Just Hanging!

Once again, I am back to the location where I like to shoot. This greenbelt is part of my running route and every time I come by, I discover new shapes and colors. The tree in the image is one of my favorite trees in this area, I like how it is swaying so gracefully while telling its own story.

The idea for this particular shoot had been brewing in my head over the last couple of weeks. I had thought about outfit, props and pose, therefore, when I decided to execute, I was ready. It was Saturday late afternoon when I realized, it was the perfect time of day to go check how the light was falling on my location. Then I decided that I might as well bring my props and gear, just in case the light was good; no reason to go twice then.

The physical part of this shoot was a little challenging. I had envisioned my pose from home and just hoped I could pull it off. I am holding on to a little branch, which was perfect, at least until the tree bark started cutting into my skin. Then it started to be somewhat painful. After a couple of rounds of hanging, I could shoot about 5 images per round, I found a little camera cloth that I could use for cushioning between the tree and my hand. My bicep took some beating as well, but as the saying goes "No pain, no gain". On a positive note, the rope burns and the nerve injury I got from my previous shoot, has almost healed up! :-)

I didn't have any camera/gear failure this time and getting down from the tree was easy enough; I just had to let go. For this shoot there weren't any people around to worry about me, since, apparently, nobody walks the trails in TX at 5.30ish pm at this time of year. I don't blame them, it is still too hot for my liking.

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