I hope I am not duplicating. Another shot from Chain Bridge. Iwanted to capture the light as the sun was rising. Too green???

Turkey Run

On Tuesday after I left Lock 5 I ran over to Turkey Run. It was getting later in the day and the sun was very hot in places, so I focused on the Turkey Run stream. It was a beautiful day and I was able to sit in the middle of the stream to take shots. In processing, I had a problem with the hot spot in the center of the falls. How could I improve the shot?

Lock 5-Shadows on Trees

These two shots capture just a couple minutes of time when the leaves' shadow where casted against this tree. Every few seconds the shadows changed. They are not cropped, but I did warm up the images. Which do you prefer?

Lock 5-The Chain Bridge

Lock 6

Here are a few photos from Lock 6 that I didn't show in class on Friday.

Lock 5

this was a beautiful morning and a magical spot.

www.sofobomo.org/2009

Here is information on the book making photo opportunity. www.sofobomo.org/2009

Arbores Venerabiles

If you can visit this show at Wave Hill (through July 19) I think you would all enjoy and appreciate it. I have not seen yet but am looking forward to. Isabel Bigelow is the daughter of the painter I showed with recently at the Athenaeum.

mini mountain

Note to self: When moving in closer check focus. The forward moss where catkins have landed (important place) needs to be sharp.

Another reason to like the less close image.

I imagine a trek along this landscape, following a ridge, clinging to a declivity.

The colors are rich, varied, dramatic and harmonious. The complexity of this natural palette seems to trump humanly devised schemes.

Landscape

I came across this great quote from Lee Friedlander today:

" Landscape! The subject of landscape as a photographic possibility is both pleasurable and very difficult. The subject itself is simply perfect, and no matter how well you manage as a photographer, you will only give a hint as too how good the real thing is. ...

In my case, it is an old man's game. I needed to use all that I had learned, every trick, my best gear, whatever wit I was capable of, and I had to be as sharp and aware and immediate as a spark. When all of that is working, and I come home with something of interest and what I think is OK or even good, it's still only a touchstone or a fast glance at the real think itself."
intro to: Lee Friedlander, Photographs Frederick Law Olmstead Landscapes

Preferences please

Which of these do you think works better--closer or wider angle? thanks.

More Moss

Here are a few of my attempts from yesterday and one from Scott's Run.