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Gringotts Bank

Gringotts fire breathing dragon is perched atop Gringotts Wizarding Bank to guard the contents found within. My phone camera captures the flame action as a ‘live’ picture that’s then saved in loop mode. Looping is applied to all elements in the scene that moved during the picture exposure. Some of the movement is from hand-holding the phone which gives the resulting animated gif image a pulsing wobbly effect that I enjoy looking at. I imagine we’ll soon be able to ‘print’ animated images to glass or metal plates resulting in wall art that moves the way it does in the Harry Potter stories. Picturelongmont gallery photography art sales.

Gathering steam

People get ready, there’s a train a-comin’ you don’t need no baggage, you just get on board. Get on board this Hogwarts Express! This animated gif has a little bit of fuzz up at the front where the nameplate drifts out in and out of focus. A little bit of pulsing that gives the great engine a sense of movement as she sits gathering steam in preparation for departure to magical places beyond the station.

We didn’t

We didn’t want a cat. No one wants a cat. A kitten maybe but not a cat. We have two dogs that’s enough. No cats. Along comes this one, born from the dirt under the steps of the deck out back. Her feral mother seemed to abandon her there and that’s how Poppy came to live with us. But we didn’t want a cat.

May in Indy

May in Indianapolis. The JW Marriott building standing on the western edge of the Indianapolis skyline catches the early morning sun in this scene. It’s Mother’s Day, a time to reflect on and honor our mothers and moms across the lands. But in Indianapolis it’s also May and that means racing at home for the NTT Indycar Series. I watched the GMR Grand Prix yesterday. A very exciting and I think clean race and I was happy for Alex Palou to win so decisively. Now two weeks away from attending the Indianapolis 500 race in person with brother-in-law, Mark. I love this time of year.

Yellow flames

The young fella looking at the book of the car’s build is what this scene is all about. I might be the only one who thinks it’s cool to see a young person engaged in actually looking at a book of pictures about this particular car. I don’t go to a lot of car shows but when I do it seems they are full of older people. Maybe I need to get out more because I never see someone this age standing attentively reading a book about a car. It could be because his shirt color matches the car paint job. I don’t know. I just think this kid is super cool and tells the story of car guy in this bright colorful image of a summer’s day.

The shapes

Another light and shadow on tree trunk scene. I feel like there is more separation between the subject and the background on this image which makes it more pleasing to look at. I like to add a watercolor filter to images making them appear more abstract but did not do that here. In this case the bark is abstract enough with its vertical lines and curving shadows. This image could look good printed and displayed on a bookshelf providing interesting contrast to the other items displayed there.

The shadow

Textures in light and shadow make up this image. The shadow gives depth looking like a cavity on the surface. The light makes curving shapes on the otherwise straight vertical lines of the subject. We’re looking at a tree trunk with just a hint of the forest behind it. I think this could be called abstract art that would look good printed and displayed where it would provide contrast to other images that are non-abstract subject matter.

Days past

Amber waves of grain in front of rolling foothills with the mighty Longs Peak and Mount Meeker rising up to a late afternoon summer sky. These mountains were favorite subjects of mine in the early days of PictureLongmont. I used fairly low-resolution cameras then, and well, actually still do. Didn’t realize at that time that we’d move to Indiana ten years later making the name of the site irrelevant, c’est la vie. I think pictures of mountains look great printed and displayed on nearly any wall in the home or workplace setting. Especially here in the Midwest, looking at a mountain scene makes me wonder what it’s like up there where the air is thin and cold.

Apt 53

A vision of fire and ice engulfs a window between two doors in this scene. The doors, window and steps are critical to the symmetrical composition of this dreamscape image. I love the open door that you can peek inside while being guarded by the watchful eye below. I feel like 53 would be a pretty bitchin address to have on this path in town. The symmetry of the architecture combines with the artistry of the subject to make me love this image. This scene would look great printed and displayed on nearly any wall or tabletop providing a sense of wonder to those who see it.

Colorful city

We had a few days in Valparaíso Chile before flying down to Puerto Montt to visit family on that trip. Valparaíso is on the Pacific coast of Chile and has geography that makes it a good port city. With influences of people from all over the world it is a colorful city that was a pleasure to visit. This scene looking northeast depicts the colorful buildings that make up this city on the hills. I like the perspective of looking down in the foreground and then climbing up in the background gives a sense of dimension to the composition. This image would look great printed and displayed on nearly any wall giving a sense of wonder to those who view it.

Portrait of Ollie

Ollie walks around this way and says, “ready when you are.” Times like these when photography is the best tool for the art. I love this portrait of Ollie. He is so chill here I can’t help but smile when I look at this image. I hope you enjoy this shot of Ollie as much as I enjoyed making it and sharing it here with you.

