Fly my little blackbird
There among the bending reeds
Night falls and it’s late
Multiple exposures in camera
Unspoken Calling
Category: photography
if it’s just about the photography experience
It’s All Energy
This started as an opinion piece.
I changed my mind.
Suffice it to say that I love making photographs.
After years of looking to see every scene as a potential to a larger end (composition-wise), I have to say that there is no end to this for me. If the moon is in the wrong place for a composition, I will move it. If I need a spot of color found in the sunset in front of a tree or mountain, I will move it.
The camera makes light a willing participant who is just as happy to come along for the ride, as I am to bring it. Sometimes light will cooperate. Other times I must argue with it to get my way. Sometimes, many times, light tells me to re-think things for a better outcome.
No failures, just learning, always learning.
Discovery
Oh, I suppose it means to uncover something.
Something that was there you just didn’t know it was there.
There is something pleasant about a black bird.
Black bird won’t let you visit unless you come in close.
Close enough to see feather and catch-light eyes.
Eyes are always looking to assign names.
Names help us to tell everyone.
Everyone! Look what I found!
Multiple exposures, multiple layer composite/manipulation impression.
Inspired by a lovely book I recently read a couple of times.
Across the Lake
These laws these laws
Physics and integrated biology
Our bodies
A mass of intelligent proteins
“I will be an arm” says one
“I will be an eye” says another
These laws, these laws
Physics and integrated biology
Discerning the atmospheres
First, our light airy cosmos
Little is the effect of gravity
‘Til water marries us up – it is inescapable
Why must I be a bonded slave
To the one?
Not to move quietly
Through the other.
We close our eyes
Through imagination’s window
We become fully capable
Traversing these laws
And cross to the other side
What will we “see”?
Originally, I started to write an informative photography tutorial entry, but became too bored with the subject. Maybe another time. Apparently, I am too easily distracted.
San Diego Fair Showing
Back in April, I entered six pieces for showing at the the San Diego Fair 2019 Exhibition of Photography. Like how I capitalized that? Makes it a little more legit.
Out of six submissions, three received ” Thank you for submitting your entry for the above division and class. Unfortunately, your entry was not chosen to advance for further judging. Please contact the entry office with any questions.” Three received “Thank you for submitting your entry for the above division and class. After preliminary judging, your entry was chosen to advance.” Once a digital representation is accepted for the second tier judging, a physical print is delivered and judged for final acceptance, or rejection.
So, there it is. Of the six, two are exhibited at the fair, both with “honorable mentions”. The vertical piece is titled “Waxwing Clan”, the horizontal piece is “Among Giants”. Both for sale at a very modest $25. I get a lot of grief from other photographers for that price point, but I’d rather have it sold than bring it home.
Photographic Impressionistic Illusionistic 