Straws

Fading Summer Light

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Summer is fading fast, and the fall is a few short weeks away. Days can still be warm, but nights are cool and the air is clear. It’s a nice time of the year.

This image is taken with one of my older cameras, which is heavy, bulky and cumbersome to work with. Usually I use a tripod when I’m photographing with this camera, but I’ve never been a big fan of tripods. It’s too much faff and I get a chance to think twice about the motif, and then I loose sight of what caught my attention in the first place. This time I decided to leave the tripod at home, and test if my hands were stady enough.

Ten Years

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Then years ago, on September 17th 2012, I published my first image on this webpage, an image with a similar composition, or framing, as this one. This image is perhaps not as simplified, or abstract, as the ten year old image. But to me there is a link between the two. The placement of the main subject within the frame is similar, and the contrast between the subject and the background is echoed.

Sea of straws with purple coneflower

(All posts, with a few exception, are still here. They are part of my photographic journey, and I have decided to leave them here for the time being. I don't expect anyone to flip through them all though.)