Gwinnett Historic Courthouse
Round Pegs in Square Holes – Gwinnett Historic Courthouse
… a photographic journal
Art in Progress
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” ~Scott Adams
This small vignette immediately caught my eye for so many reasons: 1) I love rustic spaces with a connection to the past. 2) Soft, natural, sunlit backlighting from the old window panes provides warmth and dimension. 3) Artists invest enormous amounts of time in their craft, and this scene epitomizes and illustrates this. 4) And last but not least, the “orderly chaos” intrigues my curiosity … so many things draw attention to my eye, including wondering what gems lie within the layers and stacks that are only partially visible.
The Factory – Franklin, TN
Guardians of the Galaxy
Another from the sunflower farm ….
Guardians
A Burst of Sunshine
There’s always one in the crowd who attracts more attention. 🙂
Photographed at a sunflower farm in rural Dawsonville, GA. Photos do not do these beauties justice!
Thanks, CarlG, for a great trip to the sunflower patch!
Burst of Sunshine
Krog Street Tunnel – ATL
Lots to explore here … the art changes daily!
Krog Street Tunnel #1
Krog Street Tunnel #2
Krog Street Tunnel #3
Krog Street Tunnel #4
Mountain Breeze
Some love the beach, but I’ll take a cool mountain breeze any day if given a choice between the two. The Smokies and Blue Ridge Mountains are smothered with ferns in the summer. Mild breezes sometime make it difficult to photograph them under the dark forest canopy. Relatively high shutter speeds are needed to avoid leaf movement, but this is not very feasible on an overcast day with relatively low light hitting the forest floor .
So what to do? Capture the breeze!
Breezy Ferns, Blue Ridge Mountains
Fog Ahead
Captured at Rough Ridge, a popular trail that leads to lovely sunset points of view near mile marker 305 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Hovering fog killed my sunrise plans for a nearby location, but I remembered crossing this bridge on a prior afternoon’s hike with Kathy. Fog has it’s place; up ahead on this valley trail at first light. 🙂
Foot Bridge on Rough Ridge Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway
Hope
As old as this rock outcrop must be, imagine the number of “fresh starts” it has seen. Each day can represent a fresh start if we allow the sun to peek over the hill and shine on our face; a new beginning with no judgement about yesterday or worries for tomorrow.
God places the new day there for us to behold and find joy by just being present.
Sunrise Glow at Beacon Ridge, Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain
Epic Craggy
This was photographed at Craggy Pinnacle on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was an epic sunset in every sense of the work … phenomenal skies, and directly behind me all the way to the 9 o’clock position was a bank of fog that God politely held back to allow this view.
His artistry never disappoints!
Sunset at Craggy Pinnacle, Blue Ridge Mountains
Geometry
Art Academy, San Francisco
Commons near Market Street and Embarcadero, San Francisco
Let Freedom Ring!
Happy Independence Day!
Old Glory at Peachtree Center
Walton County Courthouse – Monroe, GA
Smoky Skies
The epitome of the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains – hazy mountain tops and blah skies. This region definitely has it’s spectacular sunsets, for sure, but more often than not the volatile summer weather patterns and valleys yield a foggy mess for us photogs.
While curating and editing pictures from this trip, my inclination was to toss this image because of the haze. But on second thought, I decided to embrace it for what it is … while not an eye-popping sunset spectacular, it is nonetheless the quintissential reality of these mountain ranges in the summer.
As a counter punch, beautiful flame azaleas were in full bloom and spiced up the foreground as sunset wrapped the day.
Flame Azaleas at Dusk