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Archive for the ‘Branches’ Category
thank you and happy new year!
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Belle Isle Marsh, Happy New Year, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, nature photography, Photography, Revere on December 31, 2013| 8 Comments »
an unexpected sight before sundown
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, Belle Isle Marsh, birds, Inspiration, kindness, nature, nature photography, owls, Photography, Revere, snowy owls on December 28, 2013| 16 Comments »
It was to be a short walk in the Belle Isle Marsh. I expected to capture sunlight on branches. The snowy owl in a tree was quite the surprise. Thanks to a kind stranger who pointed out the white spot and even let people borrow his binoculars for a better look.
winter’s light revisited
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, essays, ice, light, nature, Photography, seasons, Talking Writing, water, winter, winter's light on December 17, 2013| 7 Comments »
It has been almost two years since my photo essay Winter’s Light appeared in Talking Writing.
Of course I still love the light of this approaching season.
With that winter’s light in 2011, I focused on the illumination of “ordinary objects,” from condensation to old postcards hung on a wall.
With this morning’s near-winter light, I was struck by the illumination of branching fingers of ice.
To view such scenes at the start of the day feels magical. Feels cold, too, but still magical. 😉
letting the day go
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged home, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography, sunset, trees on December 12, 2013| 5 Comments »
if i could paint with light …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged arts, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, painting, Photography, urban landscape, urban nature on December 10, 2013| 3 Comments »
Snow began to fall this morning and so I went to the window to check on my so-called copper branches.
These branches drape over a crumbling concrete wall.
The wall is adjacent to a muffler shop. If I were to widen my shots you would see the mountain of tires, metal poles and big blue barrels.
The area is not easily accessible. It is cordoned off on three sides by a metal fence. It is only because I am next door and up high that I can see the beauty over the wall.
One day I may get up the nerve to talk with the manager and convince him to let me into the area, to climb over the tires, so that I can get up close to the tiny rambling woods.
But for now I am happy to shoot from a distance and later play with the images. As different details emerge out of the lovely chaos – a leaf still green, the illumination of paler twigs, and so forth – it feels a bit like painting with light.
rain
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, rain, reflections, trees, water on December 9, 2013| 9 Comments »
copper
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, copper, Inspiration, nature, Photography on December 8, 2013| 4 Comments »
evening light, in a new home
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged art donation, arts, community service, Evening Light, Inspiration, Massachusetts, Photography, Postcards, Roxbury, stationery, The Art Connection, trees on December 5, 2013| 7 Comments »
Thanks to all of the folks who have been encouraging me to enlarge my photographs. I did so with a print of “Evening Light” and I’m happy to share that it has found a new home at Rockland Street Elderly Housing in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The 18″ x 24″ framed print will hang with many other pieces selected by the senior center with the aid of The Art Connection, a nonprofit organization connecting artists and donors to community service organizations through the placement of original art. But … please do keep in mind that I love my postcards, notecards and small prints that can be slipped into an envelope. So if you’d like a “little evening light” in your home, there are blank cards available here. Have a good rest of the week, folks. 😉
why keep putting off until tomorrow …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Branches, creative writing, creativity, Creativity Portal, Inspiration, landscape, nature, photo essay, Photography, trees on December 5, 2013| 2 Comments »
… what can be done today? That was one of the thoughts that inspired the photo essay, Branching Thoughts, now appearing on Creativity Portal. To what do I refer? Well, when you have a chance, please read the essay and then you’ll know what I mean. 😉
FYI, there are many other wonderful essays, articles and more to be found on the site. One of my favorite end of year items is a beautiful 2014 calendar designed by Creativity Portal founder Chris Dunmire and available for download month by month or all 12-months at once for “less than a cup of coffee.” Can’t beat that these days. Hope you have fun exploring all the different words and images on the site.
and then there was this afternoon as the sun began its fall
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sunset, tree on December 3, 2013| 6 Comments »
