Printing a Retraction

Earlier this week I posted my first bridge shot of the trip. Wasn’t entirely happy with it and set out to correct a couple of wrongs last night. I didn’t like the composition with the horizon above the bridge – needed a lower perspective. Also wasn’t pleased with the fidelity of the file as it was underexposed (and with an almost 10-minute combined exposure I wasn’t game to take another crack at it with the rapidly falling light).

This is closer to what I had in mind and is a much better file to boot. I do believe this will be part of my Riding Mountain 2011 Photo Contest submissions.


Harsh Marsh

Change of approach. Away from the water and into the marsh. Ominnik Marsh, that is, at Clear Lake. It’s a somewhat claustrophic pathway through high grass that is oddly comforting. And distinctly at odds with how I treated it in these photographs. I knew I wanted an intense black and white conversion, with an IR treatment as my goal. Hence these surreal beauties that render almost-black skies and glowing grass.


July 4th at the White House


The White House is an institution here. And while our friends south of the border celebrate July 4th, we celebrate the truly spectacular:


Clear Lake Peeps

A wander around the town offered a few souls who caught my interest. No underlying story here, just some people enjoying some R&R.

Getting ready to sail with practiced hands…

Capturing amazing light with brush and paint. I have to say, this dude has it a lot tougher than I do. Photography is an art of exclusion, and you’re capturing what’s already there. Painters have to create from nothing. Impressive.


And closing the day with a classic lake scene. I refuse to covertly photograph kids, but in this case the boy is completely in silhouette (by design) and can’t be identified. He’s really every kid here.


Back to the Lake

It’s early July and that means Clear Lake, the annual family sojourn/vacay. And the usual arrangement of landscape shots to make. Last year I was fortunate enough to win the Riding Mountain National Park photo contest. Maybe I can make it a two-peat!

These are a start, but a ways to go.


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