Month: May 2003

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 on both sides of the pond, which seem to blend one into each other. I like the lighting — very dark in the forest, very bright on the pond, creating a sense of mystery.

If I don’t like anything about the picture, it’s the darkness of the foreground.

I liked the foreground/background effect of the weeds in the front and the trees on the other side of the lake. This just accentuated the reflection of the trees in the water, which is something I’ll never tire of.

You’ll probably tire of it though. If I do too many reflection pictures, please feel free to make a note of it. I’ll ignore the note, but you’ll feel better having made it.

Not the best of photos, as the overhanding branches make the picture ‘messy’ in my opinion. but I liked the base of the tree being wrapped in water. I would have taken more photos, but I was disturbing a nesting goose.

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 the table nearby and stopped. The mother and father hissed at me a bit but evidently decided I wasn’t a threat because they didn’t chase me — something geese will do.

Then, the two lived up to gender stereotypes the world over: the mother settled down with the kiddies, preening her feathers, while the father took off across the lake.

I had a difficult time getting a shot of mom as she kept snaking her head around to work on her feathers. I also wanted a shot of the eggs, and this ended up being the best of both.

The shot is a bit dark, but I like it Of course I like it — lots of reflective water, one of my obsessions.

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 of the monitor, you’ll see the characteristics of the lake or not in this shot — showing one of the difficulties with posting photos online.

Oogie. Earie. I love it — dead branches rising out of the swamp.

While I was taking this photo, I heard a ‘blurb blurb’ behind me. I turned around but couldn’t see anything in the swamp. I returned to taking the photo when I again heard the blurb blurb sound behind me. Again, I couldn’t see anything, and there was no marked disturbance in the algae covering the water. This continued a couple of more times until I finally couldn’t stand it and left.

Frogs. Sure. Natural water noises. Sure.

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. But it’s fun and I just can’t help myself — if there’s a seat in a nice setting, you’ll know you’ll see a photo of it.

My favorite photo of the day. I liked the foreground plants at a slightly different focus than the background building. I like the shadowed interior and the barely glimpsed seat inside. I liked the lighting. I liked the photo.

I liked the lazy spring/summer look to this photo — the seat inviting the person to sit for a while, and enjoy the view. A distinctly gentle picture.

I particularly liked the bench being on the hill overlooking the swamp, the bright green colors, with the hint of blue flower and brown/red seat, and the surface of the water completely hidden by the algae. I also liked the perspective of the photo, with the seat off to the top/right.

This is a scene that begs for a picture, which means I shouldn’t take it. But I don’t care — it’s pretty anyway. Isn’t that curving deck over the water marvelous?

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. But it’s fun and I just can’t help myself — if there’s a seat in a nice setting, you’ll know you’ll see a photo of it.

My favorite photo of the day. I liked the foreground plants at a slightly different focus than the background building. I like the shadowed interior and the barely glimpsed seat inside. I liked the lighting. I liked the photo.

I liked the lazy spring/summer look to this photo — the seat inviting the person to sit for a while, and enjoy the view. A distinctly gentle picture.

I particularly liked the bench being on the hill overlooking the swamp, the bright green colors, with the hint of blue flower and brown/red seat, and the surface of the water completely hidden by the algae. I also liked the perspective of the photo, with the seat off to the top/right.

This is a scene that begs for a picture, which means I shouldn’t take it. But I don’t care — it’s pretty anyway. Isn’t that curving deck over the water marvelous?