Memorial Day

 

 

One of my favorite memorials is the Korean War Memorial.  The artist who created this memorial, I think, really captured the grim nature of war, but in a way that pays tribute to the men and women who so valiantly serve our nation.  I realize this post is a bit late for Memorial Day, but I hope it reminds us all about the bravery of those who protect us every day.

Waves in the sand, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, MA

As regular readers of my blog will observe, I like to play with scale and abstracts.  A little help in post-processing gives this view of the sand a little bit of a "what is that?" effect. 

Deep Red

Haven't posted in quite some time, but this chilly Sunday afternoon gave me a few moments to edit some photos I've taken in the past.  This one is from a series I did with this flower.  The deep reds remind me of Valentine's Day.  Enjoy!

Light in motion

Every now and again I get this idea of using camera motion and different lighting and color to create abstract images.  Maybe a bit too much motion?  What do you think?

Mountains revealed

Here's the "before" shot for "Mist Covered Mountains?".  The crop is taken from the left side, middle third of the frame.  I wrote in my last post that I was climbing on the rocks for these shots, but now that I see them again, the "rock climbing" shots were later in the trip.  This series was shot from the deck of the house we stayed at in Seal Rock, Oregon (http://www.sealrockvacationhomes.com/tcindex.html). 

Mist Covered Mountains?

Two blog posts in one night, equalling my production for all of 2012 (moving to a new house is my excuse)!  I'm not normally one to heavily crop a photo - maybe shave a little off the edges.  This photo, as you'll see from some posts to come, is cropped signficantly.  I concede this is a little more grainy than I would like, but this grouping of rocks caught my eye.  I also did some other camera trickery here to achieve the "mist".  I took this while we were on vacation in Oregon, in near darkness, hopping around rock ledges - yes, it was fun!

Winter berries

Yes, it's been far too long since I posted anything.  New Year's resolution #1 - shoot more, post more.  To get things going, this is a shot from a few years ago, but the recent gray weather reminded me of it.  More recent shots soon.  Happy 2013!