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Salt Spring Photographer John Cameron

Roadside

May 8, 2013

Roadside

Coming home from a recent early morning shoot, I noticed a angle beam of light on the roadside. I stopped the truck and jumped out to grab this shot before any traffic came by. And before the quickly changing sun angle…changed.

One quick shot, and only a crop in post production. No editing; this is what I saw and what was captured.

Note to self: get on Salt Spring’s SLOW bandwagon. Don’t drive/ride/walk by scenes asking to be photographed!

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Comments

  1. Susan says

    May 8, 2013 at 5:52 am

    This is vanilla leaf, which smells faintly vanilla-ish as it dries (only once it’s picked) and was apparently used as a fly repellent. I’ve tried, but the flies won. It smells nice though…

    • John Cameron says

      May 8, 2013 at 9:03 am

      Thanks Susan, we learn something(s) every day!

  2. Tamar Griggs says

    May 8, 2013 at 8:36 am

    My Gosh, John! You are stupendous! Thank you for stopping and snapping this photo.
    I like Susan’s comment, too re. it’s fly repellent qualities.

    • John Cameron says

      May 8, 2013 at 9:04 am

      Not exactly ‘the decisive moment’, but certainly a fleeting moment. Thanks Tamar.

  3. radha says

    May 8, 2013 at 8:47 am

    This is a glorious photo… magical

    • John Cameron says

      May 8, 2013 at 9:05 am

      The backlit dew on the plants was a bonus.

  4. Natascha Wiegand says

    May 8, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Very Nice. Always look forward to your photos on my email. Nice way to start the day :) Cheers Natascha.

    • John Cameron says

      May 8, 2013 at 4:51 pm

      Hi Natasha.

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