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During the Spring and early Summer, fog usually comes in from the ocean in the late afternoon/early evening along the Southern California coast, which makes seeing sunsets somewhat of a rarity at this time of year. On this occasion, however, there was an ocean-ward flow of air and I raced from my home to Santa Monica (just a few km away) in hopes of catching a multi-hued, technicolor sunset. I must admit I was a little disappointed at first by the subtlety of the colours I saw in the sky, until a brief moment just as the sun dipped behind the hills above Malibu; the entire horizon was painted in pastel, from salmon-pink to the faintest aqua. I was reminded that sometimes the greatest beauty is found in simplicity. Photographed in Santa Monica, California.
Click here to see the sun lighting up the trees on the mountaintop
One of the things I had constantly in my mind while in Antarctica was that although the place is very different from the rest of the world there are also a lot of commonalities. Take the deserts from this part of the world as an example. When you take a close-up image of the desert you’ll usually find some very simple leading lines and this was very similar in Antarctica with lines created by the sky, the snow and the shadows.
Taking this sort of simple, less is more type of shot is not always as easy as it looks. The simpler the image the more obvious will any mistakes be. The composition needs to be really balanced for an image like this to work and I’m finding these type of photographs really useful in helping me with my commercial work and in particular with my interior photography. This is because interior photographs usually need to be really airy and bright with as little clutter as possible, which is why it’s so important to make sure your composition leads the eyes through the image, inviting the viewer into the space you are photographing.
To view the original shot (straight from the camera) visit the blog entry here: www.momentaryawe.com/blog/?p=3934
“In the West we have a tendency to be profit-oriented, where everything is measured according to the results and we get caught up in being more and more active to generate results. In the East -- especially in India -- I find that people are more content to just be, to just sit around under a banyan tree for half a day chatting to each other. We Westerners would probably call that wasting time. But there is value to it. Being with someone, listening wihtout a clock and without anticipation of results, teaches us about love. The success of love is in the loving -- it is not in the result of loving. ”
Mother Teresa.
Nature watches on in silence while the city keeps on. I know where I'd rather be!
Of late, I've found myself attempting to get more out of RAW files, to bring out more natural beauty of images, the shadows, the soft light, and motion. I've gone back to reprocess, or just process, some older shots that I was never really completely happy with. This image is a single RAW, plain and simple...and I think i'm finally happy with it. The previous version of this shot was an HDR, and while I love HDR (don't get me wrong), I felt it didn't really capture the landscape very well.
I think this week, I'll just put out some old shots that I've reprocessed and anyone viewing this stream can feel free to voice their opinions and preferences. Thanks a lot...
I decided to try to come up with something else using the same elements as my other shot for this challenge and I like this one better. Maybe not quite as simple but simple nonetheless. I hope everyone's week is going good so far.
Busy enough the past one month so no time for photography.Here is a shot from my trip to Italy at mid Octomber!!!Even without clouds (no expresive sky) there was a great evening with the glow from the sunset light all over the area!!!
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... still playing with light. had to desaturate this one a bit, as I over-lit the flower! I'm still learning :)
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci
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Taken at the Imperial War Museum North. I think its actually a speaker emiting sounds for one of the displays.
I will admit I go into my newborn shoots with props & sets in mind that don't always go according to plan. Simplicity never fails
Another take at Simplicity 2596, this time, I made View B.
The fabric is a very thin fabric with dots of fabric tufts on it. Is this known as Swiss Dots?
I wore it to work for casual Friday and nobody had any idea I made it myself (if yes, they were polite not to ask me about it)! Excuse the creases, it is afterall, after a day's wear :).
June 7, 2007. I love simplicity. Simplicity is beautiful. Simplicity is appreciating the little things in life.
Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un-combined. It often denotes beauty, purity or clarity. Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort or confusion. Thanks Wikipedia
This little Vic Elford - raced early 911 was truly beautiful and elegant in its simplicity, and the dark red really glowed in the soft morning light. It was great to see a degree of period dress at the Member's Meeting, even if it wasn't to the same level as the Revival. It really added to the paddock ambience...
My bedroom seems to be always filled with light which is why its one of my favourite places in the house.
I have these beautiful heavy soft sheers which I handpainted and they really diffuse the light in here and make all my girly stuff glow.
Can be a bit of a problem taking photos sometimes but I caught the light just right on this little display.
I have quite a lot of 1950's necklaces as well and they get hung and draped over everything as I am a really over the top rugby shirt and shorts wearing girly girl.
mmmmmm Beginning to think I AM eccentric!!!
EXPLORED #463 5TH NOVEMBER
Simplicity is what I'm craving right now. Instead, I'm in a whirlwind of choices and making decisions about printing, matting, and framing my prints. I'm a bit overwhelmed with it all, but I know I'm pushing myself to grow and learn and hopefully to have a show in May.
I miss my daily connection with my flickr friends. Please be patient with me - I will continue to comment on your photos as I can. I hope you are all well and taking lots of great photos (: I had to pull myself away last evening and run out and see the beauty of the real world and I came home with this image to remind me of what really seems to matter...