ku # 479 ~ getting out of town
Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 09:15AM 
A large shattered erratic on the Bog River • click to embiggenIt's hard to believe but an entire summer has kind of sneaked by under the radar. It seems as though I was not able to get into any kind of summer flow - way too many 'matters' to tend to (house renovations, college preparations, a few unexpected work projects and spending most of August well under the weather).
One casualty of all this is that the wife and I have not been out in the canoes together even once this summer. Now that the nest is empty, our first priority is a 3 day / 2 night canoe trip this weekend, although, the tent will house our part-time nester, Hugo.
Hugo's mom and dad (the Cinemascapist) are out of town for a wedding in Pittsburgh and then a swing over to NYC to finalize a few details for his upcoming exhibition. Aaron and his pictures are being featured in e-zine articles all over the world. It seems that nary a day goes by that doesn't include a request for an interview.
If you aren't keeping up with his work, you should be - Aaron Hobson ~ Cinemascapes. He has also posted a new picture here in the Guest Photographer Forum.
PS - The Landscapist's Stand Apart From The Crowd Award of Recognition goes to Tim, who distinguished himself over the past 2 days by being the lone first-time visitor (out of over 1,800) to leave a comment. Thank you, Tim (and, yes, our college princess has an especially spacious dorm room since her roomate was a no-show. A replacement is not likely and in 2 weeks she can call maintenance and have the extra bed and wardrobe removed which we will replace with a couch, coffe table and floor lamp.)
Reader Comments (4)
I like this photo; lots of eye candy. Different forms appear and recede as you examine the photo first as a whole, then in detail (hints at a prehistoric, fossilized fish for an ancient lake?)
With the fine detail and strong ,but still natural, color contrast of the rocks, water, and foliage, it probably looks great as a print.
It is a magical place in person.
Mark...about a month ago Jill and I visited the Bog River for the first time...paddled back to the first lake (can't remember it's name now) and ate lunch. Didn't see any wildlife on the way in...on the way out, within a span of about 30 minutes, we saw 2 bald eagles in aerial combat of some sort, 2 loons within feet of our kayaks, and a common snipe perched on some deadwood chirping relentlessly.
The photo of the shattered erratic is breathtaking. The bright flat surface of the central stone, just above/left of center, is the perfect starting point for the viewer's eye which then wanders off into the various shapes (as Robert pointed out) and shadows as it darkens toward the edges. Plus, in the midst of all the sharp angles there is this circular backdrop created by the reflection of the "mother stone", for lack of a better term, which is earth-like to me.
Just to reiterate one more thing that Robert said...the colors here are strikingly natural.
I quite like this also. Plenty to look at and I also can see a "fish" swimming from right to left.
I am amazed at the color and feel of the greens of the trees. nice!