It’s amazing the things that disappear into the recesses of our memories only to come flashing back by looking at a photograph. I was perusing some old photographs recently and that’s exactly what happened. Suddenly a flood of memories came rushing into my mind; happy memories of childhood jaunts with the family, laughing, playing with my cousins, picnics. As is turns out, the particular photos I was looking at were of a location not far from where I was staying at my parents in SLC so, I had to take a ride to revisit my past.
Midway Reservoir where my cousins and I found a homemade log raft with a pole and spent hours poling around. I fell in and after thrashing for a minute realized I could touch the bottom so I stood up and waded out dripping wet.
When we tired of playing on the raft we would play hide and seek in the Quaking Aspen groves; dashing from tree to tree, those skinny trunks almost hiding our little bodies. To this day “Quakies” are one of my favorite trees.
In honor of memories of yesteryear I felt that the images needed that old time look (no smart comments about my age now). So I turned to my favorite Photoshop plug-ins and used NIK ColorEfex Pro 3.0 to give me some special effects.
As a finishing touch I turned to the new OnOne Software plugin PhotoTools and added a dark edge to draw your eye into the forest. If you look close enough you may see the ghosts of three little girls cavorting through the trees. Don’t forget to carry your camera everywhere with you and capture those special moments in your life so when your memory forgets, your photos will help you to remember.
Images created with Nikon D3, AF-S 70-200mm VR & AF-S 24-70mm on Lexar Digital Media.
