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A New Year in my Photographic Life

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I’m back on the blog after my break away and as the year has rolled over, I’d like to wish you all a Happy 2012.

2011 had its ups and downs. A shaky year for us, and it isn’t over yet. 2012 will have its own trials and tribulations no doubt, but I’m keen to think about where my photographic life will lead me. Will it be greener pastures? Will my craft improve? What new skills will I learn? Will my vision be the same, or will I shed another skin and move on to different artistic views? Or maybe I will at last go through  the metamorphous stage and emerge from my chrysalis to fly to new heights?

I don’t know, but the anticipation of greater heights will spur me onwards…

Posted January 22, 2012
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Season's Greetings

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To everyone a very special Christmas and New Year!

For many 2011 has been a trying year and if this has been that kind of year for you, then we wish you many rich blessings for 2012. For those who have had a great 2011, we wish you another great year in 2012.

Thank you all for reading my blog and photographs. This is the last post for the year, but I will be back!

Enjoy your holidays, and take care on the roads if you are traveling. Above all, live life, love life, enjoy life and share it with your family and friends. Do the things you love the most for life is all too short.

Yours,

Thysje

Posted December 24, 2011
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Shared Perch

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I know I’ve just posted, but I’ve been going through my archives and have come across some photographs I’d completely forgotten about. This one for example.

This particular morning I recall the tide rushing in on the lagoon, and there on an old tree branch brought in by the tide were two cormorants and a white faced heron. It was the only perch for some distance and I’d previously watched the heron climb higher when the cormorant below it flew in. Eventually it got too much for the heron and it flew away.

It was still quite foggy when I took this shot, though the sun took care of it before long.

Posted December 18, 2011
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Hold on!

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There’s a stand of blue gums on a hillside at Pigeon Bay. I like to visit them to see the twists and turns their roots take to hold on to the slope they live on. This image shows the wonderful textured wood of some huge roots, fallen branches and some twigs and dried leaves trapped in between.

Posted December 18, 2011
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Church at Pigeon Bay

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Back in October I took a series of photos of the little church in Pigeon Bay. It was morning and the sun had just appeared over the top of the hills. It was backlighting the trees making their new Spring leaves glow and it was the quality of the light that made me think to make a black and white version with an almost sepia tone.

So with this thought in mind, I set up my tripod and took photos from several angles. Today, I made some time to sit and study which ones I liked best to convert to black and white as I had envisaged in October on that beautiful morning. I feel this image portrays my vision at that time very well.  What I saw was beautiful bright light, glowing new leaves still small with a hint of branches, and the door in the shade inviting me to come in. What I felt was peace and serenity.

What do you read in this image?

Posted December 8, 2011
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