From what I gather in my reading, photography, much like AI graphics today, was once not considered an art form. When photography first emerged, people struggled to accept that a mechanical device could ever create art. They believed art required skill, time, and most of all, the direct human touch. Since photography could depict the…
A couple of days ago, I stepped outside our back door on a crisp fall morning in North Carolina and was greeted by a breathtaking display of bright yellow and vibrant orange leaves adorning the trees like nature’s confetti. The sun reflected off the wispy clouds, casting a warm golden glow that illuminated the landscape…
“Meanwhile, spring came, and with it the outpourings of Nature. The hills were soon splashed with wild flowers; the grass became an altogether new and richer shade of green; and the air became scented with fresh and surprising smells — of jasmine, honeysuckle, and lavender.”― Dalai Lama XIV, Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the…
We left Oswego, New York, and enjoyed the scenic backroads for two and a half days. Our journey took us south-southwest through New York into Pennsylvania, then south-southeast through West Virginia and Maryland to Virginia, near Richmond. Finally, we headed west-southwest toward our home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Somewhat strangely, autumn colors were only beginning…
I made the above autumn photo along the Rocky River* from a boardwalk overlook at Pharr Mill Park, Harrisburg, North Carolina, on November 10th. After heavy area rains on Thursday, November 12th, I returned to the park on November 13th. But floodwaters…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/11/EBM-20201110124324.jpg Yesterday may have been the peak for Autumn leaf color in this particular location in the piedmont of North Carolina. For the next three days, rain is forecasted with the associated leaf shedding. https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/11/EBM-20201110124106.jpg I have to say it’s a little surreal walking around photographing brightly colored leaves in November while wearing shorts…
