Photo Essay: Sago Palms

Sago Palms grow in the desert. There are two in our yard. They have grown quite large and need to be moved as they are beginning to obstruct a doorway. Imagine my surprise when I returned in May to find this glorious flower. It actually looks like an enormous pine cone. Her BFF, close by, does not have this finery. Maybe it's her boyfriend. Just saying...

I like to take images and gradually pull in closer to get more and more detail. That is what I captured here.

Photo Essay: Wine Country

This sequence continues to capture my imagination. When looking at a subject, it is interesting to think of four ways to tell the story. Grape vines are really beautiful. Their warm green color and twisty tentacles and tiny grape buds which become the fruit of the vine are oh so cool. But then look at their setting. Always gorgeous, a room with a view. No one wonder so many are flocking to this adventure.

What stories are you telling with your images. Try thinking in terms of four. Let me know if you have any that you would like posted here.

As always, thanks for looking. Comments are free. Followers are welcome!

Photo Essay: Seeing Red

Looking for and finding red. Not too hard this time of year.  Isn't nature still the best! Such optimism! We should all take note. Life IS good!

Exploring with a Camera: Photo Essays

I am a fan of KatEyeStudio.

Kat has, in the past, done a series called Exploring with a Camera . I found these late in the game and participated in several. Now she has moved forward from them. I decided, however, to go back in time and capture the essence of what she was doing and work some of these topics.

One of my all time favorites is Exploring with a Camera: Photo Essays. I will stick with this topic for awhile sharing some of my essays with you.

What I like about photo essays is that it forces one to consider the story. What are you trying to say and then select the images that tell that story. The story might be simply portraiture or the street were I live or street people. Many topics. The issue is capturing through photo and word the essence of the topic selected.

I built a template. In the quilt world it would be called a four patch. It forces me to select the four images that best tell the story. This is my beginning. I will be working here for awhile. I encourage you to give it a go as well.

My first try is Little Miss Kitty: a portraiture.

I was the kitty sitter. She was the ultimate poser. I wanted the light source on her face. I looked toward the light and so did she. She preened; she posed; she was the ultimate subject. Without words, I was able to get LMK to do what I needed. In the end, we needed each other.

 Lovely!