How to make the "usual", "unusual".

Making the usual, unusual.

How often do Gulf Islanders ride the ferry? Too much. How long does it take before the unique marine adventure become but a backdrop to one's life? About 10 trips. So, it isn't long before the "unique" becomes "blasé" ... at least to some.

With my frequent trips to Victoria and Vancouver, it wasn't long before I found myself joining the "blasé" group. Fortunately I am rather an "active" personality with an insatiable interest in capturing images. So, what a better way to re-familiarize me with my ferry trips than to begin to look at it from a different point of view.

"The Ferry: A different point of view" is the result of my curiosity. I started to look a the ferry as a piece of art - to look at the ferry trip (sunsets, wake, etc.) as recordable memory moments. Essentially, I started to capture what had become "usual" in an "unusual" way. 

Here are the original images transformed using HDR software. Sold a few of these. Unfortunately, after 27 years of riding the ferry, I practice my bass guitar now instead of roaming for interesting images.

Don't dump the bad image is it makes a statement for you.

While in India, I came across a truck full of people all jammed in together. It was an iconic image of transportation in India. However, the resulting image just did't cut it for me. I rarely delete rather save and experiment.

Here is the original image.

You get the  idea of "compressed" but it just didn't have punch. From my point of view there was no need for colour ... it was all about shape. So I used post-processing .. some single image  HDR EFX pro and Silver EFX Pro to make the statement I saw.

Does it work for you? You see, others don't necessarily see what you see. If you have an image that you think is "significant", show it so someone and ask them "what is this image all about? If they don't come up with what you want them to see, you will either need to re-shoot (which I could not do) or work in post processing. 

Have fun and experiment.