You might look at the image above and think I’m a little nutso saying I can’t see the forest. Not so. Look again. You aren’t seeing a forest, you’re seeing trees in what looks like a forest. There’s a vast difference.
While the presence of trees often indicates or represents a forest, with this image you and I can’t really see the forest.
My to-do list feels like these trees. I get lost in the details of the trees, plants, bushes, leaves, flowers, and everything else. But ironically, I forget almost completely about the forest. Why am I doing what I’m doing? Why does this tree matter over that tree? Why shouldn’t I spend all day fixing one branch? It’s because I’ve lost sight of why I’m doing any of what I do in the first place. I’ve lost my vision.
I don’t know if you’re a fan of the new ABC show “Flash Forward,” but I am and the latest episode got me thinking. Basically, there are a group of people in the show who have no vision—literally and figuratively. And without that vision, they are literally perishing.
It was a reminder, as are the trees above, that without a vision, people perish. Dreams die. Motivation wanes. Hope is lost.
So stop focusing on the trees. Look at the bigger picture. Recapture your vision, like Dave and Brian. It’s possible. It’s even probable. Are you ready?
Specs: Nikon D50, 1/100 @ f/4.0, 70mm, ISO 200. Processed in Lightroom with Presets Heaven Surreal Moment for color and clarity and Kubota Actions Krypto Glasses for outer blur to give a sense of moving into the trees.
Manual: Page 81—Copying White Balance from a Photograph.
Images: AsukaBook announced their album design contest winners, so I looked at the albums and images of the portrait winner, Amy Parrish.
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