I drove like mad to make it to the sunrise, hah! That’s impossible, oh right. So I stopped to take a photo with my iPhone and it simply wouldn’t focus. Turns out, I like it this way. This will be utilized for later photo composites…
Moving right along, I liked the way this golden sunrise lit up the grasses…
I then stopped at the St. Vrain Greenway for a brisk walk, checking out the trees especially…everything is about ready to pop with new life. (All photos taken with iPhone 4s)
in the Saatchi Gallery Online Showdown…now thru April 3, 2012
iPhoneography, this is part of a series “First Day”, based on using the winter sunrise as an integral part of my image composites. The rising sun indicates rebirth, starting over, hope.
There’s a dirt road I drive down almost every morning, off the beaten path. I travel that way simply because it’s deserted and often times I see eagles, pheasant, geese and coyotes. In winter, I’m passing through there as the sun rises above the horizon, creating a pink glow.
As I continue down these roads, I pass farm fields covered with snow, just waiting for early spring. In one such field there are old rubber tires and a discarded upholstered easy chair. I imagine a farmer sitting out there…waiting. Then I wonder what goes on in their homes during the long, dark winter. There’s a feeling almost of abandonment, even though I know that it’s just the season.
This image came together as I was considering and imagining these things.
Spent a week in Ft. Lauderdale recently, visiting family. Each morning I would take off for a run along the ocean, fanny pack stuffed with my iPhone and some $ for cappuccino…Not too much into traditional scenics, this time I thought I’d look at my surroundings from an “architectural” perspective. Of course, I love the way light reveals and conceals little architectural treasures.
Playing with Iris Photo App for the iPhone….I found this barge so interesting, parked along the intercoastal, apparently replacing someone’s boat dock. Always wondered how they did that.
Loved the way the sailboat masts stuck out above the drawbridge
Hipstamatic!
I am very honored to have an image, Vacation Home, selected by famed photographer Mary Ellen Mark in the category of Honorable Mention. In total, there was one grand prize, four first prizes, four second and third prizes, 13 juror’s’ selection, and 25 HM’s out of a total of 1800 international submissions.
I don’t have the link yet (that will be available March 1), but here’s the website and the image:
http://pwponline.org/page.php?page=index
This image can be viewed on my new website design very soon, still awaiting some final touches.
Check out my temporary new site: http://69.89.31.179/~maureenr/
An image created with my iPhone and several apps, including Hipstamatic, Iris, and Photocopier…
My personal website is down so I am going to play a little bit instead of troubleshooting, how about it???
I met a fellow photographer late yesterday at a reclaimed gravel mining operation now turned wetlands. Interestingly, this wetlands area is right next to a gravel mining plant. I chose two images to convey this disparity. They include two of my favorite subject matters: nature study and industry.
Oriole's nest
On reflection, I will note that the land was there first (no kidding!), then it was mined, then it was “reclaimed”, and turned into wetlands. It is now called “Walden Ponds” (another no kidding!). Again, Colorado, the land of contrasts.
Out again with photographer David P. First off, we went to Sandstone Ranch before first light. I think we had about 30 seconds of “good” light and then it went downhill from there. So we took a walk, then went out for coffee at Longmont’s Prospect New Town Neighborhood. We were mulling over my ONE PHOTOGRAPHY RULE TO LIVE BY…which is to always get at least one good photo on a shoot. At that point we had zilch. So, as we were driving out, we spotted this old building which had been moved here for some future renovation…it sits amidst some pretty cutting edge architecture.
