Michigan Upper Peninsula Panorama

Michigan Upper Peninsula Panorama

This picture was taken in October of 2008 while I was on Monte Nagler's photography workshop.  We had passed this field on our way to a waterfall and Monte wanted to stop on the way back and take pictures here.  When we stopped the sun wasn't out  and my pictures didn't look very interesting.  Instead they looked very dull and boring.  I wasn't happy with them.  After I had walked back to the van and put my camera away, the sun came out.  I debated about getting my camera out and then told myself this is why I am here, to take pictures.  I got my camera back out and set up the tripod.  I could tell the sun was only going to be out for a little bit so I had to hurry.  I framed my shot and took a series of pictures for a panorama.

After the trip when I got home and was editing my pictures I didn't like this panorama.  I didn't like any of the pictures I took of this field.  I felt the composition was off.  I thought I should have stood more to the right and had the gate in the center of the picture. 

This weekend I was going through my pictures looking for a waterfall picture for the office I work at and came across this picture again. I had forgotten about it and when I looked at it again I liked it.  I now liked how the gate was off to the right and that the focus of the picture was on the bales of hay and the sunlit trees.  Most of the time I am too critical of my work.  I am always finding faults and wishing I had composed it differently.  I'm glad I found this picture again and that I was able to see the positives in it.