Category Archives: Art

Art, Black and White, Canon s100

There is always more than one photo to take

I noticed these crosses on some metal at the back of a building the other day. I used my point and shoot Canon to explore the possibilities.

I really wanted to do 3 crosses, but couldn't find an angle that would do it. I liked this with the three that have some light in them and then the separate one with the dark center.
I really wanted to do 3 crosses, but couldn’t find an angle that would do it. I liked this with the three that have some light in them and then the separate one with the dark center.
I liked the cross in the light and the dark panel next to it. And the bolt details.
I liked the cross in the light and the dark panel next to it. And the bolt details.
This looks more like one of my holga shots. I liked the bolt heads
This looks more like one of my Holga shots. I liked the bolt heads
Art, Black and White, Fuji x100s

Two Rules Converging

I have a couple of good rules for photos that make me happy.

Always shoot in the fog

Always Shoot Lone Trees.

If they come together, that’s even better.

Here are two edits of the same scene. I moved for one of them to avoid a power line that was in the other angle. I did them both in Lightroom and then Tonality Pro.

The lone tree is kind of stretched here since there are 3 trees, but, only one is sharp…

A more realistic version, but still kind of dreamy.
A more realistic version, but still kind of dreamy.
This was processed to make it dreamier
This was processed to make it dreamier

 

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Art, Black and White, Fuji x100s

Andrew Wyeth “Autobiography” and a puff of white fur

I’m reading Andrew Wyeth’s book “Autobiography” that accompanied an art show of Wyeth’s works back in the 90s. I love his work! What makes the book so interesting is that Wyeth talks a little about how or why he made the paintings in the book. Many of the paintings are based on some small, seemingly insignificant detail that we might not notice without Andrew telling us what he was thinking or seeing that day that inspired the painting.

In this photo that I did with my Fuji x100s the other day I was at first commenting on the casual disposal of what remained of what was once a beautiful animal. What drew me in when I processed the photo in Lightroom and MacPhun Tonality Pro was the puff of white fur on the far left back side of the deer in the photo. The details by the mouth are of interest too.  I first learned of Tonality from a write up by a very talented photographer from San Diego, Peter Tellone.

Deer Remains found in a parking area near a wildlife area
Deer Remains found in a parking area near a wildlife area