Sometimes it takes an outsider–someone who is removed from your situation–to look at what you are doing and tell you what you can do better. You are often too far in the thick of it to be able to step back and look at yourself from another perspective.

In my case, the response to my panoramics over the past few months has given me a clear message: that I need to shoot more panoramics, (as I mentioned yesterday). It has made me look at things slightly differently.

Looking at the scene this morning I would have never thought to do a panoramic, but when I did it just worked. It created a better image than it would have been otherwise.

This particular shot from this morning is not a series of photos stitched together, as most panos are, but rather a cropped version of a single image.

When you are working on something you are truly passionate about, you expend all your energy yet somehow still feel like you can run a marathon. It’s a different kind of exhaustion…the exhaustion of accomplishment.

That is one of the many things I learned from yesterday’s studio tour. When I got home last night I was completely spent…exhausted beyond belief. Even though I was totally beat, I still felt great.

I’ve also been learning recently how much everyone loves panoramics, and that knowledge was further solidified yesterday by peoples’ overwhelming reactions to the panoramics I had on display.

I will definitely keep that in mind and try to do panoramics when it makes sense. Today was perfect for it, as you can see here.