Tag: fine art

It’s something

For lack of anything to say and lack of any suitable photos that I have taken lately, I’ll offer up a fine portrait of a tree that a shot a short while ago. I played with the color on this one a little and almost….well, OK, I did forget about it, until I was browsing through my files this evening. It’s…

Thorns can scratch

This little leaf cluster caught my eye amongst all of the dried tree branches against the lovely snow and mud background.  They just looked so vibrant and alive. And as soon as I saw the photo on the LCD I knew I wanted to do a texture treatment with it. Like always, I just wasn’t sure which way I was going to…

Drifting

Shooting snow has always been a challenge for me, especially when there is no other subject in the photo. I want to keep the brightness of it yet still retain the texture detail. Of course I overexposed when I shot so I wouldn’t end up with dark gray photos but I still had the highlights to consider, I didn’t want to burn out…

Spoiler Alert: My bucket list is trending now

Just thought I would use those terms before they become banned, as mentioned in this years list. Speaking of buckets, these lifts caught my eye the other day and thought it would make a good colorful pic. I liked the snowy wall background which created a nice uncluttered, almost abstract, setting. Please click on the pic for best view. I’m seriously…

I’ve been a good consumer

If there is a category I generally don’t fit into, it’s that of the “consumer”. I don’t feel the need to purchase every new electronic gadget that’s released. I don’t shop at warehouse store and devour large quantities of goods. I buy clothes only when I need them (although I do try to dress decently). We don’t use massive amounts…

Taking a break

With my focus for the next few days being on the Christmas holiday, I’ll be taking a break from the blog.  I doubt if I’ll get out in the next couple of days to take any meaningful photos anyhow so I won’t bore you with second-rate images. OK make that third-rate, since most of my work lately has been second-rate. I’ll probably…

The man with the ham(burger)

Just your average 20′ cowboy with a burger statue. I stopped in a convenience store parking lot to make a conference call for work today and the whole time I sat in my truck looking at this giant cowboy, which sits at the restaurant next door to the store. I’ve seen it a few times before and always thought of grabbing…

Sticks

In my never-ending quest to get out and purposely do more photography I have been failing miserably. Between work and just general household time I haven’t been able to make a day of just shooting and it’s been frustrating me. As a guitar player I know that the more I play, the better I get. The same goes for photography.…

While I am here

I was waiting for a train at a crossing the other day, just watching the cars roll by. I happened to look out of my right window and I saw this lovely creature watching me watch the train. It was a nice dreary rainy day with dark but soft light and I couldn’t help but to take a portrait. Cattle…

Another photo

In black and white, as promised. Somewhat of an industrial abstract. I like the texture of the rusted metal, which works particularly well in black and white. And speaking of black and white, don’t forget to check out my photo on page 218 in the current issue of Black & White magazine (#95) as mentioned in my last post, available…