Portaits?

Stony Brook

Yesterday I biked to the Stony Brook Reservation south of Roslindale in Boston. 

 I didn't do too much exploring as it was getting dark fast, but I did manage some interesting photos.  

I found this little dock that jutted out into a small pond off the road, and I was struck by the complete placidness of the water and the lines of the dock.  On one side of the dock, some slats were missing, and through the holes, you could see the water.  

The clear sunset, calm water, and faded wood of the dock combined for a subtly beautiful

 spectrum of grays and blues.   Check out the fade in the water from steely blue to near white in the photo above.

Dig the reflection in the water!

There is something so amazing about trail markers.  

When I first moved into my new apartment in JP, I had a moment one late afternoon where I was really struck by the light in my window, and the weird combination of clutter that had accumulated there.  Some sea shells, a half drunk, day old, finger printed wine glass.  I also was swimming in love for my new 'hood, and loving my new second story view.  So I attempted to capture it all, and had moderate success.  These are some of my favorites:

     

What I like about this one is the combination of really dark, bold clear lines of the glass, with the lit red wine, contrasted with the more pastel, slightly fuzzy, hazy, but still distinguishable background.   

A photojournal of life?

Taking photographs is a hobby that I slip in and out of.  It's an activity that sometimes I am very charged and energized to do, and also something that I often shy away from afraid to look a little silly.  It is the art form that I have given the most consideration to as a personal action, and the one with which I have most personally engaged.  I haven't ever taken a course in photography, and everything technical that I know about it comes from mini-lessons from my mother and friends along the way.  

Mostly, though, photography is a skill that I seek to improve upon, technically and artistically.  Thus, the self-indulgent creation of this blog.  I hope to here parse out some of the thoughts and ideas I have about the artistic parts of photography and hopefully get some tips.