![]() Explore locations and evaluate possible compositions from many different angles and perspectives before shooting. I don't do this near enough as I often feel like I'm short on time. "Photography is my right brain escape for my left brain day job. George Fletcher has a wonderful outlook on photography and words of wisdom for anyone interested in photography. Capturing quality images incorporating light, texture, contrast, and more takes practice. With everyone carrying around a smartphone with ever-increasing photo quality, capturing interesting images is just a fingertip away. However, as the sun dropped behind the mountains, the clouds lit up with one of the best sunsets I've seen in the area." The evening started with lots of blue skies and bright sun, and I wasn't sure if there would be any sunset at all. ![]() "I decided to search out a new location for shooting the sunset. "This was one of the last evenings I was in Canaan Valley before heading home," states Fletcher. Getting the winning image, "Headwaters Sunset," was just another instance of talent and timing. Getting a great image is part talent and part luck, especially when photographing outside. I might not always come back with great images, but I come back refreshed." "I find being out in nature is restoring to my soul. "I love to be outside in God's beautiful creation and to try and capture His artistry," explains Fletcher. Like many of the other winning photographers this year, Fletcher loves landscapes and nature photographs. He is a veteran of the Cortland Photography contest, having an image selected for display each year since the project started. Fletcher became serious about digital photography in 2006 and is currently using a Canon EOS R, Canon 17-40mm F4L, and Canon RF 24-105 F-4. Another tidbit of advice to consider is changing your perspective when taking photographs shooting from ground level or from above to create more interest.įor over forty years, Fletcher began shooting slide film in 1981 with his father's Leica Rangefinder. Also, take lots of pictures of the same image you'll have more options to find the perfect shot. Nasim Mansurov wrote in Photography Life that anyone interested in taking better photographs should take their camera everywhere you never know when a fantastic shot will present itself. "My words of wisdom for anyone wanting to get into photography would be to follow your heart," remarks Cox. "One time, I took a photograph of a deer while she was eating my flowers and another shot of an apple popping out of a deer's mouth." Sometimes, the best photographs are about being in the right place at the right time. One of Cox's winning entries this year, "Top View from Seneca Rocks," was taken on a beautiful Saturday hike with her son Brian. "Mountain vistas and waterfalls in West Virginia are my favorite subjects to photograph," explains Cox. Using a Sony A7R ii, A7 iii cameras with various Sony lenses, the 4+ year hobby has become an obsession. A veteran of Cortland's annual photography contest, Kilsong Cox has submitted winning entries for three years.
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