• fog,  sunrises

    A Cold, Frosty and Foggy Morning

    October 12, 2012
    A Cold, Frosty, and Foggy Morning

    “For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.  For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.”  ~Edwin Way Teale

    Most photographers think of the Fall season as an opportunity for capturing the changing colors of the trees or watching leaves as they flutter to the ground. It is also the season for harvesting and preparing for the coming of winter as well as a time when our mornings turn colder, frost turns the landscape a pale shade of white and fog delays the warming rays of the sun. To me that’s a good time to be out with a camera in hand.

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  • fog,  sunrises

    Cold October Morning

    October 10, 2012
    Frost

    It was a cold morning, 33 degrees with the humidity at 89% and clear skies. Perfect time to head out east for Autumn images. Five miles out and I can see the fog shrouded around the trees. My mind is racing to come up with a location to setup and shoot. I turned south on County Road 13 heading for a cattail pond. But, as I get there the fog looks more appealing so I move on farther. It was a good decision. Nature was showing off giving me glimpses of the ghostly trees, frost on the fences and the sun intermittently peaking through the fog. Another good morning to be out.

    Sunrise on the Farm
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  • fog

    A Foggy Morning

    October 8, 2012
    Foggy Morning Across the Pond

    Woke up the other morning to foggy conditions which we don’t have very often. So, went out and wandered through it. It’s one of those events in nature that must be experienced and not just observed through a window. Invigorating. Serene. Eerie. Magical. It was a good way to start the day.

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  • fog,  landscape,  Plants,  trees

    Two Trees Revisited

    November 20, 2011
    The Two Trees at Sunrise

    These are the two trees I’ve happily photographed this past sumer. The crops surrounding them have been harvested. The leaves have begun to drop exposing bare branches. The Rocky Mountains are hidden in the background by the morning fog. What a glorious morning it was. I’m grateful for this morning experience and look forward to many more.

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  • fog,  landscape

    And the Fog Rolled In

    August 15, 2011

    “A planet this gorgeous is required for the emotional, aesthetic, and intellectual development of the human. Without such magnificence we would not be able to bring forth any sublime expression of what it is to be alive or to experience fully the delight in the life that is presently available to us.”

    Thomas Berry

    And beautiful it is! Happy Monday!

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  • Canon Powershot G12,  Plants,  trees

    Leaning Tree

    March 11, 2011

    Leaning Tree

    It feels strange and awkward to sit here in front of my laptop with an intent to write. I’ve just not had any inclination to post thoughts, ideas or images. The desire to log on to anything just hasn’t has not been there so the computer has sat dormant a lot. This has been good as I’ve felt controlled by the need to post, write and all of your blogs. Forcing myself will not cut the mustard.

    I have been on the go a lot lately. Seems like I come home do my laundry then always pack my clean underwear back in my roller-board for the next trip. Never use my dresser any more. The reality is I have not had a dresser since I moved back out here.

    Anyway here is a shot from our hotel in San Francisco looking out over the Bay. You can faintly see an airplane coming in for a landing where the horizon meets the leaning tree.

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  • Cityscapes/Urban,  fog

    The Commonplace

    November 23, 2010

    No End in Sight

    “Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.” Edward Weston

    As a photographer I will stop the car along the road, parking illegally, jump out of the car  all in pursuit of some image my muse has called my attention to and must be photographed. I’ve also been known to stand in traffic for something that excites me. We photographers are not sick, just passionate, excitable, discovering the commonplace.

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