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Thank you to @erikah for the clarification about how to share big sets of photos in Photography Lovers while staying inside the community guidelines -- I apologize for my mistake, and will correct this and get it right the first time in the future. This was literally dozens of photos, and I was not sure how many I should post in a row; but if the requirement is TWO, I can certainly put in 5-10, and for the walk experience, I'll leave the video.
This was the beginning point of a walk I took in Golden Gate Park ... I was sitting on the statue there dedicated to President McKinley, and then noticed what was through the curtain ...
... so I went from there ... that is a mini-redwood grove, and the sun was highlighting new growth...
California redwoods are among the tallest in the world, and the straightest ... they form amazing frames naturally of other things... this is Mercy Housing, once the famous Southern Pacific Hospital near Golden Gate Park...
... and this is just a magnolia tree with some folks walking by, but WOW...
The way Golden Gate Park is made up, tree framing is definitely a big thing ... coming back onto the path past the magnolias was to have the sky itself framed ... but also shadows, framed and reframed...
But also, moments of big clarity...
... and frames of light...
All of these were taken on my generic Android phone, and these were the best of what was about thirty minutes of walking and snapping! On Hive I often write of my deep thoughts about life, music, and faith while walking in the near meadows of Golden Gate Park, but the near meadows to me is actually the Panhandle section on the maps in San Francisco!
I cannot compose music quite fast enough so that you can hear all that I hear as a composer -- someday when I have more time to write I will, but thank you to composer Liborio Conti for the use of his wonderful music to provide the relaxation vibes to my full walk experience. I walk and photograph to relax, and this year, I'm just sharing!
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Dear @deeanndmathews, this is a photography community and I see no photos here, so unfortunately I have to mute your post.
Those are all my photos in the video -- or do they have to be just photos as photos? I'm not trying to break the rules -- all the photos in the videos are mine in what is an essence a slideshow.
I understand that there are photos in the video, but we focus on photos exclusively. So if you upload a video, that's fine, but there must be at least two photos in the post too. Right now you only have the video, which makes it the focus of the post. I hope this clarifies it.
It does and THANK YOU -- I can correct this post because I still have all those photos, and I will keep this in mind for the future.
You're welcome. You can edit the post, let me know and I can unmute it :)
DONE, and thank you ... in retrospect, editing in Ecency's huge view on those photos does make the case that they DO need to be appreciated as photos ... I was looking at the details and I realized, "I get it ... THIS is what Photography Lovers wants to see." Thank you for the learning and growth opportunity ... I have a good eye in the field, but THINKING like a photographer on the deeper levels is still something I am learning!
No worries and thank you for understanding. We'd like to focus on quality photography and maintain a certain standard, to be able to help the community get better at photography.
Thanks again and looking forward to seeing your quality photos here 🙂