macrolicious

This past weekend was much more sedate, and quite a bit less hilly! The exciting news is that dma and I attended the Kenmore Camera expo and had a chance to meet Art Wolfe; a well traveled famous photographer that hails from the Pacific Northwest. How did I get here?

dma and I took a stroll through the Mercer Slough Park on Sunday afternoon armed with a mission to capture fall color.

It was so beautiful there! I haven't been there in a few years, and it was nice to visit an old familiar place.(I still want to see it in the snow yo!).

For this pic, I was drawn to the crisp yellow leaves sharing the branches with the fresh green ones.

  (oh! Here is a picture of "my" leaves!)

It was a great trip to this oasis of nature in the city. I really like dma's shots too from that day; he turned about 176 degrees from his "3d worlds" approach to create some beautiful, soothing images.

As I completed this photo shoot I realized that I need to study macro photography more. I haven't actually "studied" macro; what I have worked on so far has been mostly intuitive. I guess I am blessed in that respect... but I think it is time to concentrate on abstract macros. I have been reluctant over the past year or so to concentrate on macros, because I wanted to be a more well-rounded photographer. Now, I am feeling called to get lost in the details; to maximize the patterns, the create tension through assymmetrical frames.

well, that's my plan for now... we'll see what adventures are around the corner.