The nice thing about photography is how it can capture emotions or thoughts. During the last two weeks I have kinda felt like the image above – busy! Not a complaint at all as I got quite a lot done in a short amount of time. Apart from a few days of selfish wildlife photography I did a a number of lifestyle portrait shoots and also met with a few photographers about future plans. Exciting stuff and the ball is rolling but more on that as things develop. The image above of a herd or Red Hartebeest is one I shot in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve on a very overcast day last week. Initially it might seem a bit messy but there is almost a pattern. There is almost something. For me that is what works in a monochrome abstract image. When you initially look at the image it makes sense but the more you look at it the more sense it makes. Make sense? ;)
They say that life imitates art and I currently find myself feeling a bit like this image. Busy but at a place where things make sense and the more I look at, read work at it, the more sense it makes. If you wait long enough the image works. If I waited long enough when taking this picture I could have gotten a beautiful repetition of all the horns. I did, but that’s not the point. The point is that when you combine patience with the ability to see something before it happens you are one step closer to your goal. Hey, that could be a wildlife photography mantra. The point is that when you combine patience with the ability to see something before it happens you are one step closer to your image. I digress as I am more referring to working towards a larger goal. Seeing the final product, making a success of the process as you head towards realizing your final goal. Yeah, like the above image. A nice reward for the willingness to chase a goal.
The goal with the above image was always to try and get the repetition of the horns. It was there all the time. I just had to see it, wait for it and take it. The image I got a few seconds after this one was ‘the one’. It was the goal I saw from the moment we arrived on the scene. In photography and in our own goals, whether personal or professional, we never quite now how close we actually are. The bottom line is not to give up.
I guess you can see where my mind is. Don’t worry, will be posting all the details as they develop but before this metaphor falls completely flat, or I milk it too much, I am gonna wish you and your family a Happy Easter and say goodbye until next week. Lots coming up.
Have a great Easter weekend, and stay safe! 
Gerry
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