It has been a while since I’ve done a Same Place — Different View for Arnie’s and my images.
We have both had a chance to process some of our photographs from Belize, so I thought I’d share a few “seeking your own vision” samples.
Before the group came in, Arnie and I investigated some nearby caves. Travel was by horseback, and Arnie and I took turns following our guide. We were both photographing from our saddles and came up with similar shots, yet different. Arnie gave the feeling of coming out of the dense jungle, while I wanted to accent the path through the rain forest. This is one of those cases where Arnie and I flip-flopped, he doing the narrower shot and I the wider one.
Another day, we went to a national park with a couple who came in early. It was a beautiful spot, but this time, we took different scenes, not more than 50 yards apart. Arnie concentrated on the falls and drama of the sky, while I found a serene pool just beyond the bushes in Arnie’s shot. Same place, almost the exact same direction, but totally different view.
When we went to visit the Bo family for tortilla making, some of the children were outside doing their homework. True to form, Arnie did a shot of the two brothers from a slight distance, showing the house and washing machine as the backdrop. I photographed from much closer but showed more of the yard and included the sister who was standing off to the side, just outside Arnie’s shot. Same place, same scene, different vantage point, different lens.
After Armando and his family had hosted us for lunch, he showed us his prowess with the omnipresent machete. Arnie captured him as he hacked away at the tough coconuts, releasing them from the tree. On the other hand, I wanted to do a portrait of Armando, using the felled coconuts as a graphic element. Both of us used the diagonal line of trees, but in totally different ways.
Once again, it goes to show that there is no one right way to approach a scene. And for those who saw the students’ same place blog from Belize, you’ll recognize some of the same scenes in this series.
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