Winter Wonderland in the Pacific Northwest art print is now available for order on Socieyt6.
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In the Distance
Landscape, and the bigger picture. Broaden the view where light and shadow can alter the vista. The way the sunlight burnishes the roof of an old barn, with mountains in the distance. There is detail also in landscape and the way the light captures that detail. The lines and angles defined by the shine of morning sunlight. Glimpses of remaining remaining snow in early spring. Slanted roof, curves of mountains and trees, horizontal rows of readied land for spring planting. That sense of sleepy awakening.
Winter Contrasts
A tree with lovely curvature, barren of leaves, and the pine tree, perfectly cone-shapped amidst a snowfall. Hints of wintery colors, angles of greens and whites and grays, skating curvatures and sharp angles, stark branches, lush and bristly pine. The essence of winter.
Winter Hibernation
Stillness and a sense of sleep, frozen in time, awaiting a spring thaw. Photography captures that moment, and in the spring, it will capture the awakening. But for now, the world is at rest, beneath a snowy blanket. All is still.
Snow Falling
Snow falling. I like to play with settings on my camers to see what different effects I get. Could I preset to obtain different effects in a more concrete fashion? Sure. But that’s not how I like to do things. Alhtough I do carry a small waterproof journal with me in order to take notes of various things on my travels. But the settings I find challenging and rather creative to work with. I actually like being surprised at the results, and with this digtal age I have a lot more flexibility about what I can do, what I can delete, withat I can save for other purposes such as textures and backgrounds and colors, and an assortment of other uses. Blurs are particular fun.
But snow falling, just like rain, can be fun to play with. At the first sign of snow falling, I’m usually out the door, striding across the back field, peering at weeds and flowers. New snow, no footsteps, pristine paths. Of course, then there’s after the snowfall, the next morning, and animal’s traveling imprint the pristine white.
And there’s that quietness thing again. That special snowfall quiet and solitude.
Intimacy and Snow
There is an intimacy with nature that I truly enjoy with photography. I do like to do some landscape stuff as well, but I am about the detail, the things we miss when we move too quickly through this world. I think I’m more about my impressions of nature, the dreamline quality of removing ourselves from civilization, form city pavements and roadways and experience the sublime peace of walking through a forest, or by the side of a lake or river.
In winter, there’s a certain quality of stillness in the morning, a muffled sense of solitude when snow blankets the ground. There’s a subtlety to winter in nature that I trully embrace.
Rock 2019 with new goals, new adventures…
A new year is here. Fresh year, new chapter, so many adventures to take. Time to begin. We don’t know what the year will bring, but it’s up to us how we move forward, what mood we move forward with, and deciding what goals we want to achieve, both short-term and long term.
One of my goals is to visit 52 different parks this year, and I know that’s a doable goal. That’s other part of goal-setting is making goals that have a chance to succeed. That doesn’t mean they should all be easy, we do need to reach somewhat. But a mix of goals is always good and it helps to motivate and be able to move on to the next goal we have set.
Mr. Squirrel just walked across the fence in front of my window. It’s a sunny day and I expect he’s other gathering some stores to carry him through. Planning is an important of making progress for humans as well. And be it photography or writing, having a list of goals helps to keep one rooted to progress. It helps to redefine periodically if we have that written list.
This weekend I think I’ll plan those 52 park adventures, and by year end I’ll see how well I’ve done. I’ll revisit my list every three months or so to keep me grounded on moving forward, but whether I hit 10 or 52, it’s all about progress. Do you have your goals set for 2019?
Happy New Year, everyone!
Winter Wonderland
Wintry forest in Pacific Northwest, Washington state. Print now available for sale on EBay. If the auction has handed when you access, please contact me directly for more information.
A4005 – Washington Winter Woodland – Original 8.5×11 Photograph
Winter’s Day
A woodland winter scene. Currently available on EBay. If the same has ended when you access, please email for details on purchase.
Post-Snow Sunshine
Again, a bit of early morning sunshine just have a rare snowfall in Washington. Love the little crystals.
TA Gallup Photography 