This was taken on Christmas day and is what one flight crew member looked like when they wish they were home with their wives and children for the holiday.
Somewhere in Thoughts
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Simplicity
Simplicity As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity, I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs. Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment — this very moment — to stay.
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Not as Inviting
Not as Inviting A bench in Blendon Woods park revisited. Here is an image taken of it this past fall. It’s not near as inviting covered in snow.
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Shadows Cast
Shadows from a snow drift A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere. They are often momentary, chance-sent things: a gleam of light on water, a trail of smoke from a passing train, a cat crossing a threshold, the shadows cast by a setting sun. Sometimes they are a matter of luck; the photographer could not expect or hope for them. Sometimes they are a matter of patience, waiting for an effect to be repeated that he has seen and lost or for one that he anticipates. Leaving out of question the deliberately posed or arranged photograph, it is usually some incidental detail that heightens the effect of a picture – stressing a pattern, deepening the sense of atmosphere. But the photographer must be able to recognize instantly such effects.
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Trapper’s Snow Report
My friends Jon and Tracy enjoy cross country skiing. They also have a dog named, Trapper, who is an avid fan of powdery snow. Trapper enjoys his time in snow so much he posts reports on Facebook of snow conditions and how much fun Jon and Tracy are having. For example his latest snow report is as follows:
Trapper’s Official Snow Report: 8″ in the Fort Yesterday. I got to shovel the drive w/Jon and play w/ Merlin and Cody. Then Did a ski tour around the Park w/Tracy, Jon, Uncle Mike and roudy brother Merlin! 11″ @ Steamboat for this weekend trip….. there’s a nasty rumor I won’t get to go…GRRRRRRR!
Smell ya later!
Trap…
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Sculpting of Snow
Sculpting with Snow What you see is real – but only on the particular level to which you’ve developed your sense of seeing. You can expand your reality by developing new ways of perceiving.
Wynn BullockAbsolutely! The more often I carry my camera with me and the slower my walk, the broader are my ways of perceiving this world. It seems I see much better, as if I’ve been given a new pair of glasses.
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Hunkered Down
Rabbit, Colorado Snowstorm Staying with the theme of the wintery weather we are experiencing in much of the country, I decided to post this image. When winter storms bring cold temperatures and snow begins to fall, we crank up the furnace, put on layers, start a pot of chili, drink hot chocolate and sit by the fire. Rabbits don’t do that. Hope everyone stays warm. 🙂
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The Frosted Leaf
The Frosted Leaf A great photograph is a distillation, a reduction of the chaos of our wider experience to a visually satisfying essence where what is excluded is as important as what is included.
David Ward – From the book: “Landscape Within”
This image was taken while on a cold morning walk near my condo back in Colorado. We must always be aware of what nature wants to share with us. And, there is nothing wrong with stopping and enjoy what is shared.
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Within the City
Tree Against the Sky Trying to find scenes of just nature within our cities can be a challenge. I look for low angles or move around the subject to isolate it and give the impression of being outside the city. Removing telephone poles, lampposts, pavement, signs, are what I’m after. This image was taken next to the tennis ball court at one of my hotels. I’m also kneeling in parking lot in an effort to eliminate larger buildings just over the horizon. If it wasn’t for the mulched area at the trunk of the tree, some people my not know the image was taken within the city. Have a great week!
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Doors of Opportunity
Door 135 After taking to the air as a flight attendant I’ve find myself sleeping half the month in a different city. Because of this life style most of my photo opportunities are found while walking the streets in these cities. The doors of opportunity found walking a trail in nature are different than the doors of opportunity walking the streets of a city. When we take the time to look every scene within the city or within nature provides photo opportunities. One subject within the city streets that catches my attention is doors. They’re everywhere, sort of like trees or leaves in nature. When we associate that to life we can see many doors of opportunity. I wonder how often I missed a door of opportunity because I was not truly looking. I feel I’m learning to see more of these doors of opportunity.
