It's interesting to think why any picture interests you.
So back to the question, why a particular photo? Often, it's simply the light. The way the light makes it's own statement. The way it makes you see something differently than you did yesterday, when the light was different.
Below is one which is part of a series I've been doing called "unfamiliar light". The subjects are varied but common place. The light is always, well, unfamiliar. Strange. Beautiful.
This one was taken with my cell phone at Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. I've always loved this tree. It sits right across the street from my sister-in-law's home. I've shot it several times over the years but one evening we arrived at dusk and it was a whole new scene. I've been trying to train myself to look less at the objects around me and more at the light. Jeff Ascough (the amazing wedding shooter) says he walks into a room and looks for interesting light, sets up and waits for something interesting to happen in that light. He's won so many awards I think they may have to retire his number. I was shocked to hear him say that. But, it seems, sometimes you have to stop and think about just the light and, sometimes, it just wacks you over the head with it's beauty.
So, watch for the light.
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