This Is Not Snow

Interposed

Family Portraits!

Absolutely loved taking some time to stroll through the woods with this family a few weeks ago!

Backyard

Riverside Research

Hello adorable keys.

I was scoping out an engagement shoot in Riverside Park this weekend, and 

just had to share my research.

Just insert adorable couple here :) Stay tuned for the engagement shoot itself in a few weeks!

Ok, ok, I won't ask them to climb trees. If you look closely, you can see who's already in the tree, posing for me. The tree bark below reminds me of the detail in a Chuck Close drawing (see here). 

Departure

It almost looks like a train, right? 

The rush of color sweeping past. The bright lights, layers of color, blur of movement.

Blink and you'll miss it - fall's departing, winter's arriving soon.

Winter Lake

Water.

Winter.

Dawn.

Bittersweet

The first moments of sunrise illuminate the world like none other.

It's like the first rays of light after a long darkness, even a long darkness you weren't sure you'd see through to the end. But the end came, and it was glorious - everything sparking and showing its color like you'd never seen.

I'm looking to capture that moment in my work - when you have fresh eyes to see and appreciate, to wonder and imagine. Not midnight, when all is dark. Not noon, when the light seems like nothing special. No - at dawn, when the light is soft and persistent, when everything is new.

Into the Woods

I'm paying more attention to the woods this year, especially as the seasons change. 

The leaves turn more slowly there - is it because the wind can't whip through as easily as it sweeps down tree lined streets downtown? Or does the mass of organic material keep the air warmer, prolonging fall? No idea. I don't mind keeping the color well past first-frost, though, 

so I'm not complaining :)

On a technical note, I removed four of the eight colors from these images. Can you tell which ones? Hint: these were taken with the color palette you get a few minutes after sunrise.

The Weird Ones

I can read your mind - "How is she going to tie these together?!"

No idea. 

Enjoy!

Poll:

(a) I love your blog! Keep posting daily!

(b) I love your blog! But what if you posted collections all at once, instead of leaking 'em to me a day at a time? I live in the Netflix age, I like a good binge!

Tree Stars

There's Still More

Nature of Geometry VII

See #6 here

Nature of Geometry III

See #2 here

Nature of Geometry II

See #1 here

Nature of Geometry

If you haven't seen Gerco de Ruijter's "Almost Nature", go see it now.

Summer Light

January in Central Park II

See the first in this series