There's always more than one way to take a photo as well as more than one way to process it.
When I say 'take' a photo, I also say that many photogs say 'make' a photo. Much work can go into a photo, both in camera and in post production. But I digress.
The Moore House is the original log cabin of one the town's founding family. It was moved to a prime spot downtown, kitty corner to town hall, which you can see a bit of in the background. It now accommodates the Chamber of Commerce office and store. This photo ↓ is from two years ago.
Searching for new views of old thing, I decided to take a different photo, also from the back of the building by concentrating on just the peak along with the window.
So that is a different photo of the same, old thing. But what then? Well, you can also process it in different ways. B&W is always an alternative.
You can play with the b&w effect to make it look more like a sketch.
And just for fun, you can add a crow to what might be an already slightly sinister-looking image.
When all that you see are the same old things, there are often alternative takes available, whether the results be good or not.
Of course, it would be nice to see something new on occasion, but it is winter. Eh?
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Those photos ↑ were a result of Thursdays walk as we attempted to find pictures in this present winter scarcity.
It got worse on Friday.
We first attempted a walk by The Junction, but it was open terrain there, and the wind was up, so we turned tail. We drove to the wooded trail, knowing that we'd be out of the wind there, but we encountered very icy conditions. I am not sure if you can tell that the path down to the trail was hard and slippery, but it was. Very.
Sue made it to the bottom, but when she found that it was just as icy along the path, we gave up for the day. The next month is going to be difficult for walks and pictures. We do have grips that we can, theoretically at least, attach to our boots, but they are just one more addition to all that winter paraphernalia: boots, mitts, hats and coats.
Winter is fine, but come February, it begins to overstay its welcome. This is especially true when it gets likes this, which also happens to be connected with climate change.
In a few months, I will be able to walk out of the house with whatever clothes that I have on. I might even be too hot, and there will also be mosquitoes.
17 comments:
What a fine log house! Worthy of many pictures.
There are always different ways to see nearly the same thing and this post is a good example. Your decision to focus (pun intended) on the peak of the building was more creative by isolating a prominent feature. The b&w conversion was my favorite here and sepia would be nice as well. Some of our walkways have been very icy this week due to lack of sunshine with no melting of the recent snowfalls.
Sorry February offers ice and winds for your walks. No fun at all. I do like how you've focused on architectural details, which could lead to an interesting collection I imagine. I prefer the color of the woods, where some is weathered and some not. Glad you're feeling creative in the editing too!
It does look treacherous and slippery. Glad you turned back!
Just seeing sue navigating that deadly path got me a bit nervous.
Baron,a famous photographer of little posh kids in the UK, used to say he never talked with a subject about taking their picture. It worried them, that he was taking something away. So he'd talk about making their picture, and they responded quite happily.
It is horrid walking.
Walking in ice is terrifying! I like that black and white image with the crow. Perhaps you could switch to indoor shots. I like cat pictures! You could do some still life photos too. :)
Nasty walking here, too. I like the painterly edit of the window. And a timely reminder. Lots of ways to look at things. We had to drive to Ottawa yesterday, and the sun on the iced snow in the fields was beautiful.
The black and white conversion makes the frame even more profound and interesting
I like the wood with colour the best but they are all good effects.
I have the grips for my shoes too but they are a pain to put on and off at the door as you head in & out.
It is a conundrum: which do I hate more - winter or mosquitoes.
Funny that when we were younger nothing like that bothered us.
Having once been married to a thermal window installer, I'm noticing the cabin has a new window, complete with those strips that float between the panes. Please take your ladder and scratch up that window framing to help it match the rest of the cabin. Maybe you can do it with photo magic. At least wait until spring before using a ladder up there with a Brillo pad, eh? Linda in Kansas
Here it is too early to be tired of winter. By mid March…maybe!
We're supposed to be 40 here today. I'm glad. I feel for you with the snow.... it's our usual FEbruary story.
The climate changes here too. Daily. xoxo
This is an interesting series -- it changes with the b/w. I love the one with the bird flying in. If it was in color it wouldn't have had nearly the impact!
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