Cathedral Grove : Vancouver Island : Nature Photography

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:24:36 +0000

On my way to Tofino, I almost always stop for a walk in Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island. Yesterday, I simply drove directly to Cathedral Grove, even though I wasn’t going to Tofino, in order to feed my craving to be in a forest, in nature. Although I am usually surrounded by nature where I live in the Comox Valley, I had been visiting in Victoria for a few days, and had too much time sitting on couches and chairs indoors, too much time eating, and too much time sitting in cars. I was missing my nature fix, so I took a detour on the way home, and in the pouring rain, went for a walk in Cathedral Grove. Nature calms me, grounds me, inspires me creatively.

Here’s a couple of iPhone photos that I captured while in the forest yesterday. In the case of these two forest images, this is not “purist iPhoneography” because to achieve the effect I wanted, I used the iPhone to capture the initial image and composition, applied apps afterward and then also took the image into Photoshop to achieve the final result that I wanted.

~ Brenda Johima ~

All You Want To Do Is Photography All The Time!

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:51:00 +0000

Best thing someone said to me recently : “Brenda, I think you need to get on track. This photography thing is really taking over. All you want to do is photography all the time.” LOL.

**Well I wanted to say, was Yay! Thank You. Then that means that I am on track! Thank you for noticing, I thought in my mind, and … Quietly, I took it as a compliment, and a sign that I am heading in the right direction.**

Every day, creatives are surrounded by people who “don’t get it” or who try to squash your dreams. What to do about it?

Ignore, carry on, keep going, one foot in front of the other, moving forward in following everything that you LOVE to do. Photography is just one of the many passions that I have as a creative that is not going to go away. LOVE it!.

How about YOU?

~ Brenda Johima ~

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Cathedral Grove : Vancouver Island : Nature Photography

All You Want To Do Is Photography All The Time!