ekphrastic – Page 20 – Photographic Impressionistic Illusionistic

For the Joy

on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 By Mark Wade 5 Comments

Response to recent discussions involving the artistic approach, staying true to your walk and the value, or perceived worthlessness of an artist’s efforts.

We question and agonize,
Over detail, workflow and philosophy.
Am I honest?
Will they catch an error?
Are my intentions acceptable?
Is this plagiarizing?
Or worse,
Why is there no response?

Is this work futile?
Is my messaging too cryptic?
I love this piece,
It brings me peace.
It tells the world
That things get whirled.

It is my child
Born of the wild.
Yes, yes, that’s it.
I remember.
The process.
The drive to go.
To set up and execute
All those things
I have been training for.

And when I’m out
Out and about.
Communing here
Observing there.
Gaining insights
To life and beauty.
And walking away,
Filled.

With Joy.

Yes, that’s it.

the prompt:

Freedom to Create

thank you Alex

We Fly By Moonlight

on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 By Mark Wade 2 Comments

Silence hung in the air
Like the lingering pleasure
Of being kissed in our youth

Clouds drew tears
Condensed
From speed and compression

The chill of night
Threatened
But was ignored

We were alive
And living.
One with each other

One
With all
The living

Sequential-single frame multiple exposure dreamscape.

print: https://bluemarblephotography.smugmug.com/Photographs/Black-Birds-Crows-Swallows/i-HpCv84z/A

Small Obsession

on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 By Mark Wade 6 Comments

If not for the sake of the journey
There is little to be found in the exercise
Of expanding the mind artistically

What would be most difficult
Becomes a perceived mountain to climb

And when it becomes apparent
That perfection is a lie
We search for the next mountain to climb

What will we find next?

Are muses real? They haunt, taunt and flaunt. Revealing my weaknesses like a storefront mannequin.
I don’t believe anything I just wrote. Do I?

Homecoming

on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 By Mark Wade

Relative quiet is the harbor
Away from heightened awareness
Every muscle
Is on alert
Ready to shift
To a world of constant change

No one speaks
Amid the waft of
Cigarettes and overcooked coffee
Diesel and motor-drone give way
Stow the gear
Complete the logs

Anticipation whelms every thought
Dispatch the catch
A good haul, at the right price
Tonight’s dinner eaten at a table
That does not move
The mind continues to pitch and roll

Lensbaby Zone Plate Optic

Available print (different Kelvin) : https://bluemarblephotography.smugmug.com/Lensbaby/All-Work-With-Lensbaby/i-RVtgq9G/A

What Do You See

on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 By Mark Wade 2 Comments

So small is your world
Quickly passes your lovely face
Can I catch you amid the tumult?

It has been some time that I have uploaded a new project to my Blue Marble Photography site.
This new representational project with swallows has intrigued and piqued my sense of “rising to the challenge” to make some representational images of these birds in flight.
The process pushes my camera to its limits and I’ve come to learn its limitations.
In the process, I’ve also learned to integrate with the erratic “rhythms” of these little birds. Their constant change of direction is typically a symptom of locating food, gaining a little altitude, then using that height to gain momentum onto the prey.
All the while, they incorporate small and large circles to cover the most area in he shortest amount of time.
This piece is one of my favorites. The bird is sighting in a potential meal. Look at that beautiful little face…adorable.

print: https://bluemarblephotography.smugmug.com/Photographs/Swallows/i-LSrXnMp/A