[Leica] Herbert Kanner Fall Colors: The sad history of our fig tree

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Herb Kanner OFFERED:
I have hopes for next year.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003465.jpg.html

Subject: [Leica] Fall Colors: The sad history of our fig tree.

Hi Herb,
I'm only using a paragraph of your sad sad fig tree story:
>>Ultimately, following his advice, we let it sprout new shoots, picked the
>>best one to be the new tree trunk, and severed the others. In time we even
>>got a few figs out of the tree. Then, this year, the gardener and my wife
>>concluded that it needed to be nicely shaped by further pruning. This so
>>discouraged the tree that it produced nary a fig. I guess those two
>>decided that form was more important than function.

I have hopes for next year.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003465.jpg.html<<<<<<<<<<

Herb I wish your tree all the best for next year! As I don't think you, nor
the tree, had your heart in the mood to capture a real eye catching "FALL
FIG TREE"  interesting photo!

Your scene has potential for an interesting photo. However, your heart, mind
and seeing just didn't cut it in creating a magical fall photo out of what
you had to work with?
Your emotions were and are all tied-up in the tree chopping and that doesn't
bode well for capturing beautiful mood fall photos.

So let's just leave this be as an example of what can happen when a
shooter's emotions are out of  sync in regard to the subject? Trust me I've
been there more than once and you are completely out of whack and ability of
doing anything magical! YOU can't see a brick about to hit you IN THE HEAD!!

Next fall hopefully all will  be better and you'll have a smashing beauty
tree and photo!!

cheers,
Dr. ted :-)