Autumn Leaves by the Boise River in Eagle, ID

Vincent J. Fortunato • November 24, 2022

The process...has taken me out of my comfort zone


Curator's Note: Photos by my friend, Vincent J. Fortunato, are always stunningly beautiful.  Sometimes his lens captures the magnificence of the evening sky and sometimes the delicacy of a flower, but always he finds something that immediately engages our full attention and makes us more grateful for all that surrounds us. I thought this image, taken in early November, would capture the natural beauty we can see every day throughout the year if we keep our eyes open and pay attention.  On this Thanksgiving Day we have so much to be thankful for, like these autumn leaves or the snow sitting outside our doors just now.


COMMENTARY


Vincent J. Fortunato


For the past year or so, I have been videotaping my bicycle rides on the Boise River Greenbelt with the goal of editing several videos (set to music) showing seasonal changes along the Greenbelt. The process of switching from editing photographs taken with a DSLR (using Lightroom and Photoshop) to learning how to edit video (using iMovie to start) taken with a GoPro video camera has taken me out of my comfort zone. 

 

Imagine my surprise when I learned that I can grab a single frame from a video clip and create a jpg photo. Like a child in a candy store, I look forward to reviewing previously taken video footage with an eye towards finding those great photos ‘hiding’ among the video files.

 

This photograph is one such video frame captured by the GoPro while out riding. In the future, I hope to share other such frames taken while riding as well as short (and edited) movies of those rides. 



Autumn Leaves by the Boise River in Eagle, ID (11/2/22)

Photo Credit: Vincent J. Fortunato


Haiku

 

Brilliant yellow leaves

Feel the breath of winter, and

Herald the end of autumn.



~Vincent J. Fortunato

 



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