“In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.” — Emile Zola
still feeling spring’s chill morning provides designs which tantalize the eye (click image for larger view)
Category: Places
Spring arrives along with 6″-8″ of snow
“When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously.” – Minor White
Second day of spring arrives in Mequon with a prediction of 6 – 10 inches of snow. At 11:00 am I point the camera out my office door to document the arrival of spring.
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Pictures as thoughts?
“A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” – Sir Joshua Reynolds
Oh dear; do your rooms have quality thoughts hanging about?
While waiting for my take-out Mu Shu Shrimp last evening I thought…
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then it occurred to me that…
and yet…
what do you think?
science, religion and art
science seeks knowing us
religion seeks saving us
art seeks communicating with us
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put head, eye, and heart on the same axis
To take photographs means to recognize both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one’s head, one’s eye and one’s heart on the same axis. — H. C. Bresson
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A pow wow
a tiny infant
absorbs the pulse and songs of
a thousand generations
For a bit of context you can view a slide show of additional Pow Wow photographs made on Sunday, March 2, 2008, at the State Fair Grounds in Milwaukee, WI.
The deliciousness of this or that moment
“Expression to my way of thinking does not consist of the passion mirrored upon a human face or betrayed by violent gesture. The whole arrangement of my picture is expressive. The place occupied by the figures or objects, the empty spaces around them, the proportions, everything plays a part.” — Matisse
Then, from the kitchen in my brain, came, “like poets – photographers cook visual lyrics; a dash of content; proper ratio and proportion of all the ingredients; maintain a sense of spontaneity; always some emotional spice; and like every good cook – just knowing – the deliciousness of this or that instant.”
daughter, granddaughter
lunch within Casablanca
delightful timeshare
Observing learning
learns definition
for boredom as mom seeks sale
sun light near by
sales force at “Detour” boutique
infant learns marketing
solid, liquid, gas – forms in harmony
solid, liquid, gas
all existing together
fluid energy
As technology advances, craftsmanship recedes…
“Compensating for lack of skill with technology is progress toward mediocrity. As technology advances, craftsmanship recedes… The one thing we’ve gained is spontaneity, which is useless without perception.” – David Vestal
