Boring Gray Bridge

It is strange where you can find your photo-muse / inspiration / call-it-what-you-will. Occasionally mine is a boring, gray, concrete bridge about five minutes walk from my office desk. To call it a muse may be overstating the fact; actually, it's more like a photographic standby / sure thing.

Recently I've been trying to take pictures every day. I'm subscribing to the theory that photography, like any other artistic endeavor, takes practice. A good violinist practices every day without fail. As a photographer I can sometimes be lazy, not bothering to shoot everyday because I don't think there's anything worth shooting that day. It is presumptuous of me to assume that, if I don't practice every day, I'll have my chops when I really need them.

The boring, gray, concrete bridge close to my office is my practice when I don't have anything better to focus on. The bridge is scales to be practiced to keep me on my game. Taking a few minutes out of the day with just my camera makes me feel like I deserve the badge "photographer". The resulting images aren't master pieces by any stretch of the imagination but creating them helps me keep my eye in. If I can construct a reasonable picture from a boring, gray bridge even when I don't want to I hope that I'll be prepared when more interesting fare and real inspiration presents itself.

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items are from between 02 Feb 2005 & 04 Apr 2007.