199. Hither and Yon - April 2-8, 2017
Kevin-
I had no idea what to photograph when I came up with the Hither and Yon theme. But then in my mind I recalled some freeway bridges on I-10 toward Los Angeles that were very dramatically heading every which way imaginable. I loved the idea of the camera looking up at all of that chaos. Then a couple of days laters days later I went to the trouble of using Google Earth to find the exact location that I remembered. It was then I realized that I would literally have to head all the way to LA, likely with Ed LaCroix (who is currently visiting) at the wheel, while I reached through the sunroof with my camera to take the shot.
I might do that on my own, but there seemed to be more productive ways of asking a friend to spend his time. So on Wednesday Ed and I headed up to Joshua Tree National Park to scout various photo opportunities. Ed spotted what looked like a group of wildflowers growing on a distant hillside and decided to make the long hike to up to an area that I could barely distinguish. While he did that, i started to wander around the general area where we parked along the road.
I was only after walking ten or twenty feet, and turning, that a new plant, or cactus, or whatever else would become visible, with wildflowers growing on it. Turn, walk another ten or twenty feet and yet more new flowers would appear. I walked Hither and Yon, all over the area and new photographic opportunities would become apparent at each turn.
Ed and I ultimately spent about six hours in the area. Ed picked one scene, set up his camera, tripod, tilt/shift lens and waited for the magic sunset light to be right. I wandered Hither and Yon, from place to place, photographing a variety of flowers and subjects.
To me this was the best of my images, with red and yellow flowers, green plants and a terrific blue sky. Nikon D4s, mounted on a Manfrotto Carbon One 440 tripod with an Acratech ballhead, Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 lens set at 44mm, with a polarizing filter, ISO 100, f/16 at 1/20th of a second.
I had no idea what to photograph when I came up with the Hither and Yon theme. But then in my mind I recalled some freeway bridges on I-10 toward Los Angeles that were very dramatically heading every which way imaginable. I loved the idea of the camera looking up at all of that chaos. Then a couple of days laters days later I went to the trouble of using Google Earth to find the exact location that I remembered. It was then I realized that I would literally have to head all the way to LA, likely with Ed LaCroix (who is currently visiting) at the wheel, while I reached through the sunroof with my camera to take the shot.
I might do that on my own, but there seemed to be more productive ways of asking a friend to spend his time. So on Wednesday Ed and I headed up to Joshua Tree National Park to scout various photo opportunities. Ed spotted what looked like a group of wildflowers growing on a distant hillside and decided to make the long hike to up to an area that I could barely distinguish. While he did that, i started to wander around the general area where we parked along the road.
I was only after walking ten or twenty feet, and turning, that a new plant, or cactus, or whatever else would become visible, with wildflowers growing on it. Turn, walk another ten or twenty feet and yet more new flowers would appear. I walked Hither and Yon, all over the area and new photographic opportunities would become apparent at each turn.
Ed and I ultimately spent about six hours in the area. Ed picked one scene, set up his camera, tripod, tilt/shift lens and waited for the magic sunset light to be right. I wandered Hither and Yon, from place to place, photographing a variety of flowers and subjects.
To me this was the best of my images, with red and yellow flowers, green plants and a terrific blue sky. Nikon D4s, mounted on a Manfrotto Carbon One 440 tripod with an Acratech ballhead, Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 lens set at 44mm, with a polarizing filter, ISO 100, f/16 at 1/20th of a second.
Paul-
I’d wager good money (because I don’t do that with bad money) there are more public sculptures strewn across our fair American city than most others of similar population—approximately 280,000. We love our trees; we love our football; we love our Runzas, too.
As I was really mulling over what the heck I was going to capture for this theme, I took my camera downtown to an appointment on Thursday> Maybe I’d see something there to inspire me. I did. This is national know piece called “Torn Notebook” designed and sculpted by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen. (If you’re curious about the materials used and the dimensions of the completed work, I’ve added it below.)
