I have wanted to experience Van Gogh in this way since my friend, Carol, did this in Paris. Well it wasn’t Paris- it was Phoenix- but it was wonderful! Beautiful images projected on walls, mirrors, and floors, along with music and quotes from Van Gogh’s letters- just beautiful!And afterward we had a Virtual Reality Van Gogh experience- fantastic!
We had such a wonderful time seeing friends in California- and it was especially nice to be staying in Benicia- our home for over 25 years. I made sure to go walk down to the water each morning to enjoy the fog and sunshine. Today’s photo was taken with a slow shutter and a tiny bit of motion to create this impressionistice view.
An early morning ICM view of houses and reflections along the shore in Benicia created an interesting abstract. I played with colors and created the version below- and I have not decided which version I prefer. What do you think?
When I was at Aspen Corner in Flagstaff in October, the aspens were still turning from green to gold. I wonder what they look like today!
Here is another ICM image of Aspen Corner- with a touch of realism.
We took our traditional walk on Mount Vernon Street- and the Halloween decorations were the best yet!
We took a trip with my photo club along the western part of Route 66 in Arizona, and made a side trip to Lake Havasu, home of the iconic London Bridge. Lonnie and I visited there several years ago and enjoyed walking along the bridge and and remembering how my parents had visited there in the seventies, not long after it was constructed (and faced with the original masonry from the 1830’s original bridge). This time I used intentional camera movement techniques to produce an impressionistic view of the bridge.
We have just returned from Benicia- our home for so many years (26!). We love where we live now, but miss our little town on the Carquinez Strait and all the friends we left behind in the Bay Area! We were there for a dear friend’s son’s wedding and managed to see many of our friends during the few days spent in Benicia. The water was less than a block from the Air BnB, so we took many walks along the shoreline and downtown. I’ve photographed the Carquinez Bridge many times over the years- here’s a muted impressionistic view- created just by moving my camera.
Another ICM from our walk among the aspens!
We walked in and out of shadows and light as we made our way along the trails at Aspen Corner- a perfect way to welcome the arrival of autumn!
While we were walking around enjoying the golden aspens a week ago, we ran into this beautiful kitty, escorted by her deaf owner. I motioned that I would like to take a photo as she calmly perched on a log, totally at ease in her surroundings. What a beauty!
Here’s another photo shot with intentional camera movement at Aspen Corners.
We drove up to Flagstaff Sunday and joined the masses of leaf peepers driving the road to Snow Bowl to enjoy the fall color. We stopped at Aspen Corner and walked around admiring the aspens that have turned to gold. They are a week or two from their peak color, but this was likely the only time we would be able to drive up there. We continued on to Snow Bowl (the ski resort), where there was even more fall color. It was a great day to be out in nature!
San Clemente at Sunset + surfer + intentional camera movement created this image which looks electrified to me!
Is there anything more peaceful than a water view?
Remembering our quick trip to Southern California last May…
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