by btharp | Jan 27, 2018 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, Landscape Photography, nature photography
Gottcha! – This conjures up images of naked bodies standing in waterfalls, swimming in quiet pools or streams. But in this case ‘forest bathing’ is the practice of taking in the forest atmosphere – by taking a short, leisurely visit to the...
by btharp | Jan 6, 2018 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, nature photography, photography
OK, so it’s a play on the song, but it still rings true. When I am out in nature, I am seeking not only photographs, but the love that is out there in nature. By love, I mean that connection to natural things around me. I celebrate the sounds of babbling brooks,...
by btharp | Jan 17, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, nature photography
I’ve been spending the past week with family in western Maine and my sister has a hoop-house for growing greens during the winter. One morning the frost on the window was lovely, and I got a few pictures. My sister then showed me some pictures she’d made...
by btharp | Dec 31, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Insights, Landscape Photography
Yes, it’s that time of year when everyone is posting their ‘favorites’ – or asking you to choose your favorite. But what about the stories and experiences behind some images that might be my favorites? Is it not, after all, the images that...
by btharp | Oct 15, 2016 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, USA
I’m a sucker for the countryside, with all its barns and farming paraphanelia. Perhaps because I grew up near farming, as it was just 10 minutes outside of town where I lived. We would take Sunday afternoon drives (gas was a LOT cheaper then) and the family...