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Late-winter dawn light refected in a California Central Valley pond.
This week our vocabularies expanded to include new terms, such as “social distancing.” We didn’t chose this scenario, but it chose us and here we are. Looking out for ourselves and the rest of human society will disrupt our normal routines for a while. But life goes on, and part of that life for me involves photography. I know. Other things are more important. But let’s leave a bit of space for activities that allow us to experience moments of normalcy in the midst of circumstances that are not normal at all.
Yesterday I decided to head out to a quiet place where there would be few other people. I loaded my car with supplies so that I wouldn’t have to stop along the way, headed out well before dawn, and a couple hours later I was in a familiar, quiet place. The best thing that happened? Just after I arrived, a couple of dear friends showed up, too! We elbow-bumped (another of the new social practices) and went off to photograph one more beautiful dawn.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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