Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Irene, leaves, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, Somerville, water, winds on August 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
So far, thankfully, Irene has had less impact than expected where I am. During a quick jaunt outside between bands of rain, I found broken branches, pools of water and a few people standing with faces to the air feeling the lingering breeze. I found myself looking down and this is what I saw:
Posted in Branches, Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged horizontal symmetry, landscape, nature, perception, Photography, photos, pictures, reflection, vertical symmetry, water on July 5, 2011| 2 Comments »
Recently Steve shared pictures from a trip abroad. Dreamy images of a Canadian landscape with narrow strips of land separating sky and water. Beautiful images to be sure, but what made them truly fascinating was Steve’s perspective as he shared them. He suggested in terms of their display the images should be rotated 90 degrees thus highlighting what he had been trying to capture — the reflection of the landscape in (often) still waters creating perfect symmetry, i.e. use the vertical line, not the horizontal, to heighten the viewer’s experience of the reflection. See what you think. 😉
I must admit, as I viewed some of these images at their new orientation, I began to “see” complex and rich structures that had nothing to do with their actual subject matter (trees, water, sky). I especially thought of the green man in the woods figure with this one.
What do you see?
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, digital alteration, Photography, photos, pictures, reflection, refraction, sunlight, water on July 2, 2011| 1 Comment »
So one day sunlight came through a window and shone through a glass of water that I had left on a table. A scientist friend of mine explained that what I captured were caustics and that the ripples in the water were acting like lenses refracting the light around. I think I understand most of that. Mostly I appreciated the simple beauty of the lines on the paper and the opportunity to play around with the images later on the computer.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged condensation, Photography, photos, pictures, sparkle, water on June 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Well, I was washing dishes. A shaft of late afternoon sunlight struck the pot lid I was carrying to the sink. The water sparkled like diamonds. I found my camera and snapped a few photos. This was my favorite. Just click the picture to see why.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston, Charles River, Esplanade, leaves, Photography, photos, pictures, reflections, trees, water on June 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
As a child I don’t remember being infatuated with reflections, but as an adult … Well, the following are simply tree branches reflected in the Charles yesterday.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, leaves, Middlesex Fells, mushrooms, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, reflections, water on June 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract images, Charles River, nature, Photography, photos, water on May 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was one of the first warm days here in the Boston area. I took a break from the computer for a brisk walk by the river. See more images from the day here.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, cello, Kevin Olusola, music, Photography, photos, robin, water on May 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Less rain falling here. The sun is starting to part the clouds. Still a little under the weather. But overall … things are looking up, especially when I see baby birds taking baths in a roadside puddle and chance upon beautiful music like the following. Enjoy. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Blue Hills Reservation, landscape, Milton, nature, Parks, Photography, travel, water on April 10, 2011| 1 Comment »
In Fall 2009, Steve and I visited the Blue Hills Reservation, a state park covering 7,000 acres south of Boston. There we climbed an observation tower where I was able to snap these landscape shots, including one of Boston from afar. With the weather warming up, we ventured back there recently. Here are a few images from the day. No tower shots … yet. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged ice, leaves, nature, Photography, water, winter landscapes on February 8, 2011| 1 Comment »
