Dangling Power Cords

 

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Intriguing black and white art photography by Isa Leshko. Her interest in fair rides and gravity make for an interesting subject matter in creating art photography that is more than just photography. Leshko's artist statement explains her approach and process to photography and is worth checking out by following the link below. 

Some pictures I took in and around Lethbridge, AB on Sunday, Feb. 12th. A few of these pictures will be used as a backdrop for a media arts - photo-shop project.

Maintenance Building

Downtown Lethbridge Post Office

The Bridge in Lethbridge

Lethbridge Outdoor Swimming Park

Japanese Gardens

Crates surrounding a winter tree

More Crates

Train tracks north of the Exhibition grounds

Someone's junk yard

I like these portrait images by George Simhoni.

Portrait of my brother, nieces and I

Reflecting on the genre of Portraiture - 
I like this photograph because I have a connection to the people who are in it. I love the excited and gleeful expressions of my nieces wearing their princess dresses. My brother too, is captivating in his own expression of happiness. I have been thinking about what makes a good portrait. Some portraits I have viewed on the intranet look so 'set up' and unnatural (photo shop effects, background staging), where there is not much appeal for me in the individual on display. Is it because I don't know that individual or I have been exposed to so much commercialism? However, there are some portraits that are great in the way that the photographer captures a person in a state and perhaps, as the viewer, there is something I can relate to in that individual and or somehow they come out as 'real'. The above portrait does not have a great background by any means, but I think the group of us stand out from the black fireplace set into the rock.


This past Saturday, I took pictures using the 4 x 5 camera of my 88 year old 'Great' aunt. I struggled to find expressions of her that were her and not just get a pose of her. I don't know that I was successful in what I planned in the studio, but I have a greater appreciation for the work and skill of photographers to capture individuals or groups of people in a way that gives meaning and expression for viewers to enjoy and reflect.

Around Fernie Town

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Paint Patchwork 

A Kind of Melancholy 

Someone likes the colour Blue 

Fernie, B.C.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Kids and Colour

Fernie, B.C.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Standing Out

I went skiing in Fernie this past weekend and saw this u-haul trailer in a parking lot that noticeably stood out. I thought it was amusing. There is an etiquette to parking, but what would you do if you had this trailer?

Tree Cutting Sequence

Friday, January 27, 2012

1261 - 4th Ave S

Tree Top Gone

I came home to find this tree in front of my apartment being cut down. It made me feel upset and I realized it was because this tree offered me privacy from the street.

The men started to work on a tree opposite this one and I was relieved they were only cutting away the dead parts of it...or just giving it a good tree pruning.

Men contemplating their work 

Cleaning up the mess

The Tree is Still Standing

It's all good and they are gone!