ferns in a bog

I like the narrow DOF. Were you playing with tilts again?

I like this view with the scheimpflug (I assume) than it's use in your river images. There it was less subtle, and I didn't feel as comfortable exploring. Here, I feel much more like exploring (probably because even OOF, the trees are recognizable and somewhat familiar).

-matt

yo ken,

if you're re(e)ferring to the skewed/tilted perspectives in my head, the answer is, of course, yes.

It would never have occurred to me to shoot something like this. Seems boring and mundane when first viewed, sort of like a snap shot of a piece of pine. It does seem to have some nice texture and sort of a raw feeling to it. I'm curious as to your thought process behind something like this. Care to share?

This needs a second to think about and explore. I'm sure that was your intention. Works for me.
Do you know Barb Beasley?

neil,

who's barb beasley? should i know who she is?

greg,

you stated, "It would never have occurred to me to shoot something like this." then you wondered, "I'm curious as to your thought process behind something like this."

since so much of my photography is a spontaneous emotional reaction to visual stimuli, asking that question, in a way, is somewhat like asking me why i breath. but i'll try to respond as best i can.

first, there wasn't a lot of thought involved in the creation of this photograph, which is true of most of my "personal" work. whenever i photograph, i simply meander - in a car, a canoe, on foot - through an area that has picqued my interest in some (usually visual) manner. i rarely go out in pursuit of a preconceived subject or idea.

in a sense, though, my "subject" is always a given - the adirondacks, which is where i live. my current long-term project is to create a body of photographs that describe the adirondacks in an everyday vernacular - a celebration of the merely-mundane, the overlooked and the under-appreciated.

consequently, my meanders deliberately avoid the grand scenic icons of the adirondacks. i seek out the nooks and crannies, the mini-tableaux that describe the more intimate look and feel of this place.

this photographic pursuit, in fact, mirrors and reflects my life pursuit - i believe that the genius is in the details. small is beautiful. simplicity has it own rich reward.

if you are interested, this photograph is part of a triptych which can be seen here.

without trying to tell you what to see, i would suggest that you be aware of the progression of discovery the triptych conveys. and remember that, for me, my photography always begins as a question. when it is successful (for me) it also provides some answers.

thanks for taking an interest.

Mark, I met Barb last week at a conference where she was a guest speaker. She is a coastal ecologist with the Claoquot Alliance for Research Education and Training, B.C. Canada. She showed a photo of a sea otter credited to M. Hobson and she later told me it was Mark Hobson. There may be 100's of Mark Hobson photographers up there, who knows. Do you paint? I think she was an art student. This guy likes to canoe too.

neil,

not me. that mark hobson is a painter (primarily) who does some photography. he's canadian - i think from somewhere in british columbia.

mark

Mark, thanks for the reply and your thoughts. I think it's starting to sink in. I like the triptych and, for some reason, seeing the three images on a plain stark white page really seems to add to the feeling.

this is well done !!! i like the separation from the background using the narrow dof ! without it there would be way too much detail to make sense of ! well done !!!

i also liked the fact that you did this on an overcast day god knows how painful filtered light is :p

Why do I feel like a fox or some other critter looking into these majestic woods?