Picture Within A Picture

Tree, Roots, Moss and Ferns, Beartown State Park, West Virginia, USA (click to enlarge)
This is a 10% crop of the entire frame.
Nikon D800E, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens @ 70mm; 1/10th sec. @ f/8; ISO 400

If we actually take time to really 'see' what is before us, sometimes we can find images within images.  For example, the last time I was visiting Beartown State Park in West Virginia I made the image below.  But I also saw the scene above knowing that I would also extract that small part from the overall image as a separate image.  It so happens that I like the smaller section of the overall image much better than the original composition.

Don't neglect pictures within pictures.  Don't just look at what is before you, take time to actually see the possibilities before deciding what you will photograph.  To do so you need to slow down, practice seeing and have gear that is capable of providing excellent image quality and sufficient detail (mp) so as to be able to potentially 'pull out' small areas while retaining high quality. 

In the example of this image, the 24-70mm lens was the longest lens I had with me and could not zoom in on this smaller part of the overall image.  Thankfully, I was using a Nikon D800E with 36mp, which gave me piece of mind for later cropping.

Entire frame (click to enlarge)

Just sharing some things I've learned during my long photographic journey. Take time to 'see' and not be rushed.

Thanks for looking. Enjoy! 

Dennis A. Mook 

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