I don’t blog every client. I can’t. Time being a factor, if I blog everyone but skip one because I’m too busy that week, then somebody will feel slighted. I don’t twitter for the same reason – time. Life is short. (but it is wide) I want people to discover how I see the world around me. So in this post…an excursion with my kids. We took them up to Columbia, then over to the college campus for a walk around the lake (pond). We watched the sky darken to a pure and vivid blue. Then a few days later the weather went from perfectly clear skies to a huge storm. I always wonder which one will be the last storm of the season. So when this one came I grabbed a camera and caught raindrops in the pool…then in my front yard I had to take cover under the roofline. I couldn’t get the right angle without soaking my camera (not an option) so I turned to go back in the house and realized what I wanted to photograph was right there reflected in my front window. I was able to stay dry under the eaves and capture it. In my opinion the photographs turned out better because of it; the unexpected in an unexpected storm. Sort of like life isn’t it?
The unexpected is always upon us.
We started at the schoolhouse in Columbia then realized the sun was setting quickly so we headed to the college…
…the campus…it feels like you’re at a mountain lodge. Wonderful.
…the library above…And then two days later rain…
It was late in the day when I took these, the storm thinned a bit and the sun was able to cast some color through the clouds, peachy-pink light…muted and soft. Shooting the reflection gave the images a completely different feeling. Reminiscent of a Holga. (the trick is to have double-paned windows)
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