90 Days of Autumn
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ~ Albert Camus
September 22 - December 20, 2018
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)
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)
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 (65/90)
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 (64/90)
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 (63/90)
inverted the opposite of the expected of the known focuses the lines and shapes Canon PowerShot G10; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo for Mac 1.6.7 - Gaussian Blur Layer; High Pass Filter Layer; Black & White Conversion; then entire image Color Inverted. 2018-11-23-G10-IMG_0211 (62/90)
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 (60/90)
freshness fades paradigm of acceptance second bloom in age winsomeness of the imperfect Canon PowerShot G10; RAW Image Post Aperture 3.6 and Affinity Photo 1.6.7 -- faded bouquet heavily adjusted to emphasize imperfection through more abstract shapes with blown out colors than clear lines 2018-11-20-G10-IMG_0155 (59/90)