Ushi Haderer - photo by Nigel A JAMESA Branch of Photography that can Grow on You!
Most people’s hobbies consist of activities that are only of interest to like minded people. Fishing, for example, can only be discussed by fishermen, and tennis, for anyone other than a keen player, is the most boring pastime on earth! Ushi Haderer’s hobby, however, is different!
Ushi has a hobby that is as fascinating for her as it is for everyone else! Ushi, in her spare time, is a photographer; and the photos that she takes are those of trees; and her pictures are sensational.
Last week, whilst visiting her, she showed me, and the other guests as well, one of her albums. Two things struck me. The first was the nature of her pictures, and the second was the genuine interest that everyone was taking in her work. Trees, it seems, have a fascination for everybody.
I have always believed that the shooting of trees (in a photographic sense –that is) to be a very difficult thing indeed. They don’t smile for you, you can’t tell them to turn their heads, and you can’t tell them to say cheese! The work is for you. You’re the one who has to walk around and around until you find the perfect angle, and so on and so on. But Ushi doesn’t see it in the same way.
Trees, she says, have feelings of their own; they are, after all, just as alive as you and I are. If you give them long enough, they will surely tell you, in their own special way, all that is needed for the perfect picture. The time of day, the differences in the light, the weather, etc, make absolutely no difference at all. Every time is the best time for a very good picture; all that you need is a camera, the trees, themselves, will guide you!
After looking at Ushi’s pictures, I, too have started thinking differently about tree. They are, in a way, as essential to us as water. They provide us with warmth, shelter, furniture and many other countless things as well; and, thanks to Ushi, they give us great pleasure as well!
If you wish to send me a comment, my address is, njmailboy@gmail.com
Most people’s hobbies consist of activities that are only of interest to like minded people. Fishing, for example, can only be discussed by fishermen, and tennis, for anyone other than a keen player, is the most boring pastime on earth! Ushi Haderer’s hobby, however, is different!
Ushi has a hobby that is as fascinating for her as it is for everyone else! Ushi, in her spare time, is a photographer; and the photos that she takes are those of trees; and her pictures are sensational.
Last week, whilst visiting her, she showed me, and the other guests as well, one of her albums. Two things struck me. The first was the nature of her pictures, and the second was the genuine interest that everyone was taking in her work. Trees, it seems, have a fascination for everybody.
I have always believed that the shooting of trees (in a photographic sense –that is) to be a very difficult thing indeed. They don’t smile for you, you can’t tell them to turn their heads, and you can’t tell them to say cheese! The work is for you. You’re the one who has to walk around and around until you find the perfect angle, and so on and so on. But Ushi doesn’t see it in the same way.
Trees, she says, have feelings of their own; they are, after all, just as alive as you and I are. If you give them long enough, they will surely tell you, in their own special way, all that is needed for the perfect picture. The time of day, the differences in the light, the weather, etc, make absolutely no difference at all. Every time is the best time for a very good picture; all that you need is a camera, the trees, themselves, will guide you!
After looking at Ushi’s pictures, I, too have started thinking differently about tree. They are, in a way, as essential to us as water. They provide us with warmth, shelter, furniture and many other countless things as well; and, thanks to Ushi, they give us great pleasure as well!
If you wish to send me a comment, my address is, njmailboy@gmail.com
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