“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”
A few pictures from the "Eyes" assignment. Click on
any one of the pictures to see them in full size.
R remember that blizzard at the tippy end of January? Well, I
happened to be in Boston at that time and it was the perfect moment
for taking some dramatic pictures of a wild winter storm. The day before
the chaos, all was calm and I choose to spend half a day at the Museum
of Fine Arts. What a great decision that was! I started in the Egyptian
section and stopped in my tracks frequently as the modernity of some
of the pieces were not to be ignored. While I was snapping a picture
here and there, I noticed some humor too. If you look closely at the
first image, you can see two very tall men and a woman as well as a
boy and a girl on a much smaller scale holding on to a leg. The boy
is putting a finger to his lips and to me it seemed as if he wasn’t
so sure if being in that position was a good place to be. What was he
even doing there? I am not sure if I’ll ever have that question answered.
While walking through the museum maze in an organic manner I discovered
more humor, compliments of the Belgian artist Michaela Wautier, a “forgotten”
female painter from the 17th century, who only recently entered the
limelight and this some 400 years after her birth. In her series “the
five senses,” one will notice unusual expressions and compositions that
I highly recommend exploring for yourself. I decided not to take pictures
as sometimes the discovery of something new, that “first time” moment,
is THE picture you need to take with your mind, and hold as a memory
that will last a lifetime. I will never forget that Boston blizzard
moment, a never-ending flow of wild snow that shifted into a very calm
sunrise with the perfect orange on the horizon and a repeat of that
same color in the tunnel right across of our hotel room window. This
is one of the photographs I submitted for the last competition and I
will have to wait and see if that picture conveyed the magic I witnessed
a couple of weeks ago.
In April, I will go back to Boston and will return to the Fine Arts
Museum. If you have a favorite art piece you’d like to have an image
of, I can gladly snap a picture for you,. Sometimes you do need to rely
on a photographer to create lasting memories!
Pamela Peeters
On President's Day I had a chance to spend two hours to walk
around the Hartford Riverfront . The area has gone after a complete
re-rejuvenation since the 1980's at it looks absolutely amazing now.
I have been there quite a few occasions previously, but this time it
was very different. Not sure if it was because of the President's day
holiday or due to covid restrictions, the whole area was completely
abandoned. I do not think I saw more a dozen people during my two hours
walk. It felt very eerie like I was in a dystopian movie . So here are
a few pictures from my trip.
Connecticut Science Center. No one in sight
Walkway bridge supporting braces
Reaching up to the sky
The Lone Warrior.
Masked marchers.Science Center.
Travelers building
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