Awhile ago the Lens-Artists Challenge was ‘Special Moments’. But in this time of plague the most special moments in my life have been the discovery of a particularly crusty dumpster… …and a magnificent 2-storey 3D abstract gallery in the shape … Continue reading Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms
What I really loved about Wales and Ireland was all the varied rock formations on their spectacular coastlines. Porthgain featured dark blue-grey slate that turned bright orange with rust wherever it cracked and the innermost rock was exposed. And now … Continue reading Rust and Shale Rock Formations in Wales
Sometimes there are good explanations as to why stones have holes in them. Lava is one of them. All the boiling bubbling lava suddenly hardens to rock when it hits the cold outer surface of the planet. All of these … Continue reading Rocks with Holes in Them
I found soft to be one of those words that has several visual aspects to it: soft-looking like clouds; soft colours in the sense of muted; soft edges which could be caused by soft focus, fog, mist or soft light. … Continue reading Soft Clouds and Water
What with winter there’s not a lot to take photos of, so I’ve been busy with macros of tree bark. It’s been a real voyage of discovery which is somewhat of a miracle considering the times we live in. Although … Continue reading Tree Bark as Inspiration 2
Even now in the 2020s the camera isn’t nearly as good at seeing things as your eye. On the left is how this building in Copenhagen looked to my eye, and on the right is how I saw the sky. … Continue reading Ways of Transforming the Sky in a Photo
I found stacks of all sorts of things at the nearby Fisherman’s Wharf in Vancouver. Stack of light green metal turning orange with rust. These stacks of yellow industrial stanchions made up a batch of interesting patterns from every angle. … Continue reading Stacks of Things at the Fisherman’s Wharf in Vancouver
Cee has been keeping me busy looking for leaves and flowers with surface patterns on them, and I’ve discovered that the patterns come in several variations. Veining. Sometimes the veining only shows up in the fall when the leaves change … Continue reading Patterns in Leaves and Flowers
I prefer to travel around the world but right now I’m going for walks around the city, and only to places I can get to without taking transit. The other day I went for a walk up to Shaughnessy, the … Continue reading It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)
My COVID walks have been mostly along back alleys and busy thoroughfares, alone, just me and my camera. Anyway, alleys have potential for ‘urban erosion’ shots… Dumpster in front of a concrete block building. Weathered corrugated tin and wood building … Continue reading Urban Erosion in Vancouver
