Absolute Blogmusings from an absolutely blank mind Signs of SpringI don’t often work in black and white since I feel color is such an integral part of our world, but sometimes, when a scene is otherwise flat and lifeless and color doesn’t define the image, I’ll try a conversion to monochrome just to see how it looks. Occasionally, as in this case, the result is a new perspective on the subject that works better than color. In this image, a winter sky and leafless foliage cast a uniform grey light over a gradually thawing frozen lake. The revealed water has become a mirror whose reflections merge seamlessly with those inside the waterlogged canoe. For me, black-and-white seems to better capture that end-of-winter feeling which sees the first signs of victory in the battle against the frost before the real arrival of spring.
Ice, Receding Click here to see the image in the gallery. This is my featured image for March. Hope you like it! The Magic of LightSure, we all know that light makes photographs, but sometimes light plays a special – even magical – role that transforms an image from the ordinary to the extraordinary. I am lucky enough to have one of my images selected a new exhibition at Photoplace Gallery in Middlebury Vermont (in the online annexe) that explicitly seeks our these magical moments. Images for this excellent exhibition were selected by the juror, Aline Smithson, who is an award winning fashion photographer, founder of Lenscratch blogzine, as well as a respected curator and teacher. This show, THE MAGIC OF LIGHT, runs from March 1st to March 27th, 2013 – both in the gallery and online. (Online exhibition, gallery details and hours here).
PHOTOPLACE GALLERY Here’s my image that was selected: “Gantry”  
Gantry Click here to see the image in the gallery. The exhibition catalog is available from Blurb, and can be seen here (…and as always, you can order your own copy, if you like the show!): 
Magic of Light: Exhibition Catalog I think this a particularly strong collection. Please take a look. Location, Location …and TimingMy featured image for February returns to the geometry of architectural detail that I seem to be drawn back to so often: 
Evidence of Light Click here to see the image in the Gallery. I was attracted to this interesting old building here in my home town, now used for local government offices, because of its interesting nooks and crannies and the opportunity it offers for clean geometry. However what makes this image jump out is the quality of light – a few minutes before sunset – reflected off the white paint, and the intricate shapes in the shadow detail across the balusters (not “banisters” btw – that’s the handrail!). The combination of this warm glow with the cool blue reflection of sky and trees in the window was irresistible, but it still took many tries to find a composition I liked. I hope you like it too!
Crossing the LineLines are everywhere, from telephone wires to metaphorical lines in our lives. They are also the theme of the latest exhibition at the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont where, I’m pleased to say, one of my images “Wet/Dry” has been selected for the Online Annex. If you have one of my 2013 calendars you may recognize this image – it’s the one on the front cover! This show, LINES: CROSSED AND WALKED AND OTHERWISE, runs from January 29th to February 13rd, 2013 – both in the gallery and online. (Online exhibition, gallery details and hours here).
PHOTOPLACE GALLERY The images for this show were selected by Kirsten Rian a Portland-based artist, photographer, writer and teacher. 
Wet/Dry Click here to see the image in the gallery. “Wet/Dry”, shows the fine lines outlining paving and channels carrying water to the edge of a fountain area where children play in summer. At the top of the image the surface transitions to dry as people cross the boundary. The exhibition catalog is available from Blurb, and can be seen here (…and ordered, if you like the show!): 
Lines: Walked and Crossed and Otherwise: Exhibition Catalog There’s some great work here. Please take a look. Rust and SteelStarting the New Year with an abstract(-ish) featured image for January: 
Cutting Iron Click here to see the image in the Gallery. During the holiday break I came across this pile of old saw blades that had been recycled as raw material for metalwork and sculpture. As well as the abstract qualities of the image – composition, texture and color – I was attracted by the idea that these blades, which were obviously made for cutting, had themselves been cut up. In fact I was this close to naming the image “irony” (- but I thought better of it just in time! )
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