There are things Hidden from our sight Too afraid to be seen
Yet must be uncovered To reveal the truths Of our wonderful world
Cover photo is a simple static image on the trail. They were caught between the broken bridge and me. I moved out of the way and watched them bound away.
These 2021 4th quarter photographs complete the circle started the previous fall. The bulk of favorites being in-camera multiple exposures.
A simple reflectionMultiple exposures – one frame. Yes, I do love the moon. Multiple exposures. This murmuration drifted into the tower and at first I thought it ruined the composition. It’s grown on me.Multiple exposures. Blur the light behind a mountain, set a long exposure and drag down to emulate the aurora borealis.
2022 is a transformative year for me. I will be putting things in place for retirement from the corporate world for early 2023. Yesterday I was out and about with one of my LensBaby optics. They can be challenging, just what I’m looking for.
Foolish children sing Too Much time on My Hands The arrogant declare Time is on My Side
Sages declare No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
References: STYX – Rolling Stones – Pink Floyd respectively
Digital photography is a boon for learning and challenging yourself. Like when you want to make photos of fast moving birds. Their erratic movements become an obsession to master. Now, at year’s end, going through the folders, I see handfuls of usable pieces, and thousands of rejects. Thousands. It is time to assess and measure the time spent. I am glad I did it, and will continue to do it. It IS however overtly time consuming on the output end of the equation.
In my last entry, I presented some works from the first quarter of 2021. The second quarter always looks different. Photography has to fit my lifestyle (work schedule). Most of my end-of-day pieces are made between October through March. So, instead I might make a bunch of static work.
During these months, I will break out some creative lenses for some on-the-fly exploration. A year ago, I picked up a little Russian lens and modified it to make some swirl fall off pieces like this:
Wide open, this lens will crush backgrounds
and this:
California Sunflowers
There is just not enough time for all the photos and video to be fully vetted/edited. Perhaps when I retire, my photography schedule will catch up with the volume. Perhaps.
Fall descends in a gust Winds narrating The passage of ageless sparks
Wind created by wings Many, becoming one True to their calling
In the fall/winter, I am a one-trick-pony. Obsessed with murmurations and their relationship with the ending of day. They dance with the moon and get drunk with the reds of the eventide. It has been ten seasons that I have sought them out. They no longer number in the 100’s or 1000’s as that first year, but the call is still irresistible. Multiple exposures on a single frame. (Nikon Z6) – Selective blur added
A knock at the door It’s a cool night come calling Rustling of leaves Signals remembrance Now at day’s early slumber Perhaps I can again visit those murmurations Most enchanting.
The newly planted winter garden promises growth that has become impossible in the summer heat. Lettuces and such love this cooler weather. Once again I will traverse to the lake where my little blackbirds swing and sway to the light of the moon. It has been a long two weeks in our home. The virus which shall not be named visited us. It has left, but its mark remains on some of us (no taste, tired) . I was fortunate with minimal symptoms. Tomorrow I’m back to work. Multiple exposures from 2018