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Dormant Inhibition
evening lamp
dormant for the cold - short days
warming - sprouts towards the calling of spring
reminder of renewal
once beyond inhibition
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-02-12-iOS-IMG_1014affinityfloragardenbonsaimeditationmindfulnesswisteriaspringbloomblack and whiteleaves
Ice Thorns
tease of warm weather
morning ice brings a reminder of winter
and so
let go
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-02-11-EOS-9625affinityblack and whiterosebranchthornicemindfulnessmeditation
At Some Point--Spring
overcast cold
dusting of snow where the sun laid
random lines of trees
abstract rhythm
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1,2L; RAW Image Post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-29-EOS-9611
Tranquille
cushions
disheveled (arranged) by our labrador
natural evening light
random lines and textures
warmth
comfort
home
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L: RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-28-EOS-9595couchsofacushionspillowslinesabstractmindfulnessmeditationtranquiltranquillustexturesblack and white
Symmetry & Contrasts
airline departure from Reagan National
symmetry of lines
leading inward to a point
contrasting with the horizon's lines and textures
variations of a theme
timing
Canon PowerShot G10; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6
2019-01-27-G10-IMG_0312flighttraveltaxiplaneairlineairportlinessymmetrybalancemindfulnessmoment
Window(s) Out-of-Focus
a day starts from a window
a day ends from a window
in between
an experience from which not all is in focus
yet exists through the blades of the aperture
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-25-EOS-9557sunsetfocusoutoffocusmindfulnessmediationmomentwindowblurblack and white dreamabstract
Mid-January Bloom
majestic bulb blooms
mid season of cold and snow
time does not stop
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-23-EOS-9507 - Red AmaryllisaffinityamaryllisFloragardenredmindfulnessmediationwinterwabi sabihaikuimpermanentblōma
Waiting and Looking
in this moment
waiting
thinking
looking
the pier stands upon frozen water
on the ice, large rocks thrown in wonder
spring through summer awaits in a distant call
all the while this winter moment is unknown
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L: RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-22-EOS-9490 - Accotink Bay, Virginiaaccotinkblack and whitemindfulnessmediationwatericefrozenpierdarkmoody
Beyond a Passing
fresh layer of night snow
winter trees layered from branch to branch
the sad evergreen
the crook with the nest
abstract with more beyond a passing
lost in the noise
to be filled in by spring
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-17-EOS-9459snownightabstractimperfectwabi wabimindfulnessmeditationtreesdarkblack and white
Wondering Paths
winding paths
the edges are margins
wonder extends well beyond
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L: RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-16-EOS-9436windingpathroadstreetblack and whitewintermindfulnessjourneymeditation
Street View
from here
the storm begins then ends
silence among the drifts
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-14-EOS-9427
Snow & Ice
within frozen water
lives another world
of abstract meaning
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2019-01-13-EOS-9413affinityicemacrosnowwintermindfulnessnaturewondermeditationabstractblack and white
Tracks
random tracks
disruption
mechanical walk on nature
distraction
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7 - let your imagination build this image
2018-12-21-iOS-IMG_0860
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raˈko͞on
tracks in dried mud
wanderings of the wild
masked jester
ringed tail
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-12-07-iOS-IMG_0813
(87/90)
Remaindre
buried longer than alive
remains of memory
shadow of the grey day
Canon PowerShot G10; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6
2018-12-12-G10-IMG_0226 - Fairfax Cemetery
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Deciduus
simple if noticed
moist roots of the bonsai
here lies the spring
iPhone 6s: Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-12-11-iOS-IMG_0041 - Bonsai Roots
(80/90)
Collecting
battlefield walk
through the silence
sounds of conflict
pain
remembrance
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-12-07-iOS-IMG_0814 - Manassas National Battlefield, Virginia
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Flight of the Geese
approaching winter
geese head south
with phases of flight
can we follow
Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Canon EF 70-200mm f/.8L; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2014_12_07_26447 - Canada Geese in Colorado
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Of Time
sound of grasses through the wind
dances of tails
foundations to a fence
permanent to impermanent
Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-12-07-EOS-9374 - Manassas Battlefield, Virginia
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Similaire
side by side
collectively similar
imperfect pattern
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Intensify 1.2.3 for Mac
2018-12-05-iOS-IMG_0795 - Cashews
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Only the Sound of Ghosts Remain
abandoned rubber factory
windows into and around history
haunting sounds of the past
once a livelihood
all but ghosts remained
Canon EOS M; Canon 18-55mm; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2013-12-04-EOS-21097 - Gates Rubber Factory, Denver, Colorado
(73/90)Urbanabandonimpermanenceblack and whitelinesleading linesmindfulnessmoment
Firmare
settled
crops
produce
routine
settled hard life
rewarding life
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2012-12-03-EOS-5409
(72/90)
Of Other Things
imperfect in color and shape
takes form within the shades and lines
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 & Affinity Photo 1.6.7 - Gaussian blur; High Pass Filter blended in Linear Light; Black and White Conversian; Denoise; then added Noise.
