Second in the series of abstracts from our visit to Tumacacori Mission.
Memories of Tumacacori 2
Memories of Tumacacori
Above is part of my venture into abstract photography- multiple exposures and often layering the resulting images in Photoshop to create an impression of place, feeling or memory. The Tumacacori Mission in southern Arizona is one of my favorite places we have visited since living here. The old buildings, the history of the O’odham people who still live in the area, the cemetery with its rocks and simple crosses all make a strong impact on visitors. It is my fourth grade history lessons brought to life! Beyond that is the deeper understanding of colonialism and its impact everywhere.
I took many photos while there- despite the incredible HEAT- and have created a small series of abstracts which I will continue posting here.
Dark Mood
Last night, as the wind danced vigorously, it lent a captivating flair to my photographs of a cosmos. Although engulfed in a sea of thoughts, my intention was to craft an edit that exuded a certain mood – the kind that strikes a chord with the viewer. How many times can the word “mood” be gracefully integrated within a single sentence? Apparently, quite a few.
The above paragraph was created with AI- the photo is all mine!
I had no idea this was part of Word Press now- I just had to try.
Ribbon Moon
Just doodling in photoshop with water reflections…
Wool gathering
My goal today was to get some genealogy research done, but I can’t seem to get my thoughts together.
So I’m WOOL GATHERING- an expression from my childhood. There are barely any signs of the approach of autumn here, but I’m already daydreaming of bare branches and winter moons. So here’s a little winter fantasy for today.
Into the Unknown
The thing about intentional camera movement is that you can’t exactly predict what your image will look like- and for me, that is what makes it exciting! I play with shutter speeds, aperture and filter strength and try different movements with my camera, but I am often surprised by the end result.
In case you’re wondering… although I have been taking and editing many photos, for some reason, I haven’t been posting. I definitely am not giving up photography and am actually in five photo groups (four are meeting this week!). I will continue to post to this website- once a week? twice a week? once a month? All I can say is it will likely not be to a set schedule.
Wild Iris
Summer came late to Alaska this year. The usual fireweed was just getting ready to bloom while we were there last month, but we were consoled by the beautiful wild iris. This multiple exposure was taken along the shoreline of Crooked Lake, where my daughter’s family has a cabin.
Tumacacori Abstracts
This image started as a multiple exposure- and then went from there…
Two alternate crops:
I can’t decide which I like best!
Tumacacori
I don’t know why we had never visited this beautiful old mission (founded 1691) before our Tucson trip a few weeks ago. I’d seen photos, but perhaps I didn’t realize how close it was to Tucson, Tubac etc. Even on that blazing hot day, it was well worth the visit and gives you such a sense of how Arizona is connected to Mexico, with its shared history of indigenous people and Spanish colonization.
Forest Lights
We have just returned from Alaska, where we had a delightful visit with our daughter’s family. Our grandsons are growing up- almost 13 and almost 16! Photography was not a focus of this trip, but I did manage to get some photos of the boys and some multiple exposure abstracts while we stayed at their lakeside cabin.
Doors, flowers, color. . .
and don’t forget HISTORY! Tucson’s Barrio Viejo is a magnet for Southwest photographers and never disappoints, even with construction happening. Many of the historic buildings have been updated and restored but keep the character of the original barrio. This is a multiple exposure of two houses, still with their cracks and imperfections.
Wildflower Impressions
I love the impressionist effect created by moving my camera while the shutter is open. It is easy, if you don’t mind taking dozens of photos to finally get a keeper! There’s a bit of skill and a lot of luck involved. This image of poppies and lupines was taken a few months ago near Saguaro Lake.
Nesting
I took this in-camera multiple exposure several months ago. The bird was gathering nesting materials and going back and forth to the hole in the saguaro. I wasn’t sure about it as a multiple exposure at first, but it has grown on me.
Speaking of Irises. . .
This image is an intentional camera movement capture of iris leaves. It almost looks like a multiple exposure, doesn’t it?
Iris Unfolding
I forgot about this photo I took of an iris bud a month or 2 or 3 ago. It got third place in our local camera group for the theme intentional camera movement.
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