A quiet morning revealed the difference between doing and simply being In the wee small hours of the morning, while the whole wide world is fast asleep… The rain has stopped. The streets are fresh and warm. The sky is clear. The day begins to form… The opening lyric to these favorite songs conveys the sensibility […]
Realities that appear separate are one One of the benefits of a photographic image is that it presents us with a moment, a fraction of a second that holds us there so we can reflect and appreciate the subject matter—and possibly some significance it might have. The live scene or situation in front of the […]
“Fall,” yes. Also a demonstration of Nature’s color palette—and more. The coming of Fall triggers my appreciation of the things that make the season delectable—sweater weather, yellow, orange and red trees, cider, pumpkin pie, apple farms and Thanksgiving. When the leaves begin to fall and the temperature dips, my thoughts turn to the possibility of […]
As above, so below One of the benefits of a photographic image is that it presents us with a moment, usually a fraction of a second, and holds us there afterward so we can reflect and appreciate the subject matter—and possibly some significance it might have. The live scene or situation in front of the […]
When I began using a camera creatively, I approached trees and forests mainly as objects to facilitate the development of my aesthetic eye. Recently, Peter Wohllenben’s book The Hidden Life Of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate expanded my appreciation by describing their acute sensory and communication processes. After reading that book I discovered […]
Contemplative Photography 