Archive for the Idyllic Category
One from Shoshoko
Posted in Botanical, Contemplative, Idyllic, Nature, Photography with tags 2008, Columbine and Ponderosa, Shoshoko on September 26, 2010 by sambissellAs Fall Approaches
Posted in Abstract, Alternate processes, Botanical, Buildings of Denver, California, Christmas, Contemplative, Electrified, Everlasting Love, Idyllic, Me, Mysticism and Magic, Nature, Negative Space, Photo Drawing, Photography, Snowscape, Solarization with tags 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, Approaching Storm, Before the Acorn Fell, CA, CO, DBG, DBG Pond and Changing Trees, Deer Creek Canyon, Denver, Edgewater, Esalen Garden, Esalen Institute, Fallen Leaf and Japanese Maple, In Her Backyard I Wait, My place 4 days before Christmas, NM, Oatgrass at Sunset, Rain Squall, San Luis Valley, Santa Fe, Sumac and Conifer, Sunflower, Timnath on September 15, 2010 by sambissellThese are photos I’ve taken through the years that reflect the oncoming colors that Autumn graces all of us with, in all of our different spots in the world. When I moved to Colorado many many years ago, I was told that there “aren’t any real colors, just lots of yellows.” Because I came from New England, where I grew up, and spent lots of time in Iowa and other parts of the Midwest during many of those same years, I was used to seeing a vast range of colors.
I didn’t think much of Colorado’s Autumn colors when I was in and out of college….I simply didn’t make note of it (if you can believe that!!). The more time I spent in the mountains, though, the more I came to realize… Continue reading
Another year ahead!
Posted in Abstract, black-and-white, Botanical, Buildings of Denver, California, Contemplative, Electrified, Everlasting Love, friends, HDR, Horses, Idyllic, Love - plain and simple, Me, Mysticism and Magic, Nature, Photo Drawing, Photography, Snowscape, Solarization with tags After the Fire (2008), Cathexis (2008), Chance Meeting (2008), Chicago Creek Tao (2006), Fading Tree Peony (2008), Flame and glass (2004), Forest Floor in March - Shoshoko (2008), Gina V, Her Comfortable Sandals Await Her Long Stride (2006), Leaning Into (2009), Lotus Raindrops (2004), On the Path With The Mushroom Hunter (2006), Penstemons (2008), Reaching Into Autumn (2008), Ready for Takeoff (White-lined Sphinx Hummingbird Moth) (2009), Resurgence - Departure (2008), Rolling to the Sea (2006), Shoshoko Sunset 1 (2008), The Disappearance of the Deep Blue Sea (2008), The Last Photograph I Took of Galen(2008), The Sun Defined (2009), Timothy Grass Aspens Evergreens and Tipis (2009), Who's the Stranger? (2008) on August 31, 2009 by sambissellAs I do occasionally, I create posts for friends, who are special to me. This is one of those posts.
This one is for Gina V.
Because I just passed another year, the title of this blog has 2 meanings: I have found myself one more year forward and look forward to the one coming up.
The past year has had its ups and downs, as many do, but I like to base a year on the people I meet, more than anything. Events are one thing but meeting people who leave an impression are something entirely different. And while I have met quite a few people this year, meeting Gina has left quite an impression on me. I could list the reasons why but I won’t: she knows why, I think, and that is all that matters.
I consider the work included here some of my best work, either for personal reasons or because of feedback. The dates refer to the original date I took the photos.
So, Gina, these are for you….sort of a gift to you as I enjoy the entry of my next year on this planet. Enjoy!
On Holiday……….
Posted in Abstract, black-and-white, Botanical, Electrified, Everlasting Love, friends, Idyllic, Nature, Photo Drawing, Photography, Pups and Dogs with tags Botanic Gardens, Buddy, Chapel of the Hills, Conservatory, Datura Landing Party, Deb, Denver Botanic Gardens, Estes Park, Fall River, Forested Radar Beacons, Goose and Fountain 2, In a Sea of Pansies, Koi Arriving and Departing, Making their Getaway, Nappin' Bud, On Holiday, Passageway, Poppy Mallow, Ready for Takeoff, Rocky Mt. National Park, Saskatchewan, Scent, SK, The Athabasca Nebula, Tree Peony Blossom, Tropical Temptation, tropicals, wildlife on May 23, 2009 by sambissellSometimes I dedicate posts to friends so I just want you to know that this one is for Deb, who was visiting from Saskatchewan this past week.
[So, Deb………….enjoy this post.]
