Showing posts with label Winter Light. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter Light. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2012

One Lazy Friday

"When Daylight Lingers"

All plans went out the window today. Which was a bit of a downer, but instead I found time to catch up on some edits to older files, planned out changes for my business page on Facebook (thank you Jennifer and Bob for your guidance), and browsed new sites I've discovered and found things that have sparked new ideas or resurrected older ones I lost track of. All while nursing my son back to health. And by nursing I mean telling him to stay in bed and then avoiding any contact with him so I don't get whatever he has. Ha. Kidding! I made sure to throw a box or two of Kleenex up to him after he was banished. I'm deeply caring that way.

Sometimes life just makes you take a break. Whether you want it or not. And in the meantime, thought I'd share an image I'd once lost track of but found again while I puttered around my office space/dining room, while my youngest stayed home from school, valiantly fighting a cold. It's a shot of the winter night sky, one of those nights we realized the days really were starting to seem longer, and the light was starting to ease into that pre-spring glow. As I recall, there was a wicked wind that day that ate through our gloves, scarves, parkas, and heavy winter boots. A damp wind. A heartless wind. The kind that makes you question your sanity. Although I happen to know my sanity IS questioned on a constant basis, so that was nothing new.

Anyway here I am, typing out a ramble late in the afternoon and realising it was good to just go with the flow, rest, and take care of my boy. And if that's a sneeze I feel coming on, he's grounded.

Have a fabulous weekend gang! Stay healthy and stay productive!




Monday, January 30, 2012

Albumen in Winter... Mono Monday!


When the chilly weather hits, my lens seems to seek out architecture once again, more than any other subject. The hard, short winter light gives angles and lines what they need to stand out. And a trek through the city to photograph large columns and portico's supporting the city's rich history means warming up later over lunch at the local diner or pub.

Ah... the perks of being a photographer in the great white north.

I liked the angle of this solid bank on the corner of James St. and Main in Hamilton, with the empty space in camera right being filled with the contrasting mess of bare branches.

Processed in PSPx2, the Albumen filter gave it all some warmth and aging without being too stark as a B&W. But this winter light is great for Monochromatic images, so you know I'll be heading out with the camera...

Thanks for the quick post! Happy Monday gang!