{"id":635,"date":"2011-05-18T05:22:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T05:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/?p=635"},"modified":"2025-03-31T22:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:18:54","slug":"backwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethanjhulbert.org\/photo\/2011\/backwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Backwater: May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

One specific exploration of Eau Claire’s hidden trails and unkempt ditches. Sony “Bloggie” digital camera<\/a>, 5\/18\/2011.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a> \"The<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"A<\/a> \"AWhen you hike in a city, you usually have to go to a specific park or nature area, and there are usually pre-defined trails that you stick to, at least most of the time.<\/p>\n

When you hike in a small town like Eau Claire, you can just pull over to the side of the road nearly anywhere and start walking up a random hill and it’ll take you places.<\/p>\n

That’s exactly what I did all the time when I lived in this little backwater place! It wasn’t good for much, but it was good enough for this.<\/p>\n

The first shot, admittedly, was not part of the hike–that was me outside my car in my driveway, testing the Sony Bloggie HD camera settings on the lumber and sticks we had piled up from before. My little house would’ve been right off to the right side, slightly down a hill, and my car right behind me.<\/p>\n

The rest, though, is on the trek. I think this is near the mall, behind some dentist office maybe? But I could be getting it confused with other hikes I went on, I did plenty.<\/p>\n

On this hike, I brought my HD digital camera because I wanted to focus on the small things, the little macro details. I did take a few of the branches, the birches, the trees and trails, but most of these shots were on the small things along the way. I thought it would be an interesting alternative approach to nature photography. (Not that it’s rare in general, but it’s just not what\u00a0I personally usually do.)<\/p>\n

I really love the whole little worlds that emerge from taking close-up shots of moss and lichen growing on rocks. It’s like a whole tiny landscape, a miniature environment that I could just imagine little faeries or miniscule gnomes walking around on. I’m always fascinated by this stuff.<\/p>\n

The dandelion at the end, ah, so beautiful. My favorite flower is the dandelion. Has been for years and years and years, maybe even since high school. Some great Ethan trivia buried deep in my photo journal here. I love dandelions, they always bring a smile to my face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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