I have oodles of gorgeous photos... Hawaii is such a beautiful place even an amateur like me can take decent pictures! For fun, I decided to try out a challenge that Jenny at Home Is Where You Start From runs weekly.
This week she challenges her readers to post a cropped picture. I am working with a very basic camera so I have built in limitations. But this was a great opportunity for me to look with a slightly different eye at some of my shots.
In the cropped version the story is my sister-in-law's joy. She is living in the moment fully, and that energy shows. I love the movement in the waves. The strips of color in the water have a stronger impact.
The full shot tells a different story... I feel her emotion, but I also have a sense of perspective, how small she is. The story feels more about the water:
The L.E.N.S. Challenge is new every week; click on Jen's link to join up!