“In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye ‘Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark Lights the traveller in the dark, Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star. –from “The Star” by Jane Taylor…… Continue reading Blue Star on White
Tag: still life photography
Found Object: Sand Dollar
A continuation of the theme from yesterday of found objects: three sand dollars on a white background. I’m in the Midwest and it is still very much winter here, so it should be obvious that I did not “find” these today. They belong to my wife and she’s had them for quite a long…… Continue reading Found Object: Sand Dollar
Found Object: Feather
Found object – a single black feather on a white background. Day 153 of my 365 photo a day project. If you’d like to see what I started with, here is the original file:
Creative Block
“The empty page before me now, the pen is in my hand The words don’t come so easy but I’m trying.” –from “On the Other Side” from Monolith by Kansas When you get 152 days into a 365 photo-a-day project, you are bound to have quite a few days where nothing looks right, there is no inspiration,…… Continue reading Creative Block
A Collection of Old Nikon Gear
“The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.” –Henri Cartier-Bresson This is most of my collection of Nikon camera gear with the exception of my D700 and 50mm 1.8 lens, used…… Continue reading A Collection of Old Nikon Gear
A Puzzle of Twisted Nails
“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.” — Douglas Horton It is still amazing (at least to me) how a simple object, removed from it’s normal surroundings, can have so much impact. This is just a pair of shiny chromed nails twisted and intertwined on a bright white background. Not very complicated. But it…… Continue reading A Puzzle of Twisted Nails
The Wave
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” –Henry David Thoreau “Unless you paddle for the wave, you’ll never know if you could catch it. But once you do… Ride it as long as you can. Love as long as you can.” –Abigail Spencer This wave…… Continue reading The Wave
Delicate Pink Feather
“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” — Emily Dickinson For the shot of the day, here is a delicate pink feather on a bright colorful background. It is cold, grey, and snowy outside and I feel like I’ve…… Continue reading Delicate Pink Feather
Three Succulent Plants
These three tiny succulent (and plastic, I might add) potted plants sit in one of the two small windows that flank our fireplace in our apartment. I love the way the sunlight streams through the glass in the late afternoon. But try as I might, I have never been able to get a satisfactory…… Continue reading Three Succulent Plants
Broken Bulb
“I am on until I am dead, like a light bulb.” –Henry Rollins A single broken and burned out light bulb on a bright white background. Day 135 of 365
Coffee on a Wooden Tray
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” — T.S. Eliot I must admit, this is not my normal morning ritual. But the sunlight through the kitchen window was just begging to illuminate a photograph. So I grabbed what I had in hand – my morning java with the teaspoon still inside and this round wooden tray still on…… Continue reading Coffee on a Wooden Tray
Smoking Gun
“Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun” –Don Marquis My take on the smoking gun. This is a composite of two shots – the Browning 9mm pistol and the smoke. Day 126 of my 365 photo a day project. If you are looking for art for your home or office or something to…… Continue reading Smoking Gun