Willow Weep No More

A victim of last night's storm this willow was a favorite of area photographers for a background when shooting engagement photo sets and such I will miss this one I am glad the bridge was not damaged

The Shadow of Pattern

Carroll Creek Park

Seeing and Isolating Pattern

Morning photo walk --the project for the day is "seeing and isolating pattern" -- begin on South Street. The townhouse is antibellum. There is also a pattern of color. All the exterior woodwork and the door is of the same deep red and the brick is dark green as shown at the side of this photo. I suspect this was on purpose. The glass storm door has a sticker by the handle - gold leaf on deep red " SEMPER FIDELIS" Note the work contains a form of the the Fleur de Lis.

Panama Jack on Market

Street Art
Stencil Painted on the pavement near the old Landis Watchmakers shop at 27 N Market

Texture in Photography

Frederick-
Carroll Creek Way and Market
Texture in art and photography is the perceived surface quality obtained in a two dimensional surface. The effect is often obtained with early and late light that cuts across the subject's rough surface In the photo here the viewer should note the clear difference in perceived texture between the evening light that cuts across the old stone side of this building compared with that which remains in shadows.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_(visual_arts)

Coal Fired Steam Locomotive

Walkersville
This afternoon an old steam locomotive is being used for the Walkersville. I notes the ash on some fees stacked neat the track and remembered how dirty coal is. In my college days the heating plant for the University was coal fired and I often tasted the bitter acid in the air and found ash all over my white Healy. I am glad today we have natural gas.

Crimson Crescent

Carroll Creek
This pretty blossom is about six inches long. It is on a tree/bush with a trunk of only about 4" at the base and splits into two main branches. The bark is smooth with a fine hair. Leaves are 8 opposed leaflets width one at the end. A very pretty treat this summer Saturday