We spent a couple of days up in Estes Park and although we didn’t pay the $20 entry fee to go into Rocky Mt. National Park, we did get to see a fair amount of wildlife, anyway. The group above just happened to taking in some sun in a neighborhood when we happened by on a side road to our condo by Fall River.
While I didn’t take a whole lot of arty shots, I did manage to take a few. But one of the great shots I like from our weekend is this one. We were walking down the main drag when we came across this fellow, who was, as you can tell, pretty damn cute. Right after I took this picture, I leaned into him and he licked my nose…something a bit unexpected considering we had never met.
Photo Drawings I
Posted in Abstract, Botanical, Electrified, Horses, Idyllic, Nature, Photo Drawing, Photography with tags At the Edge of Green, Before Going, Benevolence, Canon SD-500, Denver Botanic Gardens, Electric, In Her Backyard I Wait, It Was As If, Lines of the Alley, manipulate, Moonlight Mile, photo drawings, Plant Asia, sepia tone, shift, The Departed Wait For Redemption, When Beauty Reflected on January 8, 2009 by sambissellI believe this was the first photo-drawing I ever made, which was a few months ago; the original photo was taken in January 2005.
The process is one step further, after deriving my “electric” manipulation, which defines the clarity, to a great extent, towards creating the finished photo drawing.
While I have made several as I go along with current works…..
….I am more inclined to go back into my archives and play with photos that I took last year….
or even a few years ago….
Lake Chabot
Posted in Idyllic, Nature, Photography with tags Castro Valley CA, Lake Chabot on December 30, 2008 by sambissellLake Chabot is a city park near Castro Valley, CA. I took this photograph when I was out there for the trip that is described in the previous blog. This photo, which was originally processed in 2006, after the trip, used to have a lot more foreground and sky in it. When I “happened across it” a few days ago, I decided to do some very slight tweaking to it by slimming it down and enriching the colors so more of the receding detail would be seen.
I tried some of the other processes on it with little advantage.
Then I did a very simple transformation on it and created a photo that, for all intents and purposes, could have been produced a hundred years ago:
Nothing fancy this time but, still, enjoy!
Better Late Than Never…..A Belated Birthday Gift for Ed: An Afternoon on the Pecos River, November 2012
Posted in Abstract, Alternate processes, black-and-white, Botanical, Contemplative, friends, Haiku, Idyllic, Infrared, Me, Nature, Pecos River, Photographic Commentary, Photography, Santa Fe, Solarization, Uncategorized with tags And Then It Reached Out As If, Battering Ram, Before Sunset, birthday, boulders, cairn, Cowles, Crucifix, detritus, Downstream, Ed, Ed Gale, Ernie, felled branches, fishing, Fountain Valley School, Gaia, Harry's Roadhouse, Herself, In the Afternoon Sun, In Time, Jump In, Kurt, Mother, myself (Sam), New Mexico, November 2012, Pecos Flow, Pecos River, Pecos Spanish Moss, Perusing the River, Rapt, river, River Rolls, rocks, Sluice, Striations of the River, The Shed, trees, Vortex, Waiting At the River's Edge, water, World In Motion on June 8, 2013 by sambissellPecos Flow
In early November 2012, I traveled down to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for 4 days of celebration and the birthday of one of my oldest friends, Ed Gale. Ed and I went to high school together at Fountain Valley School, outside Colorado Springs, in the late 60s. Along for the ride were a couple of more high school chums, Kurt Swingle and Ernie Steck. We all arrived on Thursday, enjoying a wonderful dinner in downtown at The Shed, which I highly recommend, if you are down that way! I also recommend Harry’s Roadhouse, where we had breakfast the following morning, after which we ventured eastward to Cowles, which is little more than a sign post on a road with a smattering of cabins, here and there. That said, however, it was definitely a home away from home for our overnight. Once we had unloaded the truck and settled our gear, we took off for a scan of the river for Ernie, who had brought his fishing tackle, and for me, camera in hand. They found a likely spot for Ernie to return to and I caught this candid shot, the faces of the innocent kept in confidence:
Perusing the River
We continued along our merry ways, whether it was Ernie donning his fly-fishing gear or myself continuing to shoot photos, as I am wont to do in a new environment. I traipsed about the shoreline as I studied the river and how various things got in its way to impede its course….that is, the rocks and boulders, felled branches and trees, detritus of one form or another, or whatever may be pushing it this way or that. While my concentration was the Pecos River itself, I was, occasionally, distracted by various bits that caught my eye.
Pecos Spanish Moss
The best of that afternoon follows…………………………. Continue reading →
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