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Zig-Zag patterns

I hadn’t noticed before, but I sometimes favor a zig-zag pattern to my photographs, shooting across the plane of the picture and using natural formations and shadows to complete the effect. I wonder if this is a normal tendency on the part of all photographers? I do know that it tends to draw the eye […]

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Vertical Reflections

In these three photographs, there were a couple of patterns that emerged — the reflections of the water and the vertical nature of the plants surrounding the water. Both aspects added to the shots and these were some of my favorite photos from the day. I really liked this photo. I liked the vertical trees […]

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Isn’t that just like a man?

I walked down by the lake to take some reflection shots and almost stepped on a nest with three large eggs in it. Just as I was about to take a photo of the eggs, I heard a sound in the water next to the tree, the mother and father goose. I backed away to […]

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Today’s Uncategorizable stuff

Two shots from the day that don’t belong in the other groupings, but that I liked too much to leave off. I thought this was a nice instance of overlaying ‘real’ with reflection. The fern to the right is real, not reflected, while everything else is an image from the lake. Depending on the resolution […]

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Taking a seat

Another pattern to my photography is photos of chairs, taken in such a way that I hope they imply that someone has either just left, or is about to take the seat. They’re a part of my attempt to capture the effects of people, without showing people. Okay, so this does sound a bit artsy. […]