One thing I am invested in doing while I have an old farm and woods to myself is learn what is actually there. What am I looking at? It appears that I am finally looking, which is a start to then understanding. My art work tends to take the long view, the big, take a step back view. But I'm now asking, what kind of tree is that-look at its funky bark. How come these plants here look out of place, or are they? I've been taking b&w photographs of the woods. Here, but in NYC too. B&W takes away all that lush green, opens up texture and value, and even though it appears nostalgic, I love the play of light.
This evening I made my first experiment with stop-motion photography or stringing photographs together in order to display them in a linear fashion. With just a few shots left, I saw the spider below. I erased some shots to shoot these things in the old farm field.
Spider's doing the heavy lifting.
Some kind of buttercup, anemone, ranunculeae -closed.
Some kind of buttercup, anemone, ranunculeae -open.
Common Fleabane or Erigeron philadelphicus
I think another buttercup.
This evening I made my first experiment with stop-motion photography or stringing photographs together in order to display them in a linear fashion. With just a few shots left, I saw the spider below. I erased some shots to shoot these things in the old farm field.
Spider's doing the heavy lifting.
Some kind of buttercup, anemone, ranunculeae -closed.
Some kind of buttercup, anemone, ranunculeae -open.
Common Fleabane or Erigeron philadelphicus
Our dear, native poison ivy. Look at those shiny red leaves, I could just lick them. Innocent Reader, please don't.