You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at […]
Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smallest of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow’s grass. ~ Alexandra David-Néel
One cannot be in the south in springtime without a explosion of color from blooming azaleas. In six days, we’ve traveled six states and in all that journey, I’ve been in search of outstanding azalea blossoms. Savannah..just finishing. Gainesville, long gone. Now in Aiken, South Carolina and the […]
Canon G12, macro setting. Edits in Color Efex Pro: Fog, Foliage, Pastel, Image border. We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it’s vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed for our safety, to it’s security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the […]
“If you feel the urge, don’t be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?” Will Rogers (American entertainer, famous for his pithy and homespun humour, 1879-1935)
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. George Sand Canon 7d, Macro 100mm f/2.8 L, 2.0 sec at f/22, ISO 125, AWB. Lightroom Adjustments: Medium contrast tone curve, autotone, OnOne preset: Gritty […]
What’s on the other side? The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn. David Russell Canon G12. Lightroom edits: Medium contrast tone curve, noise reduction, YSA B&W preset: Impressionista, OnOne Preset: Gritty-Medium, LR Vignette 2, clarity added.
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 