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Hatcher Pass near Willow, AK is great. I love its beauty and often crazy wind and rain. And the scenery doesn’t hurt, either.
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The more I think about writing here, the more I realize how much I in the past have used too much time and energy attempting to control... whatever. Humans are supposed to be at the top of the food chain, right? Well, it never occurred to me that thinking could be such a liability, and that living without it might solve so many problems.
It is often difficult to find a corner to take a picture where another human isn’t visible in the frame. I mean that’s my preference, so the low-key frustration is manufactured. I just have to try a little harder and move around.
Interestingly, I never thought of the act itself of taking a picture as a creative endeavor, but it is. You have to move to find appealing angles, work with light, avoid people… there are many factors. Not that I’m any good at it.
But that’s kinda where I find joy in the process, knowing how much I can improve and having no expectations about either the thing in the image or the process of executing it. Why think that much, anyway?