Jay Maisel says that the three things that make a good picture are light, color, and gesture. The various shades of greens, the different shapes and clusters, and the dappled forest sunlight make ferns exemplars of this dictum.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Forest Park Ferns (2)
More fern photos from Portland's Forest Park, allowing me to channel my inner Eliot Porter.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Forest Park Ferns (1)
About a month ago we took advantage of the (finally!) warm and dry weather to hike in Portland's Forest Park. The forest was fresh and green, and I was particularly struck by the profusion of ferns. They'll serve as my subjects for the next several days.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Impressive Art: Urban Details
Finally, some applications of the "Impressive Art" setting to a few details seen along the streets of the Pearl District in Portland.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Impressive Art: Farmers Market
The "Impressive Art" setting does interesting things to the already colorful flowers at the Farmers Market.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Impressive Art: Urban Nature
The oversaturated colors and dark, dusty shadows of the "Impressive Art" special effects work well for some urban landscape details.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Impressive Art: Construction Sites
After the austerity of my monochrome Studio Portraits, I feel like livening things up with some over-the-top "Impressive Art" special effects from my Panasonic Lumix ZS100. Here the effect is applied to some construction sites.
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