Amish Country
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A Sunday afternoon drive-by shot
Video - Dawn of a New Day - January 20, 2009 - Inauguration Day
/Since it was seven years ago today that I took these pictures and compiled this video, I thought I would share the video again. That day was so full of hope and promise. Did it turn out exactly as I had envisioned? No. But so much good was accomplished and we have made such strides forward from where we were. I still have hope for the future.
Happy National Puppy Day!
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(I can't believe Káva was ever that small)
Clouds
/Clouds fascinate me. I couldn't help but grab a few images with my iphone on the way home.
Alaska 2013
/It's hard to believe that a year ago, I was in Alaska. What a wonderful adventure that was especially since I was recovering with 2 broken arms, which, by the way, is the not recommended way to visit Alaska. These are just some of the images I took.
Cherry Blooms
/It is spring in DC. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to go down and photography the cherry blossoms yet so I offer up an image from a prior year for your perusal.
Red Tailed Hawk
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Red Tailed Hawk
Now It's War
/Spring Flower
It's Spring, darn it!
Save the Arctic
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SAVE THE ARCTIC
Margarie Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska Margerie Glacier extends over a width of about 1 mile (1.6 km) and extends upstream for a length of 21 miles (34 km) till its source on the southern slopes of the hill of Mount Root, at the Alaska-Canada border.
The Many Stories in an Image
/I have slowing been going through the images I took when on a personal vacation in Alaska. I found this image of my nephew which I really liked but I felt that it lacked .... something.
Dreaming
The photo was taken at a low angle and I loved his expression but I found that my eye was drawn to the yellow stripe on his sweater and on the frame of the picture on the wall.
So what to do?
As I love Black & White images, I thought I would try the conversion to see what would come of it.
Dreaming
Much much better in my opinion. My eyes naturally were drawn to his eyes and the expression on his face.
But what would happen if I cropped it?
Darn it, I liked that one too and now I was stuck with two images that I liked. Which one do I chose?
This whole process brought an interesting point home to me. The image was trying to tell me something. Yes, I know that it sound corney, but I think that one of the things that makes the difference between snapshots and photography is the voice of the image.
To me, the cropped version is much more of a portrait. It focuses on my nephew. It tells a story of an individual.
The larger image tells more of a story to me of a person in a much larger context.
So what does that mean? It means that the art of photography exists in what you, as an artist, are trying to say. What feelings are you trying to convey or capture? Think about each image. Listen to what it is trying to say to you. As you study your images and work with them, you will discover your voice.
Spring Rain
/I didn't want to get out of the car. I loved hearing the sound of the rain on the car roof. So I took out my iPhone and ....
Spring Rain from Lida Verner on Vimeo.
It's Spring ....
/or as Káva says .... only motorcyclists know why dogs like to stick their head out the window ....
The Cherry Blossoms are in Full Bloom!
/I went downtown around dawn in the hopes of getting some sunrise pictures of the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. Alas, it was already crowded with photographer, but eventually I found a parking place.
I spent some time taking pictures, but I have to confess that I spent more time enjoying the warmth of the sunshine and watching the people.
To see larger images, click directly on the slideshow.
http://lidaverner.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=28880112&AlbumKey=CS5q44
