morninglight

Apertures of various shapes and sizes in barn siding make bright morning sunlight sparkle as it passes through yet another aperture, f:16. Outside there is a lush and verdant Pennsylvania landscape; inside the light does a prismatic barn dance.

My favorite traveling companion is my wife Tanya, but she’s usually busy in Austin, so I often travel solo. My favorite time of day, home or away, is depicted in this photograph. It’s more poignant when I’m away.

The morning sun was still low, glistening on the grasses. My friends in Savannah took me along on their neighborhood walk. Over the last two and a half weeks I have been on the backroads visiting friends in various states in the Southeast. It has been a sweet, love-filled trip, and this was a beautiful moment.

The second cup of coffee kicked in. The air was cool and the sun wa so pleasantly bright. South California had me. Another perfect day in LA.

Today I created an image in an editorial style, but it also has a lot of clues to my family.  Noticing that the light and shadows were great, I worked to change a couple of objects, to put my self in the picture. The ball was resting in an empty plant pot around the corner, so I moved it to the vase to make a small marshmallow man or a Charlie Brown figure, the rabbit was so lonely.  The wreath was on the bench at the other end, left over from Xmas, so I moved it into the shot for composition.  If an interior designer was here he/she would change everything like a chair instead of a bench, hanging the wreath, and of course place the ball on the ground. Reminds me of a joke, how does a designer change a lightbulb, Designer, “Does it have to be a lamp?”   It is our front funky entry with hand-me-downs and garage sale items, it speaks of JJ and I, kind of a self-portrait, if you will.  Back to the editorial part, cropping was done so there is enough room for large type, mast-head of a magazine, Funky Entrance Mag. My apologies if there is a magazine with that name, and if so, I’m available to shoot for you!  Cheers!  (ABC or ABS)

This image was inspired by form, light, and texture. The set mood alludes to many stories.