Patriotic Displays

Frederick merchants put up many nice displays for Independence day and the weekend. Here is one that I found to be especially interesting. It is located at 202 Patric Street. This window is on the corner of Bentz and Patrick. In front on the Patrick side are two more flowers. The arrangement here reminded me of the fireworks over Baker Park not far from here. The blue and white lighting actuated the color and contrast and the confetti on the floor reminded me of the falling sparkles

Saturated Evening Color

The warm colors of the evening sun and a great little Nikon 35mm AIS lens gave this picture of the stone bridge over Carroll Creek a most favorable appearance. Note the effect also on the brick
See more here on color
http://www.ehow.com/how_7330266_rich-colors-photograph.html

Night Heron Stalking

This Night Heron has found himself a perch near the Culler Lake runoff where he hunts aquatic life swimming just below the silt Note his black crown and white feathers trailing down his neck like streamers. This may be the same bird I captured this spring that had a juvenile appearance and was a bit tricky to identify. This is quite obviously an adult. He has become very tolerant of walkers in the Park and me watching him fish for the past quarter hour.

Architectural Viewpoint

South Street Row Houses
The muted colors in the shaded fronts on these four townhouses had a particular affect on me as I began a photo walk this morning. Each townhouse appears to be the same. The only noticeable difference is the pastel color. The bay windows on each house give a perspective of distance to this composition. The soft light contributes to the effect of subdued coloration discussed by John Hedgecoe and referenced earlier today

http://books.google.com/books?id=4cCD1RAVJZ0C&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=john+hedgecoe+architectural+viewpoint&source=bl&ots=x5HQlPp5tt&sig=kY_d2xKSij2SFgm5hdKqC_5nrJY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X8z5T6HbK8fz6wHt05zgBg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAQ

Using Found Still-lifes

"A still-life is any object or group of objects arranges, either intentionally or by chance, in such a way to make a pleasing composition... 'found still-lifes -- in other words, objects not primarily arranged for camera"
John Hedgecoe

Found on Market Street. The dried appearance reminded me of the heat wave and dry condition currently.


http://books.google.com/books?id=4cCD1RAVJZ0C&pg=PA180&lpg=PA182&ots=x5HQlOx-qm&dq=john+hedgecoe+using+found+still-lifes&output=html_text

Diffused Colour

" Diffused Color lacks the full bodied saturation associated with strong and vibrant hues...an important factor affecting the sharpness or diffusion of colors is that of focus."

Market and Carroll Creek. Note the saturated lavender in the closest plant in focus and the same plant in the rear of the plantar which is out of focus and where the colors tend to merge. The new iPhone 4S supports this kind of photography through automatic focus lock.

Tone as a Picture Element

Winter Fog Enshrouds the Bell Tower

"You are likely to know about tone in the context of black and white photography, where it refers to the range and strengths of grays in an image between solid black and pure white. Tone, however, also applies to color -- it's various hues, shades, and tints -- and can be used to great effect"
John Hedgecoe

http://books.google.com/books?id=4cCD1RAVJZ0C&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=john+hedgecoe+tone+as+a+picture+element&source=bl&ots=x5HQlNt3rq&sig=56ikQAhqu4KzEbUeal254Reu_8w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AI35T_ziC6Ts0gGr0cnXBg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAA