more early morning light - close up

Mark,

Some may not see much here, but I do. I think this is very complex image and there is a lot to see in this image. It has not been simplified for easy viewing and I like that. Shows the the complexity of what might be passed over by many photographers. Why did you take this image?

Bob

The small stream gives me something for my eyes to lock on to and follow into the image. Has a nice flow to it!
It also reminds me of the small stream my son and I followed a couple of weekends ago, where everthing was about 2-4 inches deep, and right when we rounded a small but sharp turn it suddenly went about 12 inches deep!
Boy was that water cold!!!

Thanks again for sending something that is different for us to look at and to think about!

Mike

robert asked, "Why did you take this image?"

on another of my image posts, alexandre vas also asked about the apparent complexity of my images. here is my answer to him. it seems to answer this question as well.

i am not trying to produce challenging images. when i venture forth to photograph, i go forward with no preconception about what i am attempting to photograph. instead, i "listen" for nature to "speak" to me, and, without fail, it does. the "scenes" that i photography literally "scream" for my attention.

when a scene screams for my attention, i attempt to photograph it with as little obvious technique as possible. i want nothing to "get in the way" of "to what i bear witness". i believe that i render to nature its due respect by not imposing a "human" sense of order and design upon it.

yes, complexity, not chaos, is really the visual subject matter of my images. first and foremost, when my images are viewed as a body of work (as i intend them to be), i believe this complexity accurately creates a true "sense of place", vis-a-vis the adirondacks (you would have to come for a visit to decide that for yourself).

it might also help your understanding of the work to know that the body of work that i am currently creating is titled "tactile revelations". the emphasis is on the "touch and feel" of the adirondacks. it is a very intimately tactile place.

but, beneath the "surface" of my work, the subject is about life. i believe that life is complex and filled with diversity. i also feel that humans strive for "simple" answers and seek refuge in the comfort of "nice and easy".

while i believe in living a simple life, i warmly welcome and revel in the complexity and diversity that greets us every day. many, however, feel overwhelmed and threatened by it. by attempting to create a familiarity with the beauty of nature's complexity (on its terms, not ours), especially when found in the everyday/mundane, my images speak of acceptance, challenge, and hope in the face of life's complexity.

so my images, by my very nature, can not be easy or simple. they are meant to instigate thought and curiosity. their meaning can only be understood over time by listening to what they say after repeated interaction with them. that means, of course, that you can talk back to them. consequently, their meaning is never "cast in stone" as as a dictum, rather, it is an open-ended narrative, begging for response.

thanks for yours

Like I said in another post - I must be limited! I see no complexity here. I see a camera pointed at the ground at an area that doesn't offer me anything that is visually stimulating. To me these photos are random photos of the ground - perhaps that in itself is the goal.

The meaning for this image must be quite esoteric as it does a very good job of escaping me.

Yes, I agree with E.J. on all of these. What exactly is interesting about this grass? I see it all the time on the side of the road.

TSparger wrote:What exactly is interesting about this grass?

For me it's not about the grass. It could be orange peels, because the focus for me is on the interplay between shadow and light, smooth versus rough. Ice and water, life versus decay.

I really don't think the grass matters. Banal yes - but that is a strength for me here.

-matt