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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

No Reserves

on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 By Mark Wade 9 Comments

Spent a morning near “dog beach” – Ocean Beach, CA.

I had visited earlier in the year to familiarize myself with a new lens.
This location empties into the ocean. Channels of rock and concrete have been constructed to direct water flow.
The channels are essentially at the end of the San Diego River.
The real estate there is under constant human pressure, but the sand bars are rich with bird life.

Bridge work under current construction, just west of my location

I noticed a sign on the south bank that indicated that parts of the channel are considered a reserve and no boat traffic is allowed. It’s interesting that a Google search does not include this area as “wildlife reserve.”
The morning was terrible for light as-per-usual. Morning cloud cover made for haze and high ISO for my little apsc camera. When this happens, you just make the adjustments and move forward. Here is what I found:

Yellow crowned night heron with crab. (soft focus/low light)

Apparently, this hawk had been banded. (soft focus)

The other terns wanted some of that catch

What’s more interesting is that the “reserve” has no sandbars breaching the surface. When I inspected the area, there was little wildlife activity.
I’m hoping my next trek will have some better lighting.

See you!