Garden Walk, Garden Talk

Shoot the Ordinary

Shooting the ordinary forces one to study the object from many angles, varying the camera technique, and possibly frame it in non-traditional ways to capture interest where there may be none. Some of the images pictured are of equipment used on a commercial nursery and some are snapshots of farm life. The next grouping is shots around the Falls that tourists would never choose to see. And some, just plain old household stuff. I did not use any filters or effects, just typical camera work.

I am trying to make something out of nothing in a way. I don’t know if I am succeeding because dedicating a photo a day to follow a theme is tough. It requires loads of discipline, time and patience and I only have one of those. So let’s give it a go and make it even more structured…..

A Post Within a Post

The small images are my attempt to document the weather in my Niagara Falls garden for the year documented in Month in Ten posts.  Any of the photos can be made larger. Our January is not very typical so far.

• 1 January 2012 10 am 45° Sunny then Late Evening Snow
• 2 January 2012 11 am 27° Sunny then a Rainy Afternoon
• 3 January 2012 11 am 26° Sunny at 10 am turned to Snow at 11 am

Who put the mushroom in the tree? And rain when there should be snow.

Shooting the ordinary can mean unveiling or demonstrating in a photograph the subject’s curve, form, color, pattern, or texture that makes it stand out and be admired. It might just note the odd and unusual to something just plain or nondescript. Continue reading →