I must admit that I felt almost like a voyeur snapping this photo in the woods.
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
two trees dancing
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, humor, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, trees on July 29, 2012| 1 Comment »
dry landscapes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, dark, imagination, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, paper, Photography on July 26, 2012| 1 Comment »
A mountainous landscape in some far away place. Stars shine in the dark waters flowing past rocky shores. At least that’s what I see on screen.
But in reality?
In fact, the landscape is two pieces of paper juxtaposed. I had been working with paper on the kitchen table when afternoon sunlight hit these two — a textured brown and a sheet of black — in such a way that I could not help but snap a photo. Later, on the computer, I desaturated the color and then my imagination took over. 😉
and the dried green(ish) leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, leaf, nature, Photography on July 26, 2012| 3 Comments »
A leaf found in a field on the way home. I let it sit in the window a few days to dry. I still have it, tucked safely away, so we’ll see how it continues to evolve.
dried red leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, leaf, nature, Photography, red, still life on July 25, 2012| 2 Comments »
leafy shadows on wooden plank
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, shadow on July 24, 2012| 1 Comment »
maple seed pods on the forest floor
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, landscape, maple seed pods, nature, Photography, plants, trees on July 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
blades of grass
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston, Charles River Esplanade, colors, grass, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography on July 19, 2012| 6 Comments »
When I made my way to the Charles River Esplanade after lunch, I anticipated photographing a few ducks, a tree or two and some reflections in the water. Amazingly enough, my plans went awry as I found myself mostly fascinated by blades of grass. Imagine that. 😉
three acorns by the mystic river
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, green, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, Photography, Somerville on July 18, 2012| 3 Comments »
by the seashore
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged halford beach, Inspiration, landscape, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, sea life, winthrop on July 16, 2012| 3 Comments »
leaf tales
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, family, Inspiration, leaves, musings, nature, Photography, poetry on July 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
I photograph a lot of leaves. Today I have decided I will one day write an essay about these things. I may reference the sensuous as an ode to Georgia O’Keeffe.
Or I may give a nod to Walt Whitman who described a leaf (or at least a leaf of grass) as the journey work of stars.
I can write of spidery patterns and blood-filled veins.
Of jagged ridges and rolling hills.
Of silhouettes in blue and green.
Of people protected and hidden half-seen.
Of autumn’s first leaves submerged and later frozen …
… and then go on to describe the new growth that emerges each spring.
And what sparked this thought of writing about leaves? A note from my brother who wrote, until he paused in his day and sat outside with his 2-year old son, he never really noticed the simple beauty of leaves blowing in the breeze.
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