Stripes & Checks: Man-Made and Natural
Man-made Stripes. Red striped bathing huts at Knokke-Heist on the Belgian Coast. Striped painting in a gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. Matching one’s blue striped outfit to a blue striped mural on Granville Island, Vancouver. Natural Stripes. Small scrub struggling to grow … Continue reading Stripes & Checks: Man-Made and Natural
Stacks of Things at the Fisherman’s Wharf in Vancouver
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
Patterns in Leaves and Flowers
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
It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)
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)
Urban Erosion in Vancouver
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
Seasons Expressed in Leaves
Each season turns a new leaf in the book of the year. Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Christmas. More of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees & Leaves. Continue reading Seasons Expressed in Leaves
Salmon Spawning / Healthy Water
Years ago I had to design a web site for Environmental Chemistry Courseware designed to promote environmental awareness supplemental to 200-level Organic Chemistry laboratories. The key concepts were: air / earth / life / water. Originally I was a little … Continue reading Salmon Spawning / Healthy Water
Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World
Black & White Abstract. China News stand in Vancouver. An accidental landscape with a frozen lake appears in the black grafitti on a white panel van. (+ Grey). Two black and white abstracts in scratched and broken plaster on … Continue reading Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World
Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts
Cracked wall with efflorescence. More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo Challenge: Cracked. Continue reading Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts
Trying to Work Out the Meaning of Wabi-Sabi
I learned a new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I googled it I got a lot of images of interior design, all images of simplicity combined with a lot of irregular texture … Continue reading Trying to Work Out the Meaning of Wabi-Sabi
