To put everyone into a festive holiday mood (Christmas is, after all, only 139 days away!), here is a still life with leaflets (and grass blades) red and green. It won’t be long now until autumn, either….
Aug 082014
Jul 082014
I have not taken a roadway still life in quite a long time now. On my stroll late this afternoon, I glanced down by my feet, saw this sweetgum leaf, and knew immediately that it would make a marvelous subject. This was very much an intuitive shot — the entire process, from slowing down and orienting my camera to framing the image and taking a photograph, happened practically without conscious thought. The result suggests that I ought to consider thinking less often, and acting in the moment much more.
Apr 172014
Today’s featured photograph is another image in a category that has become a series now, roadbed still lifes. I turned the corner from Rico Road onto Piney Woods Church Road, and was immediately captivated by this fallen sweetgum leaf, in a found composition with a catkin (probably oak). The title of this image refers to the star-shaped leaves of the sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua).
Mar 062014
I am learning to look everywhere for possible photographs — for potential doorways into wonder. Sometimes, they appear literally beneath my feet. That is what happened in the case of this picture. I looked down just a few steps ahead of me, and glimpsed this composition, already created by happenstance.
