• Cityscapes/Urban

    Living on the edge

    October 25, 2009
    Mailbox #702
    Mailbox #702

    Coming home from a visit to the doctors office I noticed this tree and how the afternoon light was bringing out it’s wonderful colors. I made another illegal u-turn, then stood among traffic to get a photo. I stood in traffic because I wanted the mailbox to big bigger and I only had the 35mm lens. Maybe I should bring along one of those construction workers fluorescent vests and keep a couple of pylons in my trunk. Then again a zoom lens would have been safer but there’s nothing like living on the edge.

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  • landscape,  leaves

    Carpet of Leaves

    November 17, 2008
    Carpet of Leaves

    I made a trip into Blendon Woods Park this afternoon. After all the eating yesterday and then the left overs I needed a walk. The walk along one of the trails was quite invigorating when the temperature is 38 degrees, the humidity is high and the wind is blowing. Any vibrant colors are mostly gone so what we see now are dull colors on barren trees. I’ve learned to stay with the search for an image and to be open to what is in front of me. The leaves carpeting the ground provided an array of many shapes creating a variety of patterns so that is where I focused. All I did on this image was adjust the levels and saturation. I hope I’ve not gone too far and made it unpleasing to anyone. As I drove out of the park about a dozen turkeys crossed the road in front of me and scampered off before I could get any good shots. It was a good evening!

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  • leaves,  quotes

    Intoxication

    November 13, 2008

    Autumn Leaves

    “Photographers must be intoxicated with their subject and dive into its universe. That’s the only way the viewer will be able to see and feel the work. When you believe strongly in something, you stop creating art and start releasing art. It’s all about the will, not only the skill.”

    Voices of Light by Yousef Khanfar
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  • Cityscapes/Urban

    Autumn Rain

    November 10, 2008
    Autumn Rain
    Autumn Rain

    We had two days of sunshine and temperatures just above 70 degrees. People were out in short sleeve shirts, sitting on park benches and eating ice cream. The next day it is cloudy and has steadily been raining since about 10:00 AM. Now people are inside coffee shops sipping on coffee, tea or hot chocolate. So, can you guess where this was taken?

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  • leaves,  quotes

    Autumn Leaves

    November 8, 2008
    Autumn Leaves

    “The camera has become my passport to unfamiliar ground. While painters use a brush and authors use a pen, the photographic image is the vehicle with which I express emotions and convey experiences. My photographic style is to seek out and isolate, using small vignettes that, when seen together, give my impression of the greater whole. By omitting extraneous detail, I strive to strengthen the visual impact of what I choose to include, the analogy being “The fewer the words, the stronger the statement.”

    Light on the Land by Art Wolfe

     

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