{"id":1781,"date":"2017-01-12T06:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T14:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2018-07-12T14:02:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T21:02:58","slug":"that-extra-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/that-extra-something\/","title":{"rendered":"That Extra Something"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mount Rushmore and fall color, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I always strive to find the unique angle or foreground subject in my landscape\u00a0and travel photography, and most of the time this is\u00a0simply a matter of scouting the location before the sweet light arrives to find that special element. But sometimes the options are limited and even the subject itself has really only one angle.\u00a0Mount Rushmore is a classic example.<\/p>\n

The sculpture created by\u00a0Gutzon Borglum in the 1930s is an icon of Americana, and has probably been photographed more times than Old Faithful or Yosemite Falls. Of course I too had to capture my version, but with limited access to the monument my choice of lens was about\u00a0the only option. Tight telephoto images are captivating and show the skill and detail that went into Borglum’s creation, but in the end it was a simple splash of fall color and a wide field of view that captured the essence of what I felt and gave the image that extra something.<\/p>\n

So the next time you find your vision is hampered by the limitations of your surroundings go long or go wide, but try to include something unique within the\u00a0frame that imparts a sense of time or place – and sets your image\u00a0apart from the crowd.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I always strive to find the unique angle or foreground subject in my landscape\u00a0and travel photography, and most of the time this is\u00a0simply a matter of scouting the location before the sweet light arrives to find that special element. But sometimes the options are limited and even the subject itself has really only one angle.\u00a0Mount … <\/p>\n

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