It’s been a long, hot summer here and it’s not over yet – still a few days forecast to top out at or above 90F / 31C. But it’s sllooowwwllyyy ramping down. As a result all the flora is pretty much parched and crispy so there’s been no reason to get out and shoot landscapes. I guess I’ve been watching too much Alex Kilbee on YouTube, but I decided to shoot stuff I could find in my backyard. Just to be shooting.
These are some results and most if not all are fairly abstracted. Actually a couple turned out OK-ish, but many of them are severe crops and / or need to be re-shot better. That last bit (re-shot) is probably giving Alex a twitch… Fifteen+ years ago I shot more non-landscapes, but these are a little off the beaten path for me now.
All were taken with my Canon T8i / 850D, Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L and processed in ART and Affinity Photo.
The birdhouse is one I made from scrap several years ago. It usually hosts a mating pair of Eastern Bluebirds in the spring. The curly-que pattern is the shadow of a couple of plastic hanging plant holders against my old storage building.
It’s kinda funny … at first I thought, “there’s nothing to shoot in my yard” but the more I shoot the more I found. Of course I’m sure that’s not limitless, but while it lasts…!
Fifteen+ years ago I shot more non-landscapes, but these are a little off the beaten path for me now.
