Finally, a parachute!
By: chochphoto
Category: Uncategorized
| Aperture: | f/4.5 |
|---|---|
| Focal Length: | 20mm |
| ISO: | 2500 |
| Shutter: | 1/200 sec |
| Camera: | NIKON D700 |
FALMOUTH — 032113 — Dee Lawrence and Margaret O’Hara swat at the ball during a therapeutic exercise session with a parachute at the JML Care Center. Federal cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates will impact nursing home facilities on the Cape.
I always hoped that in my career of community news I would eventually come upon a parachute scene. Us photographers, we are suckers for big graphic shapes with bright, vivid colors. I figured I would find my parachute picture in a kindergarten class or an after-school program, but I never envisioned I would be blessed with as glorious of a scene as this. I was curious when I heard the laughing and general amusement coming from the room as I photographed two other ladies painting paper mache Easter eggs. The PR person urged me to check it out. It was clear that he was proud of himself for being able to offer such an enticing opportunity for a photographer. I took one look around the bend and a huge smile stretched across my face. I whispered some sort of hurried, “Awesome! Thank you!” to the PR person and rushed over to the circle, suddenly panicked that this activity might be ending soon and I might not have a lot of time to work it. Once I fired off the nervous spray of initial shots, I slowed down and tried to imagine what I was really looking for — what I had been waiting to find for years of seeing friends and colleagues come back with these exciting, colorful moments from preschools. You see, sometimes when I come across something that already has a lot of visual potential, I freeze up and forget to strategize about making the best picture possible. I’m not sure that I made that happen in this instance but I’m happy with it overall because I enjoy the essence of it. I know that there was a lot of joy in the room in an otherwise often depressing place. So, for sure, this image was the highlight of my week perhaps even the whole month, who knows, maybe it will be my favorite photo of the year.
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