Recent books

The headline is of course my most recent book, Memories of New Brunswick. I used some nicer paper because I got a big discount, and I'm really pleased at how all the photos came out. Those who live here can see it by asking and arranging a meetup.

I dithered a bit about it, because, well, you know I love me a good dither. But part of it was deciding which photos to include, and then I struggled with order. I had to balance trying to fit photos together on a page in a size sense, and in a theme sense, together with normally liking to do things in Chronological order. Plus of course, they had to be meaningful to me or Linda.

As a cover note, that's only half the image, since it wraps around to the back cover. I tried to treat the title as part of the image, and thus the reversed letters would show up in the reflection. I played with it a bit, then decided it didn't look right. 

The Soul of the Camera, The Photographers place in picture - making by David duChemin. This was really good, cutting to the heart of it. The gear is important, in the sense of knowing how to use whatever is in your hands, but the really important thing is the vision the photographer brings to the image. 

This is not a how to book. It's not about the gear, such as filters or sensors or lenses. It's not about the settings. It's about what's going through your mind as you walk around with a camera in your hands. Or even without one. I once had a delightful half hour over a coffee and treat, while looking at the food court as if I was holding a 70-200 lens. There were a number of lovely images that will never exist anywhere but in my brain.

So yeah, go get this one from the library.

Revelations by Wynn Bullock. Honestly, I'm still not sure what I think of his work. There's some lovely photos, ones that I would have taken were I there, and would hope the come out half as well. And others, well, meh. Maybe that makes me a philistine, unappreciative of the artistic sensibility that went into that image. 

I found this one during a visit to the Central Library to see an Exposure Fest exhibition. After looking at the photos on display, I wandered up to the 4th floor to browse the photography books. Lots there I hadn't seen in my many visits to Fish Creek. 

As an aside, I love that library, even though I've only been a few times. It was full, which is nice to see. I was there shortly after it's opening in 2018, and of course it was pristine. Now it looks lived in. You can see where floors are scuffed and other signs of wear. I don't mind, that's an inevitable part of people using a place or thing.

As another aside, I loved all the Exposure Fest exhibits I went to, except this one. The photos seemed very commercial, somewhat over baked, and oddly enough, kind of bland. I'd seen so many similar photos that these weren't interesting.

Of the Day

Driftwood (NZ)

Driftwood (NB)

Film

Linda

Newfoundland

New Brunswick

Why ever didn't I publish this, and maybe I did

From my very first solo astro session.

90 days, or so ago

Flower

Landscape

Maybe cityscape is a better description, but this is a good example of what my brain has been doing lately. Thoughts leading all over the place, usually not going anywhere. 

Dino related

And the dinos are done. Hope you enjoyed. And yes, for that last one, I could totally see any of our cats doing that.