A couple of years ago, Andre Gallant passed through Kingston and did an all day seminar for our local photography club. One of the things he was talking about was what he calls "dreamscapes". Essentially it is the Orton Effect, where you duplicate a sharp image, blur the copy, place it on top of the original and blend together. It gives a dreamy looking result that can be used quite artistically. This is an example of one I played with. This is an apple tree here in Kingston when the light was just right.
Photo of the Week #30
Last week I posted a photograph from the Ausable River in the Adirondacks. This is a great area and provides many wonderful things to photograph. There are so many rivers, waterfalls, and, oh yes, the mountains. :) This is another spot on The Ausable that I liked because of the moving water. If you look closely in the distance you can see a fly fisherman, of which there were many.
Photo of the Week #29
Had a hard time finding something interesting to put here this time. Settled on this one from a trip to Lake Placid a few years ago. This is the Ausable River, the main river that cuts through that area.
Photo of the Week #28
Details.....
A few years ago, we went on a photowalk with a bunch of people and were asked to specifically look at details. Lines, colours, shapes, textures, things like that. In Kingston, we're lucky to be blessed with our share of old architecture. This old stuff is loaded with interest and that's often where I find myself drawn when I think of details. I think it's extremely important to preserve these heritage buildings because they really don't build them like this any longer.
Photo of the Week #27
One of the things I like photographing is city skylines during blue hour. This shot is obviously Seattle, if you recognize the Space Needle. I made this one evening from Kerry Park where you get one of the most iconic views of the Seattle skyline. For those of you who have been to Seattle, it really does rain quite a lot and that evening did not disappoint. We took a cab to the park and got set up. The clouds seemed to be thickening as time went by, but I wasn't really worried until I looked out to sea and saw the rain coming in. I got some ok shots, but eventually the sky opened up. There is a sculpture in the park that you can get right inside, and that's what we did while we waited for our cab. It was an experience, to be sure, but I got my photograph.
