by btharp | Dec 8, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, close-up photography, creative ideas, Insights, nature photography
I’ve been editing a whole lot of photographs lately, my ‘slow time’ at home giving me the opportunity to process pictures and reflect on the year’s work. Through this process, I always evaluate what works, what doesn’t, etc. As I came...
by btharp | Apr 26, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, The Blog, travel photography
I am always intrigued by shadows, and in Trinidad, Cuba, there is this one palm tree that throws it’s shadow on a blue wall at a certain time of day. I just love seeing it. Created with Fuji X-E2, and the Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 R LM OIS Zoom Lens lens ...
by btharp | Oct 4, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, The Blog
The eastern edge of Madeline Island, Wisconsin, has a wonderful shoreline of rugged rocks and cliffs. After my class at MISA was finished last Fall, I was determined to get more sunrises along those cliffs and I dutifully got up every day for three days, but the...
by btharp | Jan 7, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, The Blog
I love it when there’s just a little bit of frost around my neighborhood. In northern California we keep our leaves longer, which means that even three days ago, there were dry brown leaves on the ground, waiting for the wind to carry them away. But the cold...
by btharp | Oct 25, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, The Blog
COLOR always grabs our attention, typically, if we are color photographers. But beyond the seduction of color, I still look for form, shape and structure, and some expression or gesture if I can find it. This tree had it all. The way the lower branches flowed out in...