I'm trying to learn about photo composition, and I have a lot to learn. So, I've been practicing. I have learned that light, too much or too little of it, is crucial to good pictures. And we all know that the quality of light is different at different times of day, as well as different times of year.
On Monday of this week, I went to Old Salem to take some more photos for a follow-up to a post I did a few weeks ago, which you can read about HERE. I started taking pictures at about 10:30 a.m., and it was already pretty bright outside at that time. I got some good pictures, but when I looked at them on the computer, I realized I wanted a softer light. So, I went back in the evening with my husband and took a few more.
Then on Tuesday morning, DH had to be at work at 7:00 a.m., so I took the camera with me, and after dropping him off at the office, I went straight to Old Salem, and started photographing around 7:15 a.m. I found the light to be much better, and the quality of the pictures to be better as well.
There's so much to photograph in this small, historic community. There are colonial merchant's shops with wonderful, painted wooden signs.
