Good Day and Happy Friday. I had a very early meeting yesterday morning so no blog on Thursday, but some of you already knew that. 🙂 Today I have some (I think anyway) interesting patterns to show you.
The image above has not been altered in Photoshop (I’ve been known to do that.) On my way to work earlier this week I noticed these horses and thought it might make an interesting image. When processing the first thing I thought of was the 5 on the side of a dice. (According to the dictionary common modern usage allows the use of the word dice when describing one or more numbered cubes.)
Golf carts lined up and buried in snow at the Meadows Golf Course is a reminder that summer is still some time away.  Many of the lessons I’ve taken about photography teach looking for patterns and converging lines.   I just thought it showed the bleakness of winter.
Yesterday I grabbed a box of chicken nuggets from Mickey D, and decided to use my entire lunch hour in search of photos. I drove a lot of back roads and went through some small towns but I just didn’t find anything that compelled me to make an image.
I saw things that I would like to shoot but it would have required I go places that one should not go in a suit.  For example I found a very interesting pattern in a snowdrift along a fence-row. To shoot it so that the pattern was apparent would have required getting up close and personal with the fence.  I know I should have made the sacrifice.
I know, this is the dreaded butt image, however as I was coming back to town with an empty photo card I went past the farm service grain collection facility.  These guys looked like they are watching a sporting event.  Okay maybe that’s a stretch. I don’t know if they eat corn. Maybe they’re hoping for some spillage. 🙂
That’s it for today. I’m glad it’s Friday. It has been a long week. Hope you enjoy your day. Thank you for the visit to my ramblings. Be careful.
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I liked the pattern of not only the horses in the dice formation, but the strips of grass vs corn stubbles is a contrast as well. Kind of neat.
I really liked the golf cart pattern/.lines as well, pretty neat with out any foot prints anywhere to spoil the pristine look.
The birds may just have been sunning themselves. I like the lone bird sitting on the ground on the lower right side of the picture, like he was an outcast or being shunned…or afraid to join the crowd. 🙂
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Hi Betty
I loved the birds image even if it was a butt shot. Thanks for your kind words. Hope all is well with you and Art.
Regards, Dave Updegraff ³People Rarely Succeed At Anything Unless They Have FUN Doing It.² My Blog | Photography | Web Site | Genesis Process
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Nice captures, well seen Dave!
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Thank you Andreas. Any word on your lens yet? I was looking at your blog this evening and enjoyed the frozen lake images.
Regards, Dave Updegraff ³People Rarely Succeed At Anything Unless They Have FUN Doing It.² My Blog | Photography | Web Site | Genesis Process
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Something got loose in the rear barrel according to the repair estimate. It is an EX lens, the better class at Sigma lenses, and has therefor an extended warranty. I hope it shows up soon with a big zero on the invoice. 😉
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