Hubbards Church

While in Hubbards, Nova Scotia, Jeff and I camped close to a church that had a cemetery in front and alongside of it.  The day I photographed it happened to be a rather overcast day, so the church and cemetery took on a rather earie tone.

Hubbards Church

Due to the overcast day, the sky contributed to the earie feeling of this image.  One can almost imagine some ghosts or spirits rising from their graves to communicate with the living.  You’d never know it was a summer day by the look of this image.

Neighborhood Church and Cemetery

I like the look of this image with the emphasis on the headstone monuments, and the church playing a supporting role.  The windows of the church mirror the shape of the monuments, too.

All in a Row

One of the things that struck me about the cemetery in which these graves are located was that they are so very different.  On the one hand, they are all lined up perfectly, but each monument is so different from the others.  I can’t help but wonder if they reflect the different personality types of those lying under the stones.

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Foto Art Friday – November 17, 2017

Echo

There is nothing quite so still as a mist-filled morning.  And, ironically, often things are not as clearly seen as they are in the mist.  The similar shapes of these trees was invisible to me until this misty morning eliminated the other “noise” of the scenery, and allowed me to see this natural echo of shapes.

Echo

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Artful Views at Joshua Tree National Park

We had two wonderful days at Joshua Tree National Park, and some really lovely photographs were possible there.  Let’s take a look –

Black & White Joshua

As lovely as the Joshua Trees are in living color (see next image), I thought it would be striking to process an image in black and white.  The starkness of the limbs of the trees gave me the idea to try this.  The desert landscape and rocky mountains added to the effect, with only the clouds above to soften things.

Looking Up a Joshua Tree

As interesting as the gnarly limbs of a Joshua Tree are from afar, I thought it might be cool to look up a tree.  I was careful not to get too close (I wasn’t sure if touching the trunk would be a painful experience), but was able to get a good view of a complex structure.  Again, the softness of the clouds offset the roughness of the tree.

Rock Formation

I posted a similar image to my travel blog.  I decided to include it in my art blog because I loved the tonal quality of the formations.  I processed this image in “true” HDR, merging 3 images taken with different exposures, so that the subtle qualities of the colors could be highlighted.  Don’t you just feel like you could reach out and touch the smoothness of the stone?

Taking Wing

There were many ravens around, and I took many images of them soaring overhead.  This image looks like I’m capturing a shadow on a rock wall.  In reality, this is the actual raven with a rock formation as a background.  He was flying around the very large boulders in the area.  This image just has a sort of magical feel to it.

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