Jul 06 2010
As I’ve mentioned before, I can’t draw (or for that matter, paint) worth a damn, which makes photography a great artistic outlet for me.
Still, there are times when I’d really like to capture the feeling of a painting. And there are times when I just want to have some fun with Photoshop. When those two things coincide, anything can happen.
Jul 01 2010
I took this photo a year ago at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and I’ve been working on it, on and off, since then.
There’s a lovely little pond near the beginning of the trails — you can usually spot green frogs or turtles among the lily pads that line the near edge.
The pond is sheltered from the trails by a thick growth of bushes and trees. Off to the right, some of the trees have given up the usual vertical orientation and taken on a more relaxed attitude.
Jun 23 2010
I know I’ve been whining about the weather. To be fair, we did have some scattered sunny days a while back, enough to get things blooming.
This is an allium, a relative of the onion. From a distance they look like big purple puffballs at the top of a tall stalk. Get close up, though, and you realize there’s a whole lot more going on there…
Jun 22 2010
Since I’ve dipped back into the photos from last year’s trip to the southwest, I might as well stay with that for a bit (even though the sun has finally come out in Seattle – yay!)
This picture was taken on the road between Zion and Bryce national parks. As gorgeous as Zion is, the drive there from Las Vegas is mostly uninteresting interstate highway. So we were unprepared for the winding, narrow, breathtaking road that leads up out of Zion. Erosion by wind and weather have exposed the layers of sediment laid down over millions of years, forming patterns of contrasting color and line.
Jun 21 2010
By this time of year, I would have expected to have a whole raft of new sundrenched photos. Instead it feels more like Groundhog Day here, with temperatures hovering at a balmy 55 degrees. It’s June, people, the summer solstice — what’s going on here?
So I’ve gone back to the well for something that at least makes today’s weather feel a little warmer in comparison.
