Raise Your Spirits
These days we've been walking the creek and around the local lake every day and been rewarded with almost daily views of the heron I posted last week. I don't take pictures of him every time, I don't want him to get nervous and move away from his spot, but now and again I can't… Continue reading There’s still life in the old creek yet
This was taken at the same spot - give or take a couple of yards - that the previous shot was taken. We're used to seeing Great Blue Herons being a little more, well, blue, but in the winter their plumage becomes more dowdy. It's still a magnificent bird whatever the season.
When you walk the same paths over and over, you can become complacent about the scenery around you. Sometimes it takes a dramatic change, like our recent snowfall, to show you how nature's turns can make the familiar new again.
The 16th and 17th centuries are often regarded as the highpoint for the classic still life painting, also collectively identified as the Vanitas movement. Here's my own little homage to Vanitas, 2020-style.
As I've mentioned before, the only thing I really miss about my commute is the opportunity to take pictures. One wintery day when all my fellow travellers (and me too) were wearing our dull black, grey or blue parkas, this lady showed up like a breath of spring. Once we got off the train I… Continue reading I miss commuting (sometimes)
A clump of bare trees seen on our morning walk with the sun coming from just the right angle. A little judicious ICM and a double exposure later...
Having missed the coyote yesterday, I even went back to the spot after taking Henry home but there was no sign of the animal, I was ready this morning with the X-T3 and the 55-200 as Henry & I took our morning walk. Sadly no coyotes were to be seen, but we got a consolation… Continue reading Hawk
