[View from the motorcycle on Crossley-Hunter Line]
The theme he has chosen this week for photographs is ‘sky’ - that large open space over our heads.
[The sky above Dyers Bay, Bruce Peninsula]
Grab your camera.
[Over the top of Aylmer Sales Arena]
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7 comments:
All very provocative shots here, for different reasons. In the first like the contrast of "Big Sky" to "Small Creatures". In the third the continuity of all the horizontals is what does it. That's actually present in all three photos, but it's most opbvious in this one. The power lines, the roof line and even the cloud formation all run "east to west" in the frame. I guess there's a cohesiveness about that that I find oddly comforting. And in the middle... well whether it's rising or setting the sun never fails to present us with great photo opportunities. Very Nice Work here!
the 2nd pic is my fave...i just always love when the sky has a multitude of colors in it.
Great skies and interesting cloud formations and each with such differing color palettes. My eyes keep being drawn to the top photo so that's my favorite.
I like how you integrate elements from the ground - a roof, wires, tiny birds - into your sky perspectives. I can never seem to balance the two: yet you do it with ease.
I love the ethos of getting on a bike and pointing yourself toward a new part of the world, then bringing home a slice of it in some way. I do it with pedal power, but I don't get as far. To wit, I'm working my way up to Grand Bend this month. Not the same :)
just to let folks know - i appreciate the feedback.
I don't bike without my camera, notebook, pen and thermos and am developing the habit of stopping at the side of a road or new location e.g. Aylmer Sales Arena, and 'sitting, observing' for 15 - 30 minutes.
i love biking - following my nose - so the stops have been hard to extend farther. thanks for the motivation.
gord h.
The third photo is my favorite. I love the focus on the mundane, and the symmetry. (Straight lines! I love the straight lines!)
Isn't it funny how everybody is drawn to something different?
-smarmoofus
re carmi's comment; in my house, somewhere, is a book re an American artist who painted scenes with "very big skies" as I would say. a wee bit of the ground was shown too, a relic of a house, farm, etc.
i like big skies but need to see something from the ground at the same time. or else...? I'd get dizzy? Not sure.
i'm thinking about getting back onto my road bike as well; i can afford gas for the motorcycle but as the price goes higher i'll want to change my ways.
i look forward to riding more slowly, observing the landscape at not only an easier pace but one that we are wired to appreciate more fully.
i also like smarmoofus' comment re straight lines. definitely a draw for me. also, underneath the straight roof must be miles of straight timbers, aged in place for 70 - 80 years.
straight lumber; can't you just see and smell it? wouldn't you like to pass a sharp plane over a few board feet to see the quality of the grain? I'll keep my eye on that building; maybe before i'm too old i'll be able to steal a board!
gord h.
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