 6X7 camera I was using performed flawlessly.

This image brings to mind one aspect of how I compose images that I feel is important.  I will see something of interest and make the "obvious" image.  But I won't leave it at that. I will then walk around the "image" as I originally had perceived it, get low, get higher if possible, move back, move in, look at the main objects in the frame to try to create separation in between each, etc., and determine if there is even a better composition than the one that originally caught my eye.  Often times there is.  I was going to make this image from the other side, but found this side had a much nicer background.  Don't skip that extra step.

Thanks for looking. Enjoy! 

Dennis A. Mook 

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