Abstract Thought

This will seem somewhat out of place against the other posts as of late. A couple of abstract images that I quite like from here around the park. Nothing but shape and color that drew my eye.

The first is a wall and post from outside our restaurant. Fortunately dinner had not yet been served so wasn't too problematic to quickly run outside, shoot, and return to my beverage.


Secondly, one of the bridge stanchions that I noticed one day while walking to the pier. My original inclination was for it to be a fine art black and white style, but this color film emulation changed my perspective.


I'm going to need to keep my eyes open for other subjects and colors to add and make a series.

WTF?!!

While at the marsh with the kids the other day one of them stumbled across this horrific thing...




It was almost like a leech with legs. Fast, too. Either a mutation akin to Godzilla, or signs of life from another planet. Absolutely freaky and nasty.

More From the Marsh

Took another stroll through Ominnik Marsh yesterday morning, this time all the way around. Quite an interesting place that evokes a certain mood. Would love to see it with a low hanging mist in the early morning.

That said some more hard black and whites offer their own atmosphere.

Dusk

Despite the great weather these past couple of weeks my output hasn't been as prolific as in past years. Part of that stems from the almost complete absence of clouds in the mornings and evenings. Part of the landscape lightshow involves how the sky explodes with the rising/falling sun, and with nothing to bounce off of things get pretty meh.

That said, I did manage to get a trio of more atmospheric keepers where conditions were good. Along with the usual quizzical looks and the odd question from passers by.

Cowboy Up!

Horses.

Not much of a fan, but I can understand the appeal. Pretty magnificent beasts. And so we find ourselves at the local ranch where the 'fam embarks on a brief trail ride.

Me. Not so much. So I shoot.

Tennis, anyone?

A big part of the melange of local activities is the tennis court. Always fun to watch balls shoot over the fences with just mere swipes of the racket. My daughter loves it, though. Just abstracts but they still tell a story.

Run, Forest!

There is a beautiful path that runs the perimeter of the lake. Great for walking, running, and shooting. Took a bit of a different turn with these one morning. Starting with this backlit Whatever Flower. Don't know what it is, but it really popped with that sun streaming in from behind. Unfortunately I couldn't get the well-defined diffraction star in the background.

Just off the path was this fallen tree surrounded by dappled light. Thought it was a nice contrast against the lush green of the forest floor. Originally envisioned black and white but couldn't make it work so in color it stays.



A little bit up is the remnants of an old stone path, now fallen into disuse. The nature of the scene demanded a high-dynamic range series.


The path back down to the path...


...and back out along the lake. This last one was always intended as black and white.