—Entering The River—
This photo made me think of new students entering the river of photography education. There is so much that they need to learn. Fortunately, in this digital age, it is much easier to learn that it was when I waded into the water for the first time. Now, instead of being forced to wait until your film returns from the processing plant, you just look at the histogram right after the photo is made and see if it looks good. I just love instant feedback.
That being said, if you are local and are interested in learning, classes are starting Sept 7th. I am teaching:
Beginning Photo… Tues … Sept 7 – Oct 12th 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Intermediate Photo …. Wed…..Sept 8 – Oct 13th 6:30 – 9:00 PM
And a special: Landscape Photography Class …Thurs…Sept 23 – Oct 14th 6:30 – 9:00 PM
For more information or to sign up go to: www.artsinterface.org and click the tab for school in the upper left side of the screen.
You can now find us / follow us / friend us/ on Facebook, just click on the link in the right hand column.
—Wood Waves—
Have you ever noticed how a close up of wood detail looks like water waves? At least this one does. I was working with a scan from one of my 4×5 negatives (yes, film!), the next file I selected was a water abstract (digital) and I was struck by the similarities.
The 4×5 is a detail of a old barn. Taken many years ago when I still worked with large format cameras. I have been scanning some of these original negatives and printing from the scans. They do seem to have a rather unique quality about them even in this digital age. I do not think that one is better than the other, they are simply different ways to the expression of the artists vision. Each has its own unique look, but I am not about to revert to using a view camera and a wet darkroom. Been there….done that…not again.
—SUMMER PLACE—
A short trip to the mountains resulted in this summer time view of an old favorite. Just out of camera range the area is swarming with tourists. But we do not see them and they did not see me until I surprised them by walking out of the woods. I have always found it strange that people are willing to drive for hours to a scenic location and then refuse to get out of the car to explore and look around. I once overheard a parking lot conversation with the husband saying to the wife; “well, we have driven over the pass and around this cove so we have seen it all, we can go home now.” I wondered if he had left the car for anything except food and the motel room. Why go all that way and miss the real experience of the mountains? Any thoughts?
Vented Vision © Stephen Carl 2010
Sometimes the small, detail view is better than the large overall view. This was found while I was teaching the Landscape class at the Springfield Museum School. It is on an old boat house in a local park. I was struck by the contrast of color & shape.
—SUMMER EVENING—
Another photo from the field trip on the last night of class. A quiet summer evening cooling after a very warm day. The light just right. With the warm greens in soft late evening light and the cool blue of the shaded background. What more could you ask.
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Posted in Parks
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Tagged canon, parks, trees
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Last night was the last Landscape Photography class until fall.
It was field trip night to a local park. A very warm evening but everyone enjoyed it.
As you can see the sunset alone was worth the trip.
Nature put on a good show for us.
Thank you to all the students who attended.
Part of the fun for me is to watch your images grow better & better as the class progresses.
Be sure to watch this blog for next falls’ schedule.
I want to welcome all of you to the new and improved Works By Steve Carl! You could call it Works Version 2. I have been playing with the idea of moving the blog for some time. I have even flirted with a few blog sites, but, alas, no real spark of interest. Then came Word Press. I kept looking at the platform and seeing all the possibilities…and here I am. Works By Steve Carl now has a new home and we are up and running along happily. The blog and my website are now at the same domain and you can find it all at one stop.
What, if anything, has changed? Well, the most noticeable change is the lay out and the color. I am keeping to the light, airy palette. I know, photos look best on a dark background, but the words are important too and they look best when you can read them. If you click on a photo it will give you a darker background for improved viewing. The layout has changed and I hope that it will give you greater functionality as you navigate the site.
All the old blog posts have been moved over to the new site, so for those of you who browse everything is still here. I have added a search box to allow you to find anything on the site easily. Galleries have been added, feel free to browse. You can click on the image to see a larger view or use the slide show function if you like.
—MILL STREAM—
A quick field trip to the Lima area resulted in this photo.
An old mill stream from the 1800′s. The mill is long since gone.
But the stream and its beauty remains.
Just off a main road and below a bridge,
it is amazing what we can find if we slow down a bit and look.
A country church with a wedding about to start is just behind us.
The bride, groom, and wedding party wondering what we are photographing.
Their view of beauty, much more narrowly focused.
Posted in Lima
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Tagged canon, trees, water
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—BEFORE SUNRISE—
Just before sunrise, the first day of summer looked like this.
It turned out to be hot and muggy but at least it started well.
Since we, in the mid-west, have been having
August weather in June. I can’t wait to see what we get
when it is really August.
Aside from roads and pathways, I have always been fascinated
by the shapes and patterns made by flowing water.
Add to those patterns a bit of reflection and we get something beautiful.
This was taken near the Smoky Mountains at the Townsend Wye in Tennessee.
After sitting for a while, watching and photographing
the patterns change with the movement of the sun,
I felt that this was the most pleasing arrangement of the day.
