walking in the woods in low light
Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
in the mystic
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, lilly pads, Mystic River, nature, Photography, reflection, water on September 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
a mood of the mind
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, color, creativity, focus, green, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, Thoreau, walking on September 15, 2014| 5 Comments »
I’m not completely sure what Thoreau meant by that phrase but those are the words that surface as I review these photos. They do capture a bit of the mood of my mind.
Appreciating the light. Both intrigued and challenged by the darkness. In an abstract space, and feeling like that’s not a bad space to be in creatively, but …
… also knowing that, especially on a Monday morning, one needs to find some focus. Or fake it really well.
I’m hoping another cup of coffee might help. Have a good day, folks. 😉
bright eyes
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beautiful creature, beauty, cats, colors, eyes, felines, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on September 14, 2014| 2 Comments »
I chanced upon this beautiful creature while taking one of those unofficial shortcuts between houses and down some back alley stairs. An unexpected final shot before I made my descent.
dirty pond looks
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Copley Square fountain, imagination, Inspiration, nature, perspective, Photography, reflection, refraction, sunlight, trash, urban landscape, water on September 13, 2014| 8 Comments »
In Copley Square, there is a fountain where I like to sit, eat my hot dog, and then, if I’m lucky, photograph leaves floating on the surface of the water. This week few leaves floated but there was plenty of trash, and the trash was blocking some sort of vent or drain and so the water was swirling erratically. And then a little kid poured in a bottle of bubbles, and somebody’s dog jumped in to chase the pigeons and I thought, quite frankly, “This sucks.” But then you know what happened as it always does? The sun came out … The trash did not disappear but there was a beauty revealed, too, I think. But that’s just my perspective.
an impromptu study of a moth
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, insects, Inspiration, light, moths, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water on September 9, 2014| 9 Comments »
Upon my last great move, I had to get rid of a lot of books. One of the few books I kept was A Pocket Guide to Butterflies & Moths. The illustrations provided colorful, calming inspiration but I was also interested in learning just a bit of the science behind these winged insects that had captured my attention since childhood.
Here in Somerville, in this house with so many windows and so few screens, many a winged creature has made an appearance, from bumblebees and wasps to lady bugs and dragonflies. No butterflies that I can remember, but across all the seasons, many a moth has visited and some have never left. Usually, I find them nestled next to light sources, curled with proverbial charred wings next to light bulbs and candlewicks. The one in this series of images I found on a book shelf. He was dry at the time and near no lamp.
I held him in my hand and wondered what had happened. As I held him close, I could see the beauty of his form and so decided to try to capture what I saw before me.
A bit macabre perhaps but I think I learned some things about form, function, patterns and even color that I continue to muddle through.
a successful return to the koi pond
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, fish, Inspiration, koi, nature, Photography, pond, urban landscape, water on September 8, 2014| 3 Comments »
the white fish
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, fish, ghostly figure, Inspiration, koi, koi fish, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water, white fish on September 5, 2014| 5 Comments »
I passed by a pond of what I thought were all orange koi fish. Then, out of the blue, I spied a white fish with gold accents. A ghostly figure that I really wanted to capture amidst the reflections in the water. Mostly unsuccessful … he kept dipping deeper into the water. But what I caught, and what I remember, are magical to me.
flowers found in a field by the river
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Charles River, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Parks, Photography, pinks, reds, urban landscapes on September 5, 2014| 4 Comments »
eventually I found the ducks …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, Charles River, colors, ducks, eyes, Inspiration, mallard ducks, nature, Photography, urban landscape, waterfowl on September 4, 2014| 5 Comments »
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