I’m still “roaming” my photo archives and you’ve perhaps noticed the wide range and variance of the images I’m posting these days…from the enhanced color and semi-painting style in my posts “Golden Hours” and “Dancing by the Fire” to a high contrast black and white image featured here…and of course all those in between.
I’ll never settle on one particular style of images, which is often recommended as the path to success by the “experts.” After years I’ve learned my brain or perhaps my very atoms are not aligned for a narrowly focused route (in anything) and I’ve accepted this. I try to let the images themselves lead me to the style where I see or feel it “speaks” to my own vision of possibilities. My process consists of many starts and stops, many questions, and sometimes requires overcoming my own inner barriers especially in the area of letting go and saying “good enough.”
I think I follow a path but have difficulty explaining what that is. Maybe eclectic! However, I do find periods where I’m drawn to black and white or clouds or ….
This is a wonderful image!
Well, if I’ve got a path it must be a steep twisty narrow mountain trail. :-) Thanks and have a good day, Monte.
If I am on a path, I wish someone would clue me in on where it is going. :-)
Changing to B&W always changes the emphasis for me, and this is a great example.
I wonder if everyone travels their path blindfolded. :-) It seems like it to me.
On the image…yes it’s a totally different “story” in B&W. I’d published this photo a few years ago with a different crop and in color. This version presents totally different.
Thanks, Mark!
That said, Earl – I think that ‘Meandering’ is the perfect word to describe it! I rather enjoy the experiments and meandering about.
Paul, I believe 12 years ago when I named this blog I must have experienced some foresight into its future and my own personal journey. ‘Meandering’ turned out to be the perfect descriptor and yes I too am rather enjoying it! :-)
Excellent image Earl. I am much like you when it comes to having a style, in that I have none to speak of. I don’t even have “phases” like Picasso’s blue period, rose period, cubism, neo-classicism, surrealism and whatever else he had. Maybe we could invent one and call it a neo-goodenoughism period, or, to use Monte’s word, the neo-eclecticism period ;)
On the image, thank you, Cedric. I could easily endorse either “neo-goodenoughism” or “neo-eclecticism” and my upbringing in the southern U.S. might also suggest neo-buffetism…as in self serving or sampling from many different “dishes.” :-)
LOL! I first thought you were referring to Jimmy Buffet! You know, a relaxed, casual approach vs the food ref.
Hey, I didn’t think about it but the Jimmy Buffet approach actually works better for me than the food version. It’s 5-o’clock somewhere! :-D