Without some features of a modern tripod, I learned to improvise. One of the things that keeps me inspired at times like these is in part due to the advice that was given to me by a former professor while in college. He informed that he had sold all of his equipment the year before, but he'd be happy to lend me the only piece of photo equipment that he had keep. A few days later I remembered that I knew of a fellow photographer friend of mine that lived within about an hour of where I was. Let me just say it was extremely limiting. The only option that I had at the time was to go to the local Target and purchase the only tripod that they sold. Having a week and half left on this trip. Not realizing this until about three hours later while attempting to setup and photograph the sunset. "About six years ago, I was on the beginning leg of a two week photography trip. On my return to the trailhead where my truck was parked I somehow I left behind my tripod. To honor that moment in time and the many lives lost, I entitled this image ' Eleven '." Realizing what two events occurred at the same time. Both the immense sadness but more importantly the pure beauty. Remembering what I photographed the week before was not at the front of my mind. So when I edited my newest batch of slides and came upon this image, I immediately felt the weight of the moment. About a week later, after returning home, getting the film processed and with all of the uncertainly we were all experiencing as a country. I had unknowingly created a peace symbol with the circle highlight and the leaf structure itself. Realizing this quickly as I peered through the viewfinder. Not realizing at the time that because I placed it directly against the window that it would leave a circle rim of light on the leaf. Positioned it on the backside of the glass so that it would directly lite through the leaf. Next, I took the only other light source then the sun that was available to me, that being a small Maglite flashlight. Of the leaf to the passengers' side window of my truck, composed the image as I had envisioned.
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