When I am out and about with a camera, for the most part I take pictures. What is there I take. I exercise some control in the operation of the camera, cropping and other stuff. I may make choices that others pass up, but essentially I am only recording what is there. I have herd it said that some photographers have a good eye, meaning they see potential for images that most would not. The made picture is one that is most  often a product of the photographers imagination. He or she then works to bring the image to fruition

Looking out of a window and seeing the shadows of two figures sitting, presented a good opportunity to take an interesting picture

I had the opportunity to go to the roof of The Metropolitan Cathedral in Leon Nicaragua with a small group. Others took pictures of the city view. The rooftop and small figure were more interesting to me.

See The Light

People who take pictures must always learn to see light and work to understand how light can effect the your image. your eye will generaly go to the lightest area of the image. These two pictures were taken at the New York public library within five minutes of each other. Sometimes take a few minutes to wait for people to place them selves in the right place to make the picture work.

Design by elimination

You must look past the obvious to make images of interest. Cropping and removing distractions is a way of creating pictures that move towards the abstrast.

Two bridges, The Broklyn in NY and a bridge under construction crossing the Panama Canal. Both are unique by cropping and eliminating distractions to make them designs.

Art requires work

Art often requires effort not just from the artist but the viewer as well. Participation from those who see the art to interpret meaning helps enrich the experience.

India Travles

The monkey on the wall reminds me of the paintings of Mondrian. Things that you have experienced in your life can impact your new visual truth without you realizing it at your moment exposure.

Traveling gives you to see things with new eyes

Familiarity breeds contempt is so true. When we move to new places we see things that we may have passed in our own environment. Our past experiences can impact our visual decisions.