Frequently things in the foreground get in the way of what you want to shoot. There are times however when they may enhance a photo accidentally, or deliberately if you choose.
In this series of shots I had not intended to include the flag.
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| View from first green. Mountain Flowers golf course |
The course is located at the Homestead, the freshwater resort on Lake Michigan.
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| Mountain Flowers - view towards the Manitou islands. |
Those of you who have read the story of Mishe-Mokwa, the bear who tried to save her cubs from a fire by swimming with them across Lake Michigan, will know that the great spirit Manitou raised the two drowned cubs out of the deep blue waters of the lake - and made them into the islands which he named after himself.
There are times however when what is in the foreground is worth including, like this next shot also from Michigan.
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| Traverse City harbour, Michigan |
When observing the developments in a wood during a year, the item in the foreground is sometimes an important element to study.
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| Horse chestnut buds in March |
And a month later on a branch.
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| Sycamore leaves - April |
For more views in the foreground cross over to Carmi's Thematic-photographic-270,
