Many people ask about my approach to photography. It has evolved over the years and will continue to do so. Learning should never end.
I do not go to places with preconceived notions, ideas. I often wander around aimlessly. Something catches my eye. That is often the starting point of an idea.

Once a shoot is complete there is a routine I follow. I upload all the files from the shoot, try to create or use existing tags, then create a collection where all the files go. A couple of days later I scan the folder and the first cut is always technically perfect files. Then I go through the duplicates etc and finally end up with about 10% as final selects for edits. I typically end up editing about 5-10 images from an outing. And if I’ve one winner I count the outing as a success. Now, of course, if I take my film camera out then the process involves more steps and the final % of acceptable more or less remains the same.

I took out my telephone lens and attached it to the camera and was trying to compose the scene. It was a decent composition with the moon just next to the trees. This is what I had pre-visualised when I first saw the scene. And then out of nowhere these starlings just flew by and landed on the tree. I could then sense that their flying is linked to my inner feeling of longing for freedom. Longing to be outside. Be alive. And then they decided to fly to the moon.