Picture This!
Abstracts In Nature
Shutterbug Staff, April, 2007
Our Picture This! assignment this month was Abstracts in Nature, and readers
responded with a beautiful assortment of images from every type of environment
and in every season. Each framed the world in a very special way, recognizing
the divine in life as something the inspired eye can capture through the informed
lens of a camera. In fact, this assignment probably brought in the most images
we’ve seen in Picture This! in quite a while, making our selection even
tougher than usual.
Alpine Lakes |
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The reflections caught on the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the Cascade
Mountains by Lyle Hoefner are a Rorschach test for the spirit.
He photographed with a Pentax 6x7 and a Pentax 200mm lens on Kodacolor
100 film.
© 2007, Lyle Hoefner, All Rights Reserved
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Color Reflections |
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This abstract painting formed from reflections in autumn was photographed
by Denise Bush using a Canon EOS 10D and a 75-300mm lens. Exposure
was f/22 at 1/15 sec with the camera set at ISO 400.
© 2007, Denise Bush, All Rights Reserved
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Leaves And Shadows |
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Patricia Deege played with shadow and light on the shores of Bear
Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. She worked with a Nikon
D70 and a Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens; exposure was f/22 at 1/13 sec
with the camera set at ISO 200.
© 2007, Patricia Deege, All Rights Reserved
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Frost Crystals |
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This fanciful design from frost crystals was photographed by Tim
Rake working with a Nikon D100 and a 60mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor lens.
Exposure was f/16 at 1/250 sec, with camera to subject distance
being about 1/2”.
© 2007, Tim Rake, All Rights Reserved
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Blushing Rock And Pine Needles |
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This intricate design was found atop Monument Mountain in Great
Barrington, Massachusetts, by Steven A. Emery. He photographed
with a Canon EOS 20D and a Canon 28-135mm IS USM lens; exposure
was f/11 at 1/50 sec.
© 2007, Steven A. Emery, All Rights Reserved
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Morning Dew On Web |
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Julie Christiansen gave us an almost planetary view of this web
in the morning dew. She worked with a Nikon D70 and a 60mm AF
Micro Nikkor lens. Exposure was f/8 at 1/250 sec.
© 2007, Julie Christiansen, All Rights Reserved
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Natural Calligraphy |
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Shot originally on Fujifilm Supra color negative film with a Canon
EOS 3, Dr. Judith Ebenstein converted this pattern of branches
into black and white. The result is a mysterious message from
a pond and branches.
© 2007, Dr. Judith Ebenstein, All Rights Reserved
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Agave Abstract |
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Photographer Wendy Kaveney wrote, “After photographing the
classic shot of the famous Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona, I
turned my sights to the plant life at the rim.” She worked
with a Canon EOS-1D Mark II and a Canon 70-300mm IS DO lens on
a Mamiya carbon-fiber tripod with a Kirk BH-1 ball head. Exposure
was f/16 at 1/20 sec.
© 2007, Wendy Kaveney, All Rights Reserved
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Tidal Flats |
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This photograph by Frank Kahr combines design with perspective
in a simple yet intriguing way. He shot this in Rock Harbor at
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with a Nikon D50 and Sigma 17-70mm lens.
Exposure was f/7.1 at 1/250 sec.
© 2007, Frank Kahr, All Rights Reserved
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Rock Escarpment |
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This abstract art comprised of a rock wall was seen by John R.
DeLapp and photographed with a Canon Elan 7E on Kodak E100 Professional
slide film.
© 2007, John R. DeLapp, All Rights Reserved
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