Exploring with a camera lens in hand is a creative outlet for me. With my camera cupped in my hand I look around more and bend over to see what is on the ground or to view the world from a different angle. Because I am seeking to see, I usually come upon unexpected finds.
On my last walk on a beach in February, I stuck close to the driftwood at the top tideline stooping to look through holes and root balls, between logs and into protected cavities. I was intrigued by focusing my lens in and around holes. Little altars of carefully placed rocks on the surface of logs caught my fancy as did the collections of stones, shells and other debris in old knot holes. Two unusual findings were a root ball wrapped around a great stone and a dead blue heron.
Coming home and playing with the photos on my computer is the next step in my creative process. I am always surprised by the art I can create.
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March 21st, 2017 at 10:32 pm
Those are fabulous pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
March 22nd, 2017 at 6:38 am
Your photography reflects the natural gift you have – a “good eye” for things. And you are always “seeking to see.” That is a lesson for us all.
March 22nd, 2017 at 2:43 pm
I really like the rock photo. How tragic to happen upon the dead blue heron – and yet, what a beautiful photo. It sounds like fun work – to photograph and then create art from your photos.