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Now and then I take an introspective browse through my image catalogue, finding inspiration, motivation, reliving the shooting experiences, not actively searching but leaving myself open to see the images again.
With several thousand images in the catalogue, it can be difficult to decide where to start. Pointing a random finger may work but one way is to look one, two, three or any number of years ago from the current date.
This can be an interesting exercise. Sometimes it results in dissatisfaction with much of my work. Sometimes it stirs vivid memories. Sometimes something stands out. Always I learn something
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| hues of blue I |
When I came across the image above, I was surprised that I had only marked is with one star. This typically indicates that on first pass I saw something but then abandoned it as a candidate for further attention, yet again the image caused me to stop and evaluate.
What appeals to me is the simplicity of the image and the limited blue colour palette. What I am reminded of is how some of my most personally satisfying images prrovide the viewer with common sights, presented in an uncommon, some might say unconventional way.
For this image, the conventional composition would have been to include some of the shoreline in the image, which I certainly captured in additional images from the outing, but excluding the shoreline and using the rippled texture of the blue water leaves the viewer to use their imagination to complete this scene.
DJE
Spending a week of vacation up on the Bruce Peninsula always
rejuvenates the soul and quiets the mind.
This past week, Lynn and I enjoyed the company of visiting
friends and family for a few days. Between the visits, there was time to
introduce ourselves to kayaking and of course some photography for me, but not
as much as you might think. I first had to update my display at Upper deck
Gallery with some appropriate seasonal work since everyone (except me) had seen
enough of winter. Then I had to hang a number of framed prints to complete my
installation running through July at Ancient Cedars Cafe.
Sean from Ancient Cedars is a photographer and of course we had already talked photography on a few occasions, he had also graciously offered to
lend me a favourite lens of his, the Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG, to use
during the week. So images hung and lens in hand, day-one was nearing it's close
and we prepared for our first visitors.
I managed to make some images of visiting little ones Emma and Logan
over the next couple of days. After saying goodbye on Tuesday, the next morning had me out for a visit at Singing Sands to experience the otherworldly
feeling of walking out on the beach into the waves of thick fog rolling in off Lake Huron. You can see one of
my images from the outing here on my Photography FB page or my flickr photostream.
My favourite image of the week came a couple of days later
when I returned to Halfway Log Dump looking to explore the shore north of where
the trail exits the woods to the grand shoreline of Georgian Bay. Mid-day sun
is not normally optimum for photography, but the Caribbean blue
waters of Georgian Bay can be stunning under sunlight and clear blue skies. I
had success at this location recently and decided to return and expand on the
"Hues of Blue" series showcased in a previous blog post. After
all, one of those images sold from Ancient Cedars and simply has to be replaced
with something new in the series.
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| whale rock - breeching |
DJE
I am fascinated by the Georgian Bay shoreline along the Bruce Peninsula. In particular, I love the colour of the water which ranges from clear through, teal, Caribbean blue, to deep dark blue as the depth increases moving away from shore.
A while back, I created a set (now album) of images on my flickr stream entitled "Georgian Blue" and now I have added a sub-set called "hues of blue" that will consist of a dozen images from a recent mid-day trek to Halfway Log Dump, Bruce Peninsula National Park.
Enjoy ...
DJE
