Photo/Music Gallery
Did you know - there is a high correlation between music and photography.
Enjoy these images. The music here is easy listening, notes are included where appropriate… Enjoy.
**Additional notes from Wikipedia
"Vonlenska is a term used to describe the unintelligible lyrics sung by the band, in particular by
Jón Þór Birgisson. It is also commonly known by the English translation of its name,
Hopelandic. It takes its name from "Von", a song on Sigur Rós’s debut album
Von where it was first used.
Vonlenska is a non-literal language, without fixed syntax, and differs from
constructed languages
that can be used for communication. It focuses entirely on the sounds
of language; lacking grammar, meaning, and even distinct words.
Instead, it consists of emotive syllables and
phonemes;
in effect, Vonlenska uses the melodic and rhythmic elements of singing
without the conceptual content of language. In this way, it is similar
to the use of
scat singing in vocal
jazz."
While with a group on one of our Field Photography shoots at Big Creek in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on the NC/TN border, and while demonstrating the use of a telephoto Lens to do Close up /Light Macro work, this special little falls came into view. The soft filtered light cried out, “Take me, Take me.”
Expect the unexpected.
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Painted Trillium,Trillium undulatum
“Always a prized find,”writes Kevin Adams in his book, North Carolina's Best Wildflower Hikes- The Mountains. “Painted trillium is considered by some persons to be the most beautiful of all trillium. Ants too, like painted trillium…, but for entirely different reasons. They haul the seeds away to their nests, where they eat the outside crust and discard the seed, which later germinates. Ants provide the primary means for trillium dispersal.”
Blooming in April and May in the Appalachian Mountains.
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While on a scouting trip to Clingman's Dome in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, I noticed a mass of trucks parked alongside the road so, I explored this new trail.
As red and green is always an interesting color combination, this brilliant Fall color changing leaf pattern begged to be photographed. Odd number of subjects in a composition makes for more interesting photos.
This was a real find - very pristine and worthy of a visit on our next field shoot.
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Dandelion
Photographed at Max Patch near Fines Creek, NC near the TN border. Often, the only way one notices the personality of small forest plants is by scanning the area with a long telephoto lens. Moving closer to the subject with a long lens helps to diffuse the background.
Attaching an extension tube softens the background even more, and increases the magnification, another bonus. Isolating distracting side elements leaves no question about the subject.
Of course a solid tripod is usually required to keep the long lens steady. There, you have the formula for these striking images.
Enjoy the journey…
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Lake Junaluska,
near Waynesville, NC
is a treasure. The abundant wildlife around the lake and ever-changing reflections create a walkers paradise and a photographers delight.
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Lake Junaluska, NC Sunset.
Driving to an
appointment, I couldn't help but notice this amazing sky forming. Using
a split level graduated neutral density filter to hold back the bright
sky, the results were not disappointing. Always have your camera with you.
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Canada Geese migrate through the Appalachian Mountains, but to try to capture them as they appear here would be sheer luck. The geese were photographed as they flew through a clear sky, and the mountains at another time. They were put together to create this rather dramatic scene, much as a painter would paint something in his mind. There is an ethical issue here. One would not want to put two subjects together that could not have occurred naturally. And even then, a disclosure should be made.
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When nature provides a scene this spectacular, two things are necessary.
1. You have to be there.
2. You need a camera.
We will have other images to discuss further, and perhaps we will have an opportunity to see some of yours. In the meantime, as our program develops, enjoy and drop a note when you can.
PS. This was photographed as we arrived at a place to spend the night at a remote area in Georgia. As we watched the sky go magic, we raced against time through the unfamiliar back roads hoping to get there before the sky turned dark - in our older Volkswagen Camper. Is that fun or what!!
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Bull Elk -- Cataloochee Valley, GSMNP during 2009 Rut. For documentary images the worn tracking collar remains untouched. Elk are present in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park for the first time in 150 years. The “Experiment,”is considered a success after two herds- one from Kentucky and one from Canada - were successfully reintroduced in 2001.
As part of the Field Photography Program in Waynesville, NC this is one of the venues selected to photograph during the program.
Happy trails… Bob & Carol
Photo by Sam Weston
