Yep, that about sums it up. A big glass ball sitting in the snow. Any questions?
look at me!
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| Me, in all of my glory |
Yes indeed, that’s me in a photo taken by my uncle Eddie during Thanksgiving. We had a grand day touring a couple fine museums in Athens, Georgia. That was a fine day and one to remember fondly. I am happy to have this photo to help me remember. That’s one of a photograph’s many powers, memory. Sometimes they can fill your mind with vivid details of color, sights, sounds, and smells. Much like a good song can remind you of the time the song was first popular.
blurring the edges
You might remember a post from a week or so back, in which I looked for examples of blur in my post photographs. The result was that I discovered that, by far, most of the blur that I place in my images is in the form of motion blur.
Last weekend, as I was out and about, I looked for opportunities to include other non-motion blurs in my photos. You can see the results in these images. The first was created by shooting through the condensation on a window pane. The second was achieved by shooting the reflection in a glass block.
The greatest result was proving that you can teach this old dog a few new tricks.
Have a grea tweak folks. Try to pick up a new trick of your own.
Tim
frond
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| Palm frond |
Nature provides us with beauty. Always. Even here, with a simple palm frond. The radiating lines of light and dark lead our eyes upward. Lifting us and perhaps our thoughts along the way.
koi
one touch of nature
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| Steps, Franklin park |
I’ve always liked this sentence stenciled above a stair case at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Makes me want to hug a tree and everyone standing near it.
headless
I'm sure that we've all had days just like this. Your mind seems to have taken a vacation and you just can't think straight. Eventually, you recover and can focus again. However, at the time, frustration and confustion rule the moment.
clouds
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| Look, a cloud! |
Saturday, I joined our local camera group for a day of shooting in Columbus. Our first stop was at a local conservatory to see an orchid show. However, the second stop at the Columbus Museum of Art was the highlight for me. You all know that I like a great art museum.
The featured exhibit was a gallery full of Lego art, of which, these clouds were my favorite.
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| Lego Clouds |
Art is a curious concept. What is art to me may not be art to you. Most of this exhibit consisted of curious and interesting constructs made with the little plastic blocks. But, was it art? This was one of those times where I walked around thinking that “I could do that!” However, there were a few pieces that were interesting to see.
art in captivity
Another cold winter weekend and another visit to a local art museum. This one is in Columbus, OH. I was looking at this grated window and the painting beyond when I started to think about a painting being held captive. As my mind wandered, I thought about the fact that all art in museums was held captive. We could only see it during visiting hours on specific days and at a specific location. The matters seemed more dire when I thought about art that was in a private collection. Invisible to most of us.
What kind of art is not held captive? What is the most accessible to the greatest number of people? Street performance? Installations in outdoor public spaces?
smoking
The morning sun had done it's job well. The birds had slowly warmed themselves and were now ready to launch their bodies skyward with powerful thrusts of their wings. It was time to leave the safety of their roost in search of food to power them through yet another day. Tonight, they would return to huddle for warmth against the cold winter night. But for now, they would rise like smoke and scatter on the wind.
tim mcmurdo 