Harris Center for Conservation Education, Hancock, New Hampshire, USA
On a very warm, slightly overcast July day, I had traveled out to the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, NH to join the NH's chapter of Women's Caucus for the Arts event, Plein Air with a Flair.
You are probably thinking, what is a photographer doing joining Plein air, when such an event is usually attended by artists that paint or drawer. For years, I had wanted to attend a Plein air to meet other artists and experiment with my surroundings and camera . . . And, so I did.
There was so much to be captured; beautiful old trees, wooded trails, birds, butterflies, gardens, sitting areas, wildflowers, and even the other artists. I began by practicing some intentional camera movement (ICM) shots. ICM is where you intentionally move your camera, while taking the shot. The movement can be movement of the entire camera or just the lens.
It was not long, and the fluttering butterflies in the meadow caught my attention. There must have been about a dozen or more. Monarchs, Meadow Fritillaries, Cabbage Whites, Clouded Sulphurs, and Danty Whites. They were fluttering about playing with each other and every so often landing on the flowers of the meadow.
It was here I spent about two hours capturing the beautiful butterflies, but it was not until I began developing the pictures that I saw this butterfly had lost part of it's wings. You never would have know it as much as it was flying around. Thus, the reason for the title being, Broken Wings.
This artwork is a great reminder to us all, no matter what we believe our handicap may be, we can always persevere.
For a little reminder of how beautiful you are (no matter how broken you may feel), bring a piece of Broken Wings artwork into your world