Photo of the Week 2019-08-26

Well ...

... after a recent stumble followed by a stagger (or two), causing me to set about questioning why I photograph, how I photograph, what is it I'm trying to do with my photography, I wasn't making any headway. In fact I felt like I was regressing, going backward and downhill ...

Then as so often happens in life, I had a breakthrough !

Thanks to the suggestions and feedback from a number of people, some close friends and others who serendipitously offered some sage advise. Whether known to them or not, their conversations and comments were very, very helpful.

One suggestion to review the highlights of my blog over the past ten years helped me to reconnect with what inspired me ... amongst other things, this "reinspired" me - Thanks D-L H

Another, in part of a conversation over lunch, helped me to understand how my process of creating images had changed over time and perhaps not for the better from an experiential or gratification perspective - Thanks TB

Others, with their support and urging to continue, to move forward, helped lift my spirits in which I found motivation and energized me sufficiently for me to seek a path forward - Thanks LME, DC, HB and others ...

With renewed vigour, I may just be ... over the rut.

over the rut - IR B&W

In fact, rather than having difficulty finding an image for this week's blog post, I've had difficulty selecting just one from a purposeful and fulfilling outing to McQuillan's Bridge, a local landmark that I've been meaning to capture for some time.

A mid-day outing in full sun, with my Infrared converted EOS M, resulted in a collection of captures that I processed with various plugins to create B&W and False Colour IR images. It's been a while since I've been so satisfied with the experience and results of an outing.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2019-08-19

Keady Trees IR - 2019-08-18

I've been out with my infrared converted camera lately, a Canon EOS M that I had modified by Kolari Vision in the US. They performed a 'Two Spectrum' Conversion that leaves the camera sensor sensitive to visible in both the visible spectrum and infrared spectrum.

With unsettled weather starting to move in and the building behind the trees now gone, I decided it was time to make another image of the 'Keady Trees' to add to the set.

DJE

Photo of the Week 2019-08-12

Well it finally caught up with me. After almost 10 years of posting a photo every Monday, without fail ... last Monday, I failed to get a post out. Why?

Call it overly relaxed in retirement. Ha Ha haha ha!

Lynn and I came up to the cottage on Saturday and I just let Monday morning roll by. No doubt I was on the computer at some point but just didn't connect that it was time for my Photo of the Week.

... and no one noticed. Not even one person missed the weekly email I send out or the post itself. Hmmmmmm ...

Here's a post (backdated ;-) we'll see who notices ...

canola and cloud

 Who can resist grabbing a shot of a canola field against a blue sky?

DJE

Photo of the Week 2019-08-05

In creating the series 'HORIZONS' I cannot help but explore a connection, an attraction, almost an addiction, that I have with including water in many of my images.

Drawn to water and calmed by my proximity to it, I have been wondering what it is about water that instills a sense of awe ...

singing horizon

... apparently it's my "Blue Mind'. 

And here is "The science behind our connection to water" according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols. An interesting quick read that has assured me I'm not alone and has me thinking that I should pick up his book 'Blue Mind' and give it a read too ... maybe while I'm on the deck at the cottage ?

DJE