I don't know if it would be appropriate to post this under the tag #wednesdaywalk. After all, I haven't had any good walks this week. And I probably would like to talk about walks in general, not about any one specific. Let’s try…
There are enough objects around me for landscape photography. Just climb the nearest hill and shoot the other neighboring ones. But let's be honest, sometimes this limitless space can get boring. Not often, but still.
On such days, I just go for a walk in the woods, sometimes taking a camera with me. Of course, I'm drawn to climb higher, but instead of looking up and into the distance, I remind myself that it's worth looking down or literally in front of my nose. There may be no less grandiose landscape under your feet than if you climbed the highest mountain in the area.
It is quite easy to notice the scattering of flowers in the forest floor, they stand out with their colors from afar. It doesn't matter, even if it's just a white, or a barely perceptible purple shade, surrounded by gray rocks and a green blanket, you will notice them instantly. It's easy.
However, you should not be content with such an obvious prey. Carefully look around and take a closer at the surrounding trees. Some of the branches are asking for a modeling agency. There is a bit of magic in the branches of any tree, which are part of one whole, but at the same time so individual and sometimes independent.
But what I like most about our northern forests is a huge amount of moss and lichens! Oh, yes, these guys are very photogenic. There is something fantastic about this thick micro-fabric that creates unimaginable patterns on surfaces. Somewhere it looks like a soft air litter, which you just want to stand on with bare feet. And somewhere these are alien patterns of extraterrestrial organisms.
It's up to you to decide what you are looking for and what you see. Walk more often, look around.
