“Making photographs, which we often call “taking”, is an intentional act of putting together too many decisions to name, each of them changing the experience of the photograph itself. The best of them, the ones with which we resonate, are made.” David duChemin said that in his book ‘Start ...
Another hack at selecting text to weave narrative. Same book as before (chapter-xxii) but from a different chapter. I actually had to google what or who Erebus was. It was obvious that the word had associations to darkness from its usage but I didn’t know what it actually was. When you read the actual text ...
Take a photo to mark the occasion.
The posts are pretty obvious. The ‘pillars’ are the two people in the distance. We, the pillars and I, have been walking around the neighbourhood on a fairly regular basis of late. They generally leave me to my photographic endeavours when we are out. I’ll stop in places to take a shot and they will ...
The virtue of waiting,patience the moral good.A most cherished weigh –transient and illegitimate.Cadence given pause,under merit of delay.A nuptial of deception.A meek inheritance.Resource ticking away.A face bears the gaugeDial in merit,and disregard the day.
Welcome to 2021! Can you handle it? The beauty in photography, or one of them for me at least, is that it provides an outlet. It also occupies the mind and can go a long way toward staying in the moment. When my wife was dealing with her cancers, I’d lean on photography as a ...
I like the snow. Winter storms hold almost as much allure as the warm weather variety. Upon close inspection, the individual precipitation pieces are more intricate and visually appealing in the frozen rendering. The snow also puts a hush over things that I find calming. As a visual construct, all the white that accompanies ...
Well, winter is officially here. I guess. Traditionally, there have been a variety of ways to mark the start of the winter season here in Ontario. December 1st is the start of ‘meteorological’ winter – the months of December, January, and February marking the frigid quarter of the year. December 21st of ...