A beautiful early morning on Onaping Lake.
No wind to bother
Blue skies above
Nature at its best
A beautiful early morning on Onaping Lake.
No wind to bother
Blue skies above
Nature at its best
Lighting is the one most important aspect of a good landscape composition.
You must be observant at all times
This composition was captured on the French River
Using a clump of evergreens as my foreground. A beautiful blue sky. One mountain in the background.
There is peace and quiet standing here. Let your eyes absorb the beauty. Let the day be yours. In the surrounding mountains.
I have been plagued with bad weather. Too much mist. The mountains in a haze. But finally it all became clear. Bull Mountain with the Kootney River British Columbia.
It is summer here in Nicaragua now. But like everywhere else in the world, the weather patterns have been messed up. Lately there has been plenty of rain, bringing cooler temperatures. It has been a week now since I finally made it out for some photographic fun. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. A little late in the morning for the best lighting. The haze was a little annoying to deal with.
It was on a Monday past that I was joined by a good Nica friend. I had secured his services the day before. We topped off his motorcycle with gas. Then away we went cruising through the mountains. It had been many years since I traveled by motorcycle.
I was attracted by a rock knob on the mountain top as shown in the photo. The lush greens of the landscape is long gone. Replaced by parched earth. There is tremendous depth here in the photo. From foreground to background you are given a sense of depth vertically and horizontally. You will see buildings in the left corner of photo. They give you the sense scale to the whole composition. The rock knob is only a portion of my composition, but is there. I allowed the sky to be half of the photo. Thus a sense of overall vastness that are the mountains. In this type of work I want you to envision the feeling of a 3D feel.
I will close now, till next week. So until next week happy trails
Rivas, Nicaragua. At the ferry landing Lac Nicaragua
Oh My Gosh
I was told by my mamma
That I would meet, a lady
That would take my breath away
That was my destiny
Well just the other day
I saw my destiny
She stood there looking
Doe eyed and sweet
I was all a flutter
Tongue in a knot
She said hello
I thought I melted
Oh my gosh
Oh my gosh
Well you know
I found my tongue
But all I could say
Oh my gosh
She wore a red dress
Tight and alluring
Those smoky eyes
Kept pulling me closer
Those soft red lips
Just a teasing me
Long black hair
Straight and sparkling
She got swinging hips
Oh, those shapely legs
What a pretty lady that
Oh my gosh
I’ll take you in my arms
Hold you tight
Tell you, you are my destiny
To the end of time
I just want to
I just want to
Make love to you
Oh my gosh
Oh my gosh
Oh my gosh
I have met my destiny
She takes my breath away
Pablo Sanchez and I spotted the orange roofs that dominated this beautiful finca along the highway between Riva and the Costa Rica border. I told Pablo that we must stop here on our way back later in the day.
On our return journey, we parked at the gated entrance. A security guard met us. Pablo spoke to the gentleman about allowing me to enter to obtain photos. I was granted permission to do so. I set up my tripod using the palm tree as my foreground. The road leads your eye into the composition along with the fences. By using the palm tree I can create depth to the photo. Beautiful blue skies and white fluffy clouds that I darkened down to increase contrast. This to me is a impressive finca.
Our journey continues for Pablo and I. By the way if interested give Pablo Sanchez a call for your travelling needs. For the pure joy of sightseeing or your business interests, Pablo Sanchez with his car is available.
Pablo Sanchez can be reached on his cell phone. 8350 7148
So until next time happy trails