2018 365-Day Gallery
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Ends Become Beginnings
amongst the fields
seed pods open
waiting for the the winds
to scatter
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-30-EOS-7904 - Shenandoah National Park
(8/90)From Flora & Garden
Yellow Beam
yellow symmetry
radiate from an open heart
seen and unseen
Handheld Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW HDR Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-28-EOS-7865
(6/90)From Flora & Garden
Dances of Grasses
sounds of the wind
rolling from and over the edges
of what can be seen
grasses dance
trees sway
nature’s meditation
empath’s retreat
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW HDR Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-25-EOS-7834 - Manassas Battlefield
(5/90)Manassaslandscapehorizonfields
From Flora & Garden
Ekhinos Dream
white petals fade
longest days shorten
retreat then a winter's dream
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens; Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-26-EOS-7854 - Echinacea
(4/90)affinityEchinaceaFloragardenwhiteconeflowerekhinos
From Flora & Garden
Pursuit of Pleasure
it is about now
following from branch to branch
allowing autumnal
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-25-EOS-7778 - Viceroy
(3/90)Gardenbutterflyflightautumnpapilionoideaviceroy
From Flora & Garden
Cycles: Beginning of an End
the first day of autumn
the last of the summer blooms
fanfare of rain and cloudiness
equal parts of sun and night
setting roots to protect from the cold
the beginning of an end for a beginning
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 100mm 2.8L Macro Lens; RAW Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-23-EOS-7692 - Clematis
(1/90)From Flora & Garden
Yellow
It was here that I decided to take a break from Photography
Not forever, but for a while
My art focused on my other interests of painting and music
A sabbatical is a good thing
It is a step back with the question of
what am I doing--where am I going...
As with all things in life...
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens; RAW Image post in Affinity Photo 1.6.7
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Awakening
from last year's planting
seeds blown by the winter's wind
surprise and reward of spring
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens; RAW Image(s) Focus Merged and post in Affinity Photo 1.6.7
(111/365)
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Unwanted Yellow
even the unwanted
have their own beauty
surprises if seen
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Halide Photo App; RAW Image post in Affinity Photo--Dandelion
(110/365)
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Hardly Noticeable
by the edge of a parking lot
so small the colors blend with everything else
up close imperfect beauty
a welcoming back
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Halide photo app; RAW Image post in Affinity Photo--Unknown
(109/365)
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Snow Prints
impressions within a morning snow
a squirrel
going from here to there
a simple life
iPhone 6s; Image post in macOS Photos.
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Dirt
dirt has its place
importance
personality
beauty
iPhone 6S; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Image Post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3
(57/365)
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The First of Spring
bluish purple blooms
the first of spring
reminder to hang in there and be patient
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Image Post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3
(56/365)
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A Matter of Looking
sometimes we can see
what we can't see
it becomes a matter of looking
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; IR Filter; RAW Image post in Affinity Photo 1.6.7
(55/365)
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Wash of the Sand
from here she stand
wash of the sand and waves
nature's meditation
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; Circular Polarizer Filter; RAW Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo--Fort Pickens, Gulf Coast National Seashore, Florida
(54/365)
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Ownership of Art
nature will take what man makes
and make it her own
impermanence
iPhone 6s; Image post macOS Photos and Tonality 1.4.2--Pensacola Beach, Florida
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Listen and Write
sometimes when i write
i listen
sometimes when i listen
i write
either way it is my moment
iPhone 6s; Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo 1.6.6
(52/365)
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Come together by holding...
they hold things together
they puncture things if forgotten
misplaced
each with a personality
each with a purpose
individual works of art
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Image post in macOS Photos and Tonality 1.4.2
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Tool and Work of Art
a pencil
a tool of art
a work of art
sustainable
scratching thoughts and ideas
reminder of things past
but holding for the future
often forgotten because of something else
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Image post in macOS Photos
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A Little Green
from the winter
a little green will appear
and before long we will start all over again
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo
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Bring on Spring
bring on spring
so her leaves may dance in the sun again
and i may smell the blooms
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo
(48/365)
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Just Enjoy
sometimes
a photograph just doesn't replicate the view
nowhere close to the inverted smooth waves of morning clouds
for those moments
just enjoy
iPhone 6s; HDR Image post in macOS Photos and Tonality 1.4.2
(47/365)
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Three Brushes
three brushes wait
for me to come up with an idea
let's work it
iPhone 6s; Image post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3
(46/365)
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Heart
things can be placed
moved
arranged
everything can be a matter of the heart
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post in Affinity Photo--Fort Pickens, Florida
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Gears
ukulele tuning key
machine head
fundamental mechanics
small but giant in innovation
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Image post in macOS Photos and Tonality 1.4.2--Ukulele Tuning Key
(44/365)
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Urban Paths
wanderings by road
trees lined up
greeting
honoring
like a parade
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 2x Telephoto Lens; Image post in macOS Photos; Affinity Photo; and Tonality 1.4.2--Fort Belvior, Virginia
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Wandering
from here to there
is rarely in a straight line
let wanderings live
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; Circular Polarizer Filter; RAW Image post in macOS Photos--Pensacola Beach, Florida
(42/365)
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Red and Orange
within everyday things
lies another world
natural art
abstract in thought
it is about what can be made of it
after noticing
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Image post macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3--Tomato
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13
set off from the rest
framed by a fence
building 13
who's only hint is a wash station
worn path of the intense sun
double locked door
superstition and imagination
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 2x Telephoto Lens; Image post in macOS Photos; Affinity Photo; and Tonality 1.4.2--Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Florida
(40/365)
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Different Perspectives
within each drop of rain
is a reflection of the world around it
each with different perspectives
of the same subject
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 2x Telephoto Lens; Image post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3
(38/365)
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Clouds without Color
sunset clouds
without color
passing jet
going from here to there
something else more above
wonder
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip Ultra Wide Angle Lens; Image post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3
(37/365)
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Beach Fish
broken sand dollars
collect and rearranged
its all this moment
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo 1.6.6
(36/365)
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Oil and Water
olive oil and water
sea salt
patterns
projection of the imagination
iPhone 6s; Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo 1.6.6--Olive oil floating on a pot of water just prior to boil.
(35/365)
2018-02-04-iOS-IMG_1615.jpg
Within the Lines
they work together
patterns of shell and wood
life within the lines
iPhone 6s; Image post in macOS Photos--Pensacola Beach, Florida
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Waves that Breath
sun rays through the clouds
blankets over the horizon
listen the waves breath
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip Ultra Wide Angle Lens; Image post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3--Pensacola Beach, Florida
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Imagination Washed Ashore
washed ashore
a collection of random things--waste and garbage
woven together by the force of water
becomes something creative
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post in Affinity Photo 1.6.6--Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Florida
(31/365)
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Territory and Space
two herons
engage over the same space
until one moves
then coexistence again
iPhone 62; Ōlloclip 2x Telephoto Lens; Image Post in iOS Photos and iOS Afterlight 2--Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Florida
(30/365)
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Offshore Storm
water rolls in
an infinite horizon
breathing life into day
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip Wide Angle Lens; Image post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3--Santa Rosa Island, Gulf Breeze, Florida
(29/365)
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Feathered Heart
abandoned feathers and wood
if collected and rearranged
recreate the elements of love
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip Wide Angle Lens; Image post in iOS Photos and iOS Affinity Photo--Fort Pickens National Seashore, Pensacola, Florida
(28/365)
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Unknown Child
markers of unknown soldiers are sad in and of themselves
the marker of an unknown child conjures a worse image
innocence lost and tragedy
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip Wide Angle Lens; Image post in macOS Photos--Barrancas National Cemetery.
(27/365)
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Departure
the excitement of travel
the rhythm of going somewhere
views of different perspectives
truly watching
observing
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip Fisheye Lens; Image post in iOS Afterlight 2--Runway 19 Departure from DCA.
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Natural Round
natural round
curves
reflection
most things begin and end in the same place
iPhone 6s; Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo 1.6.6.
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Randon
sometimes
just let go
allow the project to just evolve
happen
in the end
each moment will be unique
to itself
then capture that moment
iPhone 6s; HDR Image post in macOS Photos and Affinity Photo 1.6.6--Drops of Red, Blue, Green and Yellow Food Coloring in a clear flat water-filled vase with white photo paper background, backlit with Amaran AL-H198 LED at full intensity.
Creative flow: this image started with one idea then evolved from at least five other ideas that evolved from each other. I ended in a place that is infinitely better than the original idea. The rewards of the creative process are the journey and the destination.
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Full Boil
water
at full boil
violent
a single moment
captured
then instant stillness
peace
from burning hot
to an abstract vision
reflective of what we see
what we know
whatever we want to see
iPhone 6s ;HDR Image post in macOS Photos and Tonality 1.4.2--Boiling Water through a clear kettle.
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Broken Light
within broken light
lies an artist palette of color
focal of nature
iPhone 6s; HDR Image post in macOS Photos and Intensify 1.2.3--LED Light through a Prism.
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