Black and White Dreams

Touch of light

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:08:00 +0000

Touch of light, originally uploaded by Ilya Leonov.

Escalier vers Sainte-Cécile, Albi

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:08:00 +0000

Escalier vers Sainte-Cécile, Albi, originally uploaded by Jean-Paul Tonnelier.

Albi, France

Wear Your Mask!

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:06:00 +0000

Wear Your Mask!, originally uploaded by Carsten Schlipf.

Wir halten zusammen. Wir halten Abstand.
We stay together. We keep distance.

Alte Mainbrücke, Würzburg.

DSC_5743

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:19:00 +0000

DSC_5743, originally uploaded by Over - Glock Photo.

...

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:18:00 +0000

..., originally uploaded by Agnieszka GulczyÅ„ska.

Up close and personal

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:17:00 +0000

Up close and personal, originally uploaded by gary syrba.

Distinct look

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 23:02:00 +0000

Distinct look , originally uploaded by Ales Dusa.

WEEKEND IN THE COTTAGE

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:01:00 +0000

WEEKEND IN THE COTTAGE, originally uploaded by LitterART.

The bearable lightness of simple life . . .

twitter.com/LitterART

Zahy Yenny

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Zahy Yenny, originally uploaded by Ricardo Borquez.

Untitled

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Untitled, originally uploaded by !Just_In_Time!.

can see the music

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:59:00 +0000

can see the music, originally uploaded by Victor Bezrukov.

print of this work available on Redbubble site :
www.redbubble.com/people/stran9e/art/7457251-can-see-the-...
on 500px :
500px.com/photo/1176781

Taken with Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens

Sweet Dreams

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:31:00 +0000

Sweet Dreams, originally uploaded by In My Life Studios.

Portal

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:31:00 +0000

Portal, originally uploaded by Andy Brown (mrbuk1).

(Explore #22, Front Page)

It's been an odd few weeks for me. Typically, as we enter the autumnal months my camera starts to go into overdrive - having comparatively little use during the summer when contrasts glare and windows of opportunity for balanced exposures are cut perilously short. That's not been the case so far, and I can count the number of times I've been out in the last month on the fingers of one hand. It's not exactly that I've been reluctant to - I often refer to having withdrawal symptoms when deprived of 'camera-time', it's just that things haven't been quite right somehow. Be they a combination of poor conditions for long exposure work when I've had the time (or vice versa), or a lack of inspiration, or some other indefinable cause - my gear has sat rather forlornly in situ at home. Every so often I've happened to walk past my backpack and tripod, feeling almost guilty while consciously restricting them solely to my peripheral vision. I did feel temporarily vindicated having to rummage through the contents while packing away a couple of new filters I'd invested in - and if it's possible to anthropomorphise a bag, I could have sworn the thing developed a smile and looked rather more perky for a day or two! That soon passed however, and it seemingly slumped visibly (not that I looked at it directly of course), when it became clear neither of us were yet destined for the great outdoors.

I've been here before of course (as I know have many of you), and for me at least I think it's very much a part of the creative process. I discussed with a good friend recently how on the odd few instances I've been out of late I've struggled to bring everything together - even when faced with apparently strong compositions and fortuitous weather. I think you have two choices when facing this sort of block. The first is to keep plugging away and hopefully battle out the other side, and the second is to know when to take a hint and kick back for a period.

I haven't been completely remiss though, and have spent time seeking out a few fresh locations I'm keen to visit between now and spring. Some of these are completely new to me, at least in terms of having trained my lens on them before, while others I've not been satisfied with results captured previously and have vowed to return. I do have a number of images that occasionally nudge me from my archive pile, but my hope is the majority of these will stay where they are for now in favour of new, forthcoming material. Today I made the effort to get up early, seize that bag off it's perch (it leapt into my arms and wept with joy...), and set off out in search of the very same. I felt sure I'd nailed it too, yet on viewing my RAW files I'm now not so sure. It doesn't really matter - more positively I believe I felt those initial stirrings of drive - that want(?), that need(?) to produce something worthy pricking me again.

I'm not quite sure I'm there yet, but for the time being I'll leave you with this image which possibly culminates those I shot in Pembrokeshire recently. I have some exciting news coming up very soon (nothing to do with LPOTY by the way - I didn't progress any further than the shortlist this year), but something I'm equally as thrilled about. Hopefully it will prove to be the final piece of my creativity jigsaw reassembled... We shall see.

I may be poor...

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:31:00 +0000

I may be poor..., originally uploaded by carf.

...but I'm happy.......

Barrier

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:31:00 +0000

Barrier, originally uploaded by night86mare.

Changi Beach, Singapore.

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criança

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:19:00 +0000

criança, originally uploaded by MarcoBucci.

Visit my blog
www.marcobuccifotografia.com

Stormy weather

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:18:00 +0000

Stormy weather, originally uploaded by Christer Johansen.

Long-tail boat with lots of sea and wind equals great fun :)

taking a nap

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:11:00 +0000

taking a nap, originally uploaded by wojofoto.

Trauer

noreply@blogger.com (Renmarc) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:02:00 +0000

Trauer, originally uploaded by kingstoneking.

Sorrow / deuil / tristeza

Tennis Net and Lingerie