Took a friend’s Canon G11 Powershot for a quick trip to the small towns of Isleton and Locke in the Sacramento Delta region. Great area to walk around and work on composition: shape, form, lines, color, balance–the basics. Had some strong light, but that played up the shadows nicely and gave me a chance to use them as elements in designing my shots. Lots of reflections to work with too.
I used the G11′s zoom to good advantage here to simplify the image and cut out what I didn’t want. Picked up some noise, though, as the light was beginning to fade.
Shady side windows on this storefront reflecting the sunny side of the street. I liked the repeating windows above- like an old film strip.
Couldn’t resist the bait sign for obvious reasons. Stark outlines and hot edges.
Lots of color here in this window. I like the contrast in sharpness between the butterfly behind the wet glass and the flowers in the upper left. More reflections to manage as well. Turquoise window frame anchors the bottom.
A past-its-prime display of water lilies in an old metal tub. Great muted tones and ‘organic’ colors.
More reflections and softer contrasting warm and cool colors. Again, the play between sharp and blurred parts of the image.
