Portrait
Girl In the Light
Every now and then, the light works with you. This young girls was holding the rail, advancing up some steps in a dimly lit area. At this particular spot a gentle light fell across her face.
This is one of our grandchildren on a trip to the Children’s Museum. For the most part, light was a problem. Museums are usually a challenge because they tend to have low lighting. It’s more of a challenge when you have a moving target. In this particular shot, if you look close you’ll notice a “grainy” quality to the image…due to the low light conditions.
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Be Still My Soul
I find this to be a very therapeutic scene. It is the Kewaunee, Wisconsin lighthouse with the waves of Lake Michigan rolling and reflecting the sunrise in the foreground. To add and extra measure of calming grace, six Canada geese fly past the lighthouse. (If you look close, you’ll even see a sea gull above the geese, on the right side.)
This is one of my favorite images. I captured this at the end of last February – the same morning I captured, Morning Rolls In, posted March 1st. Look back and compare the two. This one was after the sun was up and into the clouds. Morning Rolls In was shot earlier, before the sun breached the horizon.
I like both, but I like this one more. The sun’s reflection among the waves and the near perfect timing of the geese flying by make this an easy favorite.
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Strolling Through the Weeds
A young boy, with a contemplative look, strolls through the tall grasses and weeds of an rural farm field.
I don’t often get to shoot photos of people, but when I do, it tends to be close friends or family. I just don’t have the time in my schedule to set up portrait sessions and the work of post processing. In this case, I got to spend some time with this three -year-old cutie – my grandson. Just the two of us took a little walk in the country…with my camera, of course.
I wasn’t really intending to grab a shot of him. We were just out for a stroll while Papa (what he calls me) looked for interesting things to photograph. We looked for birds and pretty leaves, talked about, walked over a dry creek bed. The perfect subject eluded us.
It was a tough time to shoot – mid day, under a bright sun. I didn’t find much that caught my eye. So, naturally, on the walk back I turned the camera on the most interesting thing I could find.
Because of the overpowering contrast created by that bright sun, I thought the best treatment for this shot was to convert it to a monochrome image. I think it turned out well. In fact, one of my all time favorites. (Of course, that’s from the Grandpa in me as much as the artist.)
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Eye Contact
Caught a candid shot of my grandson, Sammy, while visiting a gift shop. He just celebrated his 2nd birthday. This photo was taken a couple of months earlier.
The unusual lighting for this image was provided by afternoon daylight coming in through a nearby store window.
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On the Line
Eyes of Wonder
That look of innocence and wide-eyed wonder is priceless. On a recent visit, I made sure to get on the floor with our granddaughter and my camera.
The camera is a proven baby attractant; an immediate point of interest for the short-lived attention span of youngsters. The challenge is to move close enough to fill the frame with your subject and still keep out of reach. I usually spend a lot of time scooting backward and snapping a lot of photos in hopes of snagging one or two good shots. This is one of my favorites.
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Rounding the Curve
My niece is entering into her senior year in high school. She asked if I would take her senior portrait photos. We got a bunch of good shots. (Actually, too many. It makes it hard to choose.) This one is my favorite…or one of my favorites…at least in the top five….
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Troubadours of Basin Spring Park
Colorful street musicians entertain visitors to Basin Spring Park in the heart of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
I rarely engage in “street photography.” This couple offered themselves as easy targets and the resulting image, in my mind, is priceless. I realize, most people wont find anything special here – it doesn’t reveal the awesome light of a landscape sunrise, the intricate design of a floral macro or the wonder of a well crafted nature photo. Still, it is special to me because, within its frame, I find so many interesting elements. The more I stare at it, the more I see. Let me start a list…
The musicians, themselves; an interesting couple to say the least. I find their expressions and attire intriguing. I wonder if they are romantically engaged or simply musically engaged. (By the way, as musicians and singers, they were quite enjoyable.)
Then there’s the instruments. These something highly appealing to me about an aged, well-worn guitar. Zooming in, I couldn’t tell the brand, but the fret board has “125th Anniversary” printed with pearl inlay.
The upright bass shows comfortable wear, but what grabs my eye is the rosette (made of terrycloth, or some similar material) on the head.
The gal’s knee brace reveals something about injury and personal struggle.
Her boots are an interesting match with the Under Armor knee socks.
The banjo on the bench. An interesting accessory.
The banjo case at their feet – a collection point for appreciative patrons (a couple dollars visible) with the “Hobo Knife” bumper sticker.
Both have some interesting tattoos on their arms.
That’s a good start. I purposely left out a few other items that I find interesting, to give you a chance to point them out. If you see something that catches your eye, leave a comment below.
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