Muir Woods II
Muir Woods
Let's Airport V
Let's Airport IV
Let's Airport III
I've been exploring motion in images for years, but let's be real: "motion" covers a lot of semantic ground. Camera gestures were my go-to at the beginning. We all remember that great purple cauliflower shot. Whole-body movement was a natural next step, twisting from the core instead of just my arm.
But there's a lot more to discover. Take these images, for example. Was the camera moving? No. Was I moving? No. But the plane taxi just seemed like a perfect opportunity to capture the lovely landing strip lights.
I love these lights.
Let's Airport II
I love the rainbow bokeh in these images, the unfocused points of light that make a twilight image feel festive and full of wonder. There are two extra special images I want to call out: The first image is actually two, layered on top of each other. The last image, as with much of my work, blurs the light. I'm so pleased that the blurs are completely straight. Trust me, it took a lot of wavy shots to get this one :)
Let's Airport!
From now on, I require every flight to cross the mountains and land at sunset.
Winter in Kansas X
Bonus round - here are some snapshots, showing the scene from a distance. Even here you can see the great light and texture, calling out for more images!
This is the last round of icy wonderland - look forward to a new series starting tomorrow!
Winter In Kansas IX
Winter In Kansas VIII
I've been reading Annie Dillard's American Childhood in recent weeks.
She writes, "Some days I felt an urgent responsibility to each change of light outside [...] Who would remember any of it, any of this our time, and the wind thrashing the buckeye limbs outside? Somebody had to do it, somebody had to hang on to the days with teeth and fists, or the whole show had been in vain."
Amen.
Winter in Kansas VII
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What new art do your walls need this year?
Winter in Kansas VI
Winter in Kansas V
Winter in Kansas IV
Winter in Kansas III
Winter in Kansas II
Next time, with tripod :)
Winter in Kansas
Winter in Manhattan IX
Are they the same? Not quite - I kept the camera still and gradually adjusted the focus. Best viewed as a flipbook :) Still looking for that feature on this platform...
This is the last post for this series, so look forward to some images from Kansas starting tomorrow!