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after the rain

sign

island afternoon

alone on the mountain

I hiked to the top of Bradbury Mountain today and spent the afternoon sitting on the North Bluff, looking out over the landscape. I wrote and I thought and I learned about myself.

along the river's edge

I took a walk along the banks of the Saco River this afternoon, miles from the nearest house. As I made my way through the dense undergrowth, stepping over the remains of fallen trees and rocky terrain, I saw beautiful moments unfolding, small buds on the twiggy ends of limbs, little purple flowers clinging to the side of a rock, the vacated trunk of a termite infested stump. The sound of the river carried on the breeze. I walked a long distance, alone, listening to the forest. It spoke to me of peace, resiliance and acceptance, and shared it's quiet beauty, asking nothing of me in return.
 

 

 

 

alone with the ocean

I spent the day alone with the ocean. These images were taken with my iPhone and have not been altered in any way. They are what I saw.

playing with light and time

I decided to do something different while driving home tonight. Rather than just sit behind the wheel, listening to the radio and zoning out, I took out my camera and did some long exposure shooting. I love the way the light in these photos moves completely randomly, but with distinct structure. There is something about this kind of abstraction that makes perfect sense to me and pleases my eye tremendously. I guess the simple things are sometimes the most beautiful.

new tools - new direction

Tonight's efforts yielded some interesting new flavor in previously bland locales and lead to a new approach to, "how I am going to address the problem of feeling confined"? The solution: a bib! I mean, think about it! Redefine the space, (and it's limitations), by limiting it's control of itself, thereby giving me a "ready-made" margin of error! It's so simple! I love it! Just tape them off, one at a time and redefine each one, individually. In other words, disengage each plane's relative juxtaposition to the one(s) directly adjacent to it, by creating a two inch "safe-zone" with painter's tape. This new technique should address multiple issues, in fact. The afore mentioned issue as well as the "crisp" redefinition of each edge, while maintaining painterly approaches to each plane.

After which I wrapped up by playing with my tripod and camera while taking a quiet moment to reflect on things. This exercise yielded an interesting self-portrait. I love that there is a reflection of this outward  manifestation of my inner reflection. (Actually this was a study, in preparation of my next large panel. More on that later).

farewell, quite place

I miss waking up to this view. I took this photo on our last morning at the cabins in Maine. Benny was still asleep and my wife and I were getting things packed into the car as the sun came up over the mountains. The air was cool and alive with the sounds of nature, crickets, birds, a light breeze blowing across the pond. There was absolutely no hint of traffic or congestion or any human presence whatsoever. There was just calm, peaceful morning unfolding around us. What I love about this photo is that it captures the serenity of that moment beautifully and reawakens my sense memory of that place at that time.

moonshot

I took this photo at the lake in Maine, on the second night that we were there. I realize that there is a fair amount of noise and that this is far from being the highest quality photo, but for having been taken with a digital, point & shoot camera, I think it is pretty good. Besides, I love how the clouds are illuminated and you can see the dark side of the moon as well. This photo is not so much about "image quality" as it is about the mood of the image overall. It makes me want to buy a better camera or a telescope... or both!