1810_0105 Photography of Ordinary Things
Wildlife, landscape, and macro photography pretty much fill up my life and satisfy my creative impulse; in that, I'm not different from many photographers here on Flickr. And I like my situation, living a few minutes from the boundary of a national park that is full of photo ops, that I can visit anytime without fighting traffic or doing any kind of detailed planning. I just jump in the car and go.
But what about the other times? The in-between times? Those days when I have to do a supply run to the outside world, or when I'm visiting friends, or just wandering around? Are those days lost? Or can I use them to expand my creative parameters?
The answers to these last two questions, of course, are "no" and "yes", respectively. From time to time I get asked for non-nature related images, so branching out this way keeps me sharp. And pushing my own perceived limitations probably makes me a better nature photographer. Well... we can hope.
And so, today I am starting a new series of random shots made over the past few years. Let's call it Photography of Ordinary Things (Part One). These are things that caught my eye, that I stopped for, that I found while wandering about, or waiting for my car to be serviced, or when I was thinking about something else. It's a way of staying involved, of not failing to notice the present even if I would have preferred to be elsewhere; it's a way of making something from nothing. After all, that is how the universe works, isn't it - going all the way back to the Big Bang. Well... these are definitely small bangs, but I think they are well worth the effort.
I made this photo while returning home from visiting friends in central Saskatchewan. We had spent the day before in beautiful Prince Albert National Park - a glorious fall day of golden aspens and tamaracks - hiking through the boreal forest, stopping for the occasional Red Fox or Spruce Grouse. And then overnight the weather changed, bringing snow, a preview of the long winter to come. When I saw this field, I had to stop. Zig-zag lines of cut branches... very strange.
Photographed near Wakaw, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1810_0105 Photography of Ordinary Things
Wildlife, landscape, and macro photography pretty much fill up my life and satisfy my creative impulse; in that, I'm not different from many photographers here on Flickr. And I like my situation, living a few minutes from the boundary of a national park that is full of photo ops, that I can visit anytime without fighting traffic or doing any kind of detailed planning. I just jump in the car and go.
But what about the other times? The in-between times? Those days when I have to do a supply run to the outside world, or when I'm visiting friends, or just wandering around? Are those days lost? Or can I use them to expand my creative parameters?
The answers to these last two questions, of course, are "no" and "yes", respectively. From time to time I get asked for non-nature related images, so branching out this way keeps me sharp. And pushing my own perceived limitations probably makes me a better nature photographer. Well... we can hope.
And so, today I am starting a new series of random shots made over the past few years. Let's call it Photography of Ordinary Things (Part One). These are things that caught my eye, that I stopped for, that I found while wandering about, or waiting for my car to be serviced, or when I was thinking about something else. It's a way of staying involved, of not failing to notice the present even if I would have preferred to be elsewhere; it's a way of making something from nothing. After all, that is how the universe works, isn't it - going all the way back to the Big Bang. Well... these are definitely small bangs, but I think they are well worth the effort.
I made this photo while returning home from visiting friends in central Saskatchewan. We had spent the day before in beautiful Prince Albert National Park - a glorious fall day of golden aspens and tamaracks - hiking through the boreal forest, stopping for the occasional Red Fox or Spruce Grouse. And then overnight the weather changed, bringing snow, a preview of the long winter to come. When I saw this field, I had to stop. Zig-zag lines of cut branches... very strange.
Photographed near Wakaw, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.