I am, at best, a hobbyist when it comes to photography.
No. Even that label sounds too grand.
I am nothing more than a snapper.
A friend once told me I had a sculptor's eye for photography. He didn't intend it to be a compliment.
But it is a fair rap. I have very little knowledge of how my camera works -- or how to get the best out of it.
And my choice of subjects is often -- to be kind -- touristy. A bathetic Thomas Kinkade.
Now and then I run across something that simply strikes my fancy. Like last week's pig. I find joy in contrasts.
Late last week I drove up to the mirador in Melaque. The high point at the west end of our beach.
There is a panoramic view of the bay and the sea. For some reason, the contrasting combination of the ocean and the cactus on the cliffs that form the margin between land and water struck me as amusing.
Maybe the shapes. The textures. The foundational plant and the ever-changing tide. I don't know exactly what it was.
But I decided to share them with you -- and let you draw your own conclusions.
From your snapper.
20 comments:
OK Steve - just proved to myself that I need new glasses! My initial thought on the first picture was - How did he ever get those ducklings to sit on a freaking cactus! I meet with my optometrist on Tuesday! Love the overlook photo!
Dan in NC
Yesterday's pig? Your sequencing is making me dizzy.
But I like the photos. But a bathetic Thomas Kinkade is precisely what has come to mind occasionally with your photos! Yes, just that.
I like your photos - photos don't have to be art! They are in blogs to compliment and exttend the story. And yours tend to do exactly that! Keep up the good work.
Debi
Now if you could have a fraction of what Kinkade has amassed from his "style" of art, you would be one wealthy man.
I on the other hand prefer your photos any day!
Nice photos.
I don't care if the overlook photo has a Sunset Magazine look about it, I love it anyway. It's a keeper. There's something very appealing about the desert/sea juxtaposition. I have grown fond of the desert, but I appreciate it a lot more when I know the sea's close by.
great shots steve. so nice to look at during our rainy, rainy day.
had lunch with cynthia yesterday. we had pulled pork barbecue and she remembered the picture of the pig grill you posted.
i can't believe this, the rain is turning to snow!!!! omg-it's april 17th. don't think it will stick but it looks pretty coming down. i still have my studded tires on my van so if it does accumulate, i won't have any problems driving.
Q. Why did the cactus cross the desert?
A. To get to the ocean.
No glasses needed. They can be what you want them to be. After all, this is art day.
Yeah. Events caught up with me before my editing did.
Ah, if I had the cash, I wouldn't have the art. The mantra of every unsuccessful artist.
And it keeps me out of mischief. Mostly.
As the Duke of Plaza-Toro would (and did) say: "It is at such moments as these that one feels how necessary it is to travel with a full band."
Thanks, Debi. For the compliment on the complements.
Nice compliment.
Snow? It is 84 this afternoon. I must confess a little snow would feel nice. But not here.
You don't give yourself enough credit! These are beautiful photos, as are most of the photographs on your blog. I especially love the first photo. It reminds me that it will soon be pitaya season. :)
Just around the corner.
I had exactly the same thought - ducks on a cactus - but then I'm due for a cataract surgery. LOL
There seems to be a theme here. I was up there this week. The "ducklings" are still there. Patient birds.
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