2018-12-02-EOS-9370
(71/90)
Fly the Creative Coop
evening
book
reading
recharge
inspiration
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-11-30-iOS-IMG_0774
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Æppel
an apple
red in color
round in black and white
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-11-29-iOS-IMG_0765
(68/90)
Optimisme
morning rain - gravel parking lot
mud and puddles
within a mess - reflection of trees
symbols of things - deeper meanings
reminder of optimism just on the surface
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7 - Gaussian Blur Layer; High Pass Filter Layer with Linear Light Blending Painted over the trees; HSL Adjustment; Converted to Black and White; Entire Image rotated rightsize up.
2018-11-26-EOS-9366 - Autumn Trees Reflected in a Parking Lot Mud Puddle
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Reeds in the Wind
woke up from a dream
the great fire in the sky
hesitant and unclear
a single thought clarified
it is reality versus fantasy
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 28-105mm f/4.0L; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7 - Focal point was single grass in foreground; Aperture f/4
2018-11-25-EOS-9343 - Manassas National Battlefield, Virginia
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Haunting Eye
as if knowing
it returns a gaze
a witness
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo for Mac 1.6.7 - Gaussian Blur Layer; High Pass Filter Layer with Linear Light Blending; Water Droplet Masked; background layer HSL adjustment then converted to Black and White; Water Droplet HSL adjustment.
2018-11-24-EOS-9313-2 - Sunflower with single water droplet
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Window of Vulnerability
glass missing - window cracked open - abandoned
view into a previous life
ghosts of voices and work
reminder that nothing is forever
nature will reclaim
Canon EOS M; Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2013_11_21_20931 - Throwback five years in Arthurdale, West Virginia
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Westward Loft
throw back in time
eight years before
trip west
foreshadowing
serendipity
return to a beginning
iPhone 4; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2010_11_18 3560 - Rocky Mountains
(57/90)Rocky Mountainstravelblack and whitemindfulnessmomentthrow back
Hazy Dreams
small flowers
shades of grey
shapes dominate through the noise
imperfect
iPhone 6s; Ōlloclip 10x Macro Lens; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-11-17-iOS-IMG_0694
(56/90)
Window's Shine
shining glow
snow covered hills
window's light
swift watered dreams
Canon PowerShot G10; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-11-11-G10-IMG_0006
(52/90)
Chilled to the Marrow
first hard freeze
well before midnight
cracks in the ice
burning--the blooms are done
iPhone 6s; Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Tonality 1.4.7
2018-11-11-iOS-IMG_0673 - Leaf & Ice
(49/90)
Meander by Road
wandering path
more traveled
less noticed
the journey
iPhone 6s Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6
2018-10-26-iOS-IMG_0573 - Northern Virginia
(34/90)
Stopping in the Journey
leading lines
distance
here to there
now
iPhone 6s Halide Photo App; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Tonality 1.4.2
2018-10-25-iOS-IMG_0558 - Ronald Reagan National Airport, Arlington, Virginia
(33/90)
Kütte
night foxes
a kit
innocence
nature
GoPro Hero 4 Black; Image Post Quicktime and Tonality 1.4.2
2018_10_21_GoPro_4567 - Night Virginia Fox
(29/90)
Letting go of Somber
approaching halloween
playful ghosts
letting go of somber
revisiting a younger time
simple smiles
curiosity
iPhone 6s: Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Tonality 1.4.2
2018-10-14-iOS-SRCC5993 - Halloween Ghost
(28/90)
Picnic with Nature
picnic table
overlooking the water
quiet but for the sound of birds
letting go of distant sounds
reenergizing with nature
iPhone 6s; Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Tonality 1.4.2
2018-10-16-iOS-IMG_0525 - Lake Accotink
(24/90)
Monkey Stump
parking lot
at some time a shrub was cut down
without knowing a new life was created
imagination
Apple iPhone 6s; Image Post Mac Photos & Tonality 1.4.2
2018-10-14-iOS-IMG_0520 - Garden Dahlia
(22/90)91Dayabstract photographyAutumnimpressionsIntensifystump
From Flora & Garden
Assembly of the Spongos
fungus along the base of the tree stump
a world of their own
but it is their own
random and grouped
significant
in taking final care of the dead
Canon EOS M; Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro @ f/2.8; Image Post Mac Photos & Tonality 1.4.2
2018_10_07_EOS_9018 - Garden Fungus
(17/90)91DayAutumnfungusIntensifymushrooms
From Flora & Garden
Horizon Study and Wonder
for who has walked the fields
for what else comes to the imagination
in time
the color will return
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; Image post Affinity Photo 1.6.7
2018-09-30-EOS-7914 - Shenandoah National Park
(9/90)
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
This Day and to the Next
leading lines to over the horizon
wonder of the next unknown
this day and to the next
anticipation
curiosity
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; RAW Image post in Aperture 3.6
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2017-11-22-EOS-5712 - Version 2
Path of Departure
the act of grieving
the tears are ok—let go
physically lost over the horizon
we can clearly see the path of departure
we can follow but we have to let go
in love the spirit will remain
Canon 5d Mark II; Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L; Image post in Aperture 3.6 and Intensify 1.2.3
(311/365)
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Barriers
a door
is sometimes all that keeps us from the world
keeps out some things
keeps in some things
barrier
a line in the sand
reflective of life
if opened
a new wind can bring joy
Canon 5D Mark II; Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L; Image post in Aperture 3.6
(309/365)
2017-10-26-EOS-5541 - Version 2
