the dead forest

to me the only benefit of shooting digital is the ability to shoot in low light conditions. last night i decided to try out my new tripod . i found myself using the light coming from houses in the far distance. i eventually ventured into the miles of woods which are surround by a half circle of lit up houses which i used to my benefit. in order for the camera to focus, there needed to be a clear path from the red dot in the middle of my lens to the lights. in the dyeing woods filled with fallen trees, sticker bushes and streams this wasn't always  easy and probably the worst place to learn how to use my tripod. it was a challenge  because i would see  areas i wanted to shoot so badly but found it to be impossible after numerous attempts and maneuvers. i'm not used to letting anything else control the outcome of my pictures. the pictures were not successful, however the experience was, in the night, under the giant full moon i  learned a whole bunch about my craft as erie feelings came and went of stealthy eyes stalking me as my face was buried in the camera. i felt scared, excited,determined, and lost. lost my boot completely to a mucky stream, used my flash to find it. after  hours  feeling like i had overstayed my welcome, having no idea what direction my house was in,  tired, with soaked socks, i kept telling myself that this was the last picture, but like a mouth , the specs of light kept pulling me back in. at the end of it all taking the first step back into my realm, i found that the whole thing left me catching my breath for a while because a place so dead made me feel alive.