"Tapestries," I
thought. "I'll photograph
tapestries." To me this means
photographs with color and texture.
It was still early morning and the sun
was still low. Clouds were already
gathering for the afternoon storms and
droplets of water still clung to the
branches from the prior day's storms.
I wandered through an area rich in
textures and colors. Then I came
upon this! "Impressionism," I
murmured to myself as I looked through
the camera's viewfinder. I sensed
that this one was going to be a keeper.
At home I pushed
the impressionism qualities of the image
even further - vivid, bold strokes of
colors, the immediacy of the moment, the
quality of the light, the joy I felt.
I journeyed way beyond realism to a
place that people would surely question
if it was a painting. This is a
place that is clearly new territory for
me, a place I've never been before, and
a place to which I will enthusiastically
return.
June 2009 Print of the Month
