In My Back Pocket - Photography
'It is not what you look at that matters. It's what you see.' – Henry David Thoreau
Category: Photoblog Intention
This category works to establish purpose of the photoblog and to invite others to view the photoblog.
Snowy, Colder Perambulations
We got out of the house, my daughter, my wife and I to investigate the snowy, colder (-20C+) world surrounding our community of High Level, Alberta. I gave my daughter and wife, each, a camera to use, and, off we went. For me, having… Continue Reading “Snowy, Colder Perambulations”
Frost Point Clusters
At home this Christmas with my daughter and wife – no miles travelled north to south and back; family safe and physically distanced, family by Zoom call – safe and blessed. Good. Through Saturday (our Boxing Day, 2020), each time my wife and I… Continue Reading “Frost Point Clusters”
Skyline Panoramas – Calgary
As you enter Calgary from the south you crest a plateau. You see it, right where you choose between Deerfoot and Barlow Trails. You find yourself looking out and over Calgary’s sprawl. It’s a panorama shot I want to take – Calgary’s skyline looking northward and… Continue Reading “Skyline Panoramas – Calgary”
Just Instinct
Again, a fifty-year-old lens, autumn sun in the late afternoon, white glow and crispness of shape. “’You think too much and I bet it kills the magic,’ he says simply. ‘Some things are just instinct and if you try and replace that with thinking… Continue Reading “Just Instinct”
Light & Time
Early morning, out on High Level’s trails cycling in August – a rich time of mist, colour, light and shadow. Quote to Consider / Inspire – ‘Photographs are just light and time (John Green, Turtles All the Way Down).’ Listening to – ‘Turn, Turn,… Continue Reading “Light & Time”
Moment & Photograph
I am liking a song put out by the New Customs. It’s about photography, it’s about memory and it’s about being in the moment that pulls you to a photograph and what that moment pulls from you. The song is called ‘Chasing Light.’ Liking… Continue Reading “Moment & Photograph”
Twin Butte – Turn-off
Near noon, nearing the turn-off toward Twin Butte and St. Henry’s Church – February, 2020; a good day. Quote to Consider / Inspire – ‘To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight the head, the eye and the heart (Henri… Continue Reading “Twin Butte – Turn-off”
That Day – Out With Cameras
That day – I arrived at Lethbridge the day before. My daughter had an assignment due for University the next day. I would go out with cameras for the day and meet her for supper the next evening. Good. Here is one of the… Continue Reading “That Day – Out With Cameras”
Through Camera & Lens
Enjoying this – getting out and seeing the world through a camera and lens. But, what do you do? Are you in the predicament of wanting to trial different cameras. I have used Canon cameras mainly. I have an Olympus EM-5 Mk II and… Continue Reading “Through Camera & Lens”
A Sunday Afternoon Image – Before the Snow Flies
One of the first images with a fifty-year-old rangefinder 90mm prime lens. A Sunday afternoon image found out near Fort Vermilion’s north settlement in colder October days before snow. Quote to Inspire / Consider – ‘Always seeing something, never seeing nothing, being a photographer… Continue Reading “A Sunday Afternoon Image – Before the Snow Flies”
