Photo Retrospective ii

My retrospective reverie now moves unto March and April. My memory is so poor that even I am about to find out what I chose not so very long ago. Let's see . . .

March

Oh yes, as the weather warmed and the sap began to run, we made our usual trip to the sugarbush. One would think that after so many visits and so many photos that we would find no new compositions, but I like this one — a macro of a part of an old-style snowshoe. I guess there is always something fresh to see if we are willing to look. 

Speaking of new opportunities for old eyes, one day I photographed the old Moore House in town, but this time I deliberately included a bit of townhall peeking over top. I have meant to return and try to elevate my camera somehow to get more of townhall in the photo. It would take a bit of doing, but I am mulling  over how I might manage such a shot. Perhaps I could put my tripod on top of the car.

At the end of March I took this high key photo of a pair of mallard ducks. They are a common sight for sure, but I thought that overexposing the background produced a unique image. As in the other March photos, above, we can look at old or common things with fresh eyes. I think the boy duck must have got lucky because he seems to be laughing.

April

We had a late-season ice storm in April.  The misty background helped to pretty well eliminate the distracting houses in the background of the park. It was no longer actual winter, so there was some colour in the bridge and vegetation to add to the scene.

I remember the circumstances of this next photo. I had been to a nearby spot along the river, trying to photograph this same building while using a time exposure to capture the rushing foreground water. As I was about to get in the car to leave, I saw the light through the trees by the parking lot and snapped a quick photo. I ended up liking it better than the photos that I had striven to capture only moments before. It was good that I was flexible enough to seize the unexpected opportunity.

We are not exactly party types, but Sue was rocking her wardrobe at Danica's birthday dinner at the buffet Chinese restaurant. This phone photo simply demanded to be included in my April photos. In the photo, Sue is wearing actual art clothing produced by one of her photo contacts. She certainly put her best self forward on that special day. It's good to do that sometimes.

Well, those are two more months of retrospective photos. When I began this little project, I was thinking of choosing only one photo per month, but sometimes life takes us in other directions, and we have to be adaptable.