After the (Freezing) Rain

January 4, 2017 | drawandshoot

glazedflora1 An ice crowned seed head from my garden.

Tiny icicles on the brink of melting away.
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Mosaic patterns forming on the flora as the ice crowns begin to surrender to the warmth of the sun.
glazedflora7 How quickly we can shift here from powdered snow, to rain, to freezing rain and back again.

The Snow in Bloom on Evergreen Boughs

December 24, 2016December 24, 2016 | drawandshoot

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♥ Best wishes for the season from this snowy place…

The Snow Monster

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 | drawandshoot

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While I was walking in the snowy, inky night.

(Things you only notice later…)

Moving under Trees

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 | drawandshoot

light-tree3 — Moving under trees dressed for autumn – leaves at dusk lit by streetlight.

I think I’ll attempt this technique again as the composition (or something) in these images is lacking but I sort of dig this not-so-subtle colour combination.

Birds Falling like Leaves off Trees

October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 | drawandshoot

the-birds-falling-like-leaves — Starlings at Dusk 1

starlings1280-gif — Starlings at Dusk 2 (GIF)

The first real snow came yesterday and in late afternoon a large flock of starlings were braving the wet snow and wind, grazing the tops of trees and falling like leaves from branches.

(I hope the GIF isn’t too annoying, it would be nice to be able to click on it and make it stop! Oh well…)

This entry seems to fit well with the WordPress Daily Post Prompt Rearrange.

Through the Raindrops

October 25, 2016 | drawandshoot

Looking through the windshield on a rainy afternoon …

I made some photographs outside of the car, too, but it was this view through wavering raindrops that truly caught my eye.

Seasonal Rituals

October 7, 2016October 8, 2016 | drawandshoot

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Observing the changes in the landscape. Shifts, slow and subtle, others without restraint. As much as I adore summer it is autumn (and winter) when I most love to make photographs.

Birds of Summer (1)

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 | drawandshoot

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Of all the ‘birds of summer’ the purple martins just might be my favourite.

Sketching the Spring Landscape

April 25, 2016 | drawandshoot

SpringRoadsideSketch3 SpringRoadsideSketch6 SpringRoadsideSketch7 SpringRoadsideSketch2 SpringRoadsideSketch1 Camera play: Photographs made from a moving car using a ‘point and shoot’ camera (Olympus Tough TG4) and polarized sun glasses as an improvised filter. It’s not very green here yet but we are getting there.