Sky Before the Storm
Thoughts going out to Vanuatu after the destruction of Cyclone Pam. On its way this evening to New Zealand, the edge seen in the sky this morning before the cloud covered as far as one can see.
Land and Sky
Happy New Year. Reach for the sky.
Be The Now
― Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
In the Shade
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. Willa Cather, 1913
Fly High
This afternoon I found myself on the other side of the lens, but did manage to grab a few snaps of the gulls soaring the slopes on a nearby hill.
Field of Long Grass
Another image shot from yesterdays walk. Not much word content to add today – but shot on the Ricoh GRD IV in cross-processed mode. In post I reduced and added rounded corner boarder.
Weekend time!
Ranginui and Papatuanuku
Ranginui and Papatuanuku (Rangi & Papa) are the two primordial parents relating to the creation of the universe in Maori legend. To summarise loosely (check the full story here), Rangi and Papa lived embraced together. Their children were always stuck in the dark, cramped and unhappy. Eventually they decided to separate the two, and one of the son’s, Tane-mahuta successfully pushed them apart by resting his back on the ground and pushing up with his legs, Rangi and Papa screamed and cried, but they were forever separated – heaven and earth.
For today’s image I shot a simple grassy ridge and sky. Pushed the contrast and leves in the sky and slightly on the grass. Converted to B&W and added a vignette. Shot on the GRD IV and edited in Gimp.
All going well, this posts tonight. Ongoing ISP issues still…hopefully resolved tomorrow! Also off to a music concert tomorrow night. Hope to get some shots.
Blue and Yellow
With ongoing in/out internet connections this weekend, I have managed to finally upload today’s shot, ‘Blue and Yellow’.
Shot on a recent walk, I love walking through the bush and looking up at the leaves of trees stretching up to the sun. On a clear day, the plain background highlights the details of the tree, and makes for a refreshing colour burst on the camera.
Post shooting, I pushed the contrast some in Gimp and resized.
Fingers crossed the internet is back proper tomorrow!
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