The installation is on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus—which seems suiting—and reminded me of a time when I was a college student and a gust of wind blew class papers out of one of my open notebooks. Scattered to the four campus winds, they were. Hither and yon. (I got most of them back.)
Some metadata I picked up here and there: (1:57PM) Nikon D5200; aperture priority; 18-55mm focused at 35mm; ISO 640; 1/2500 sec. at f/7.1; matrix metered; +1/3EV; WB Sunny,. The camera was hand-held.
The sculpture:
Stainless steel, steel, aluminum; painted with polyurethane enamel
Three elements;
Notebook: 21 ft. 10 in. x 23 ft. x 26 ft. 1 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 8 m)
Page (1): 10 ft. x 14 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. (3.0 x 4.3 x 2.2 m)
Page (2): 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. (3.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 m)
Commissioned March 1995 by the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Installed August 20, 1996
Inaugurated September 6, 1996
I’d wager good money (because I don’t do that with bad money) there are more public sculptures strewn across our fair American city than most others of similar population—approximately 280,000. We love our trees; we love our football; we love our Runzas, too.
As I was really mulling over what the heck I was going to capture for this theme, I took my camera downtown to an appointment on Thursday> Maybe I’d see something there to inspire me. I did. This is national know piece called “Torn Notebook” designed and sculpted by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen. (If you’re curious about the materials used and the dimensions of the completed work, I’ve added it below.)
The installation is on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus—which seems suiting—and reminded me of a time when I was a college student and a gust of wind blew class papers out of one of my open notebooks. Scattered to the four campus winds, they were. Hither and yon. (I got most of them back.)
Some metadata I picked up here and there: (1:57PM) Nikon D5200; aperture priority; 18-55mm focused at 35mm; ISO 640; 1/2500 sec. at f/7.1; matrix metered; +1/3EV; WB Sunny,. The camera was hand-held.
The sculpture:
Stainless steel, steel, aluminum; painted with polyurethane enamel
Three elements;
Notebook: 21 ft. 10 in. x 23 ft. x 26 ft. 1 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 8 m)
Page (1): 10 ft. x 14 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. (3.0 x 4.3 x 2.2 m)
Page (2): 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. (3.6 x 2.6 x 2.5 m)
Commissioned March 1995 by the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
Installed August 20, 1996
Inaugurated September 6, 1996
Jerry-
I traveled hither and yon in search of a photo that might be seen as somewhat resembling the assignment. So here we have in the hither, an almost tame Mallard duck, and in the yon, a building of sorts. I was at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park.
Camera: Sony a6300 with 55-210 zoomed to 180, 1/1600 @ f11, ISO 800.
I traveled hither and yon in search of a photo that might be seen as somewhat resembling the assignment. So here we have in the hither, an almost tame Mallard duck, and in the yon, a building of sorts. I was at Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park.
Camera: Sony a6300 with 55-210 zoomed to 180, 1/1600 @ f11, ISO 800.
Don-
A blending of two photographs. The background was f9, 1/320 ISO 100 and a 24-70 Lens @ 24mm
The sign was f11, 1/100 sec, ISO 100 and again a 24-70 lens @ 24mm
A blending of two photographs. The background was f9, 1/320 ISO 100 and a 24-70 Lens @ 24mm
The sign was f11, 1/100 sec, ISO 100 and again a 24-70 lens @ 24mm
Byron-
This week I took advantage of the "be creative" aspect of WPOTM. I looked at this image when I finished mangling it. It reminded me of life. We can clearly remember what we have done and where we've been but the future isn't nearly as clear. We can expect twists and turns ahead.
ISO 3200, EV-1, f11, 1/220 sec, the Photoshop filter "Twist"
This week I took advantage of the "be creative" aspect of WPOTM. I looked at this image when I finished mangling it. It reminded me of life. We can clearly remember what we have done and where we've been but the future isn't nearly as clear. We can expect twists and turns ahead.
ISO 3200, EV-1, f11, 1/220 sec, the Photoshop filter "Twist"