Liquid mountains of the sky

An active sky can add movement and colour and drama to a photograph … and sometimes skies ARE the photograph, as the landscape pales in comparison to the dance of light and cloud that is happening above. This one taken in Normandy added such beauty to our autoroute drive. Brittany clouds 24 SL

Driving the Cape Breton Trail in Nova Scotia we saw some beautiful turbulent skies, this one at 4 Mile Beach at Aspey Bay.

While my daughter and husband sat up front chattering I was busy in the back snapping shots through the window at 100 km/hr of some tremendous skies over Alberta