Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.
Tags: barn at sunset, Barton's Cove, Bernardston, Clarksburg, dandelions, Dentinum, harrowed fields, Natural Bridge, shale stream bed
Before it goes, May has a few things to say, “captured,” as the kids say, along the way.
Delicate ferns cling to a shale wall over a stream in Bernardston:

Disoriented Dentinum adjust to life on a toppled log:

I like the almost-fractal nature of that little scene, with the little shelving fungi resurrecting their inverted progenitors by abandoning their past and seeking the light.
Hey, just a cosmic sentiment to go with a trippy photograph of mushrooms.
Here’s another shot of the Natural Bridge gorge in Clarksburg:

That one is interesting to me despite a lack of context; there’s no obvious scale, leaving it open to a viewer’s interpretation.
A couple more from the flatlands down below Northampton.
Puddles on Harrowed Ground:

…and dandelions, albeit gone by, at dusk:

Meanwhile, back up in the hills, a local farm settles in for the night, oblivious to the fire in the sky above it:

And, of course, a sunset/moonrise to end the day:

Barton’s Cove on the Connecticut river, from the Erving side.
Well that’s about it for May, though I won’t promise that something else from the files won’t pop up if it catches my fancy.
See Y’all in June.
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.
Tags: black and white, limestone, Natural Bridge, quarry, Readsborough, tilt-shift photography
Been sick as a dog all week, but today was too nice to spend in bed, so I went out into the world with a head full of medicine and Elliot affixed to my box.
Despite the bright sunshine and temps tipping 50, I wasn’t feeling very colorful, and shot primarily in black and white. Here are a few shots from my day.
A water tower in Readsborough, VT:

A limestone quarry wall in North Adams:

…and the view under the limestone arch at Natural Bridge State Park:

All of these employed considerable “shift,” but only the last used appreciable “tilt,” and in that case it was close to my 8-degree maximum, as I was less than a foot from the arch.
Elliot was quite an investment for a poor boy, but I figured if I’m ever going to make anything come of my love of photography, getting the right tools for the job would be a smart move.
I liked these shots, and hope you do too.
Enjoy!