Revisiting a Popular Photo

Revisiting older photos sometimes results in a new interpretation.

Stillness among the waves

Something about this time of year stimulates reflection, and so I have been looking back on some of my older photos. One of my photos, Stillness among the waves, depicts a graceful blue heron standing quietly among the waves breaking on the beach at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park. The blue heron is in silhouette and the whole photo has a blue tinge because I was shooting into the sun. I used a square crop to focus on the heron.

Stillness among the waves II

I took this photo within a second of the first one. You can see that the angle of the heron’s head is slightly different. I decided to bring out the vibrance of the blue tinge and enhance the texture of the water and breaking wave. That led me to give the wave a larger role by using a 16:10 crop. It’s definitely a different feel, and may be appealing depending on the space in which the photo is intended to hang.

What do you think?

Stop by the gallery and let us know what you think about Stillness among the waves II. I’d love to hear your thoughts.