Looking at a scene like this from Banff, Alberta I cannot help but think the world is our oyster.  I’ve received negative comments in the past related to talking about my issues with depression and anxiety, but those comments don’t get to me when I look at photography that shows how expansive life can be. A negative comment is dwarfed by this vision below, thanks to HDR Photography.

This photo is one that I would like to discuss in a room with artistic photography nerds.  The recent Vision-Driven workshop was so cool to me because the people there were in such a safe place to talk about photography as art.  They didn’t need to get into technical things like sharpness, what lens was used, was it the right f-stop, or is the focus spot on?   They got into the feeling, the vision, the artistic aspects that make the photo.  Feel free to leave comments about those aspects.  I’d love to hear what you think.

This is image 44 of 360.  If you’re feeling stuck in your own creativity, try this exercise:

Look at the image for a few minutes.  Study it. Move your eyes all around the view.  Try for 2-5 minutes.  If you can close your eyes and hold the image for a few seconds, you’re good.  Then go sit or lay down in a relaxing place and bring the image back to your mind.  Try and hold it for 5, 10, 20 minutes while breathing deeply.   Guaranteed you’ll feel connected and it may unblock you.