Afternoon Walk~Part 2

I’ve been reading a book entitled “Photography and the Art of Seeing”. The book was written by Freeman Patterson, an acclaimed Canadian photographer from New Brunswick. I had the good fortune to participate in one of his workshops last October, where I was introduced to the skills and techniques elaborated in this book. To quote from the book’s preface:

“The purpose of this book is to help you improve your visual thinking-to observe more accurately, to develop your imagination and to express a theme or subject more effectively with photographs.”

I’m reading the book to progress from my earlier introduction to the concepts, developing the skills and putting the techniques into practice. Today, I’m posting some pictures taken during a recent afternoon walk. I meandered rather than walked, taking time to examine possible subjects before deciding what I wished to photograph and how. I consciously focused my attention on the less obvious natural beauty in my surroundings, things that can be easily overlooked when confronted by the magnificent vistas all around. I’ve included a slideshow of several pictures I took. I’ve chosen to forgo a narrative on each photo; I think the images and their titles get the job done.