Wander what

The light, shadows and bark star in this image to make you wonder what you’re looking at. The Beech tree has smoother bark than any other tree in my area and it gives them a unique look. With this image I just let my mind wander.

Memories

This scene was made from multiple images that I put together in the photo editor. We are looking north, across a valley between Boulder and Lyons Colorado. I’ve always liked making panoramic images. Cityscapes, mountains and seashores are the subjects that I like for these wide shots. I like the feeling of depth when I look at this image. It reminds me of the day when we hiked the trail that leads to this viewpoint. It was a special day and looking at this image reminds me and takes me back to that afternoon.

Light painting

Light is the subject in this image. Light, clouds and sky. I don’t know if this was a unique weather occurrence happening with the sunset or what, but I don’t see sunlight painting the clouds like it did on this day. I love the path of blue sky down the center of the scene. The layers of light from dark orange to white and sharp edges fading to softness all combine to mesmerize me when I look at this. I want to see more of the scene outside these borders. Was there more of this or was it localized to just this area? I remember seeing this and running into the house to get a camera because things were changing so fast up there. I grabbed a couple of shots before the evanescent cloud shapes disappeared before my eyes. This image looks great printed and displayed on a wall near a window to remind me of what could be out there beyond my four walls.

Magical

Evening fell as we left the park for the day. We walked through the castle making our way to the main gate when I turned and pointed my phone at this scene. I think the park lighting is what appeals to me in the image. There are lights pointed all over that castle, but you don’t see them directly, only in the way they illuminate the features on the walls and towers. Details of the castle exterior seem to come alive in this light even though the entire scene is somewhat subdued. I think this image would look awesome printed and displayed on the wall inside a real estate office. 🙂

Rolling west

I’ll take the high road while you take the low road. In this case the tanker train taking the low road or more like the low rail. I’m outside of Rollinsville, Colorado looking west towards the entrance to the Moffat Tunnel for this image. The composition of this scene is the two roads heading down the valley to the mouth of the tunnel. I was lucky to be there when the train came rolling up the tracks. I think the train adds interest and leads my eye to the tunnel entrance which might otherwise go unnoticed here. This image would look great printed and displayed in a hallway or corridor in any home or workplace.

Above it all

On top of the world. Standing on top of a high mountain in Colorado is exhilarating for me. Rock, sky, snow goes on seemingly forever up there. It’s typically windy up there and the strong cold clean wind pushes against you as you breath it in. In this scene we are on top of Mount Evans which is just west of Denver. It might be one of the easier mountains to climb because a paved road goes nearly the top of it. We are looking towards the southwest on an early summer day around 1 pm. A storm system is coming at us from the northwest, so it is time to be getting off this mountain because I don’t want to be up there in a lightning storm. This image looks great printed and displayed on nearly any wall in the house or workplace.

Relaxing

Afternoon at Nags Head Beach. This scene of family having a laid-back time on the beach makes me happy every time I look at it. I wonder what the kite looks like at the end of that string. There’s decent wave action and I can imagine the water washing up and over my feet. Out beyond the horizon the North Atlantic Ocean with its sharks and whales gives us all something to ponder about. This image would look good printed and displayed near a door leading outside. A reminder to get out there and get away from it all.

Ohio calling

I drove back and forth to Dublin Ohio a couple times a month when mom and dad lived there and this arch at the Ohio border along Interstate 70 was the halfway point of the three-hour drive. I had a thing about taking a picture as I approached the arch and so have a collection of images of this from all months of the year. I like what Ohio did here at their border. A mile west of here is a relatively tiny sign welcoming you to Indiana. It’s easy to miss that sign but you know you’re in Indiana because the road goes to crap compared to the smooth surface you’ve been driving on for the past 20 miles or so. The late-day summer sun really gives dimension to the clouds which mimic shapes of the trees along the road. The composition with the road spanning edge to edge the bottom of the frame draws me into the scene giving me a sense of being there when I look at this. I don’t drive to Ohio anymore and sometimes I miss those trips with their changes of the scenery to the changes of the seasons. I look at this picture that tells me to come back soon because there is a bit of my heart back there in Ohio.

Smell the rain

I can smell the rain in this image. The storm had just washed over us when the clouds parted and left the sky above their yard looking like this. The early evening sun is low and behind us setting up ideal conditions for a beautiful rainbow across the sky. This image was made with my phone and then processed with Gimp which is fairly normal practice for me. My processing consists of adjusting for a level horizon if needed, then I typically bump up contrast a couple of stops, adjust color for white balance, apply a smoothing filter and then scale the image to a smaller size suitable for the internet. I like the feeling of summer that this scene conveys.