Confluence

Why I take photographs

I see too many angles, too many possibilities, and my eye picks up more information than I can possibly put on a piece of paper or canvas. The possibilities and information enter my brain too fast for drawing when I am someplace new. If I care too much, how can I possibly mark it all down?

The camera helps me compose. It helps me take notes. Is fast enough to go through many ideas quickly. I lets me take the snapshot so that I can leave it alone; let the pile of photos sit while I let time decide which composition, which spot, which view, which feature is important.

The camera is a way for me to draw on my mind before I start drawing on paper.

This explains why I take so many pictures of the same thing.
It also explains why I can only reference my own pictures. Using someone else's pictures shortcuts the initial drawing experience.

Low Sun East Side

North Side

Start of The Wilderness

Granite Peaks Tree

Granite Peaks

Sunset Snowshoe

at lower altitudes (7000') so the snow was a bit crusty, therefore did not need the longer tails on the shoes

I like how the snow gets very blue just before sunset, the suddenly pops with all sorts of color immediately after the sun goes behind the ridge. Purple, pink, orange are sudden additions to the prevailing blue and white.

horizon 16

horizon 16