Artistic Concepts and Processes

We all know what an essay is, right? We've all had experience in school writing one or, at least, reading one--a short, opinionated writing about a specific subject. However, there is an alternative definition, one we often don't consider --an initial attempt or endeavor. It is vital for us to create without being afraid to fail, essayer as the French put it, to attempt. In doing so we become more familiar with a process or technique and eventually, with enough attempts, we can become experts.

Here is a sample of my attempts...

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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Bottle Rocket Wars

Most of these photos were shot as soon as the sun set, giving us the minimum amount of darkness to start the show. There was still some ambient light hangin' around and I found my best apertures to be between f/16 and f/20. I could have went smaller in the longer exposures--some of the detail in the middle parts of the fireworks are blown out.

17s at f/18 ISO 100

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