Photo class

Our first photo class, and I was afraid that it would be like this funny ad from a Calgary camera shop:



But of course, it wasn't. Although I must say that I fretted silently as we carpooled to the site with a classmate who turned out to be a professional photographer, just back from Germany and on her way to Panama.

John is active on the Green Belt Land Trust, a group dedicated to protecting open space in and near our community and watershed. Striving to raise the $5 million necessary to buy an area called Bald Hill Farm, the land trust has begun an aggressive campaign to inspire as many people as possible to become involved.

 They have offered numerous walks and free workshops to the community, all centered on 587 acres adjoining town.

 So this morning John and I attended a photo class at Bald Hill Farm. It was led by photographer Kurt Norlin, who turned out to be the nicest, most unassuming and non-threatening person.

 

Although it was supposed to be a landscape photography class, I mostly took other kinds of pictures. 

 Farm stuff.

 Equipment languishing in the weeds.

 Maybe my favorite picture.

 Funny though, when you slow down and take the time to look at ordinary objects, they can look quite amazing.

 Even when they are rusty.

You know it's a good class when it is accompanied by an overweight lab with a stick in his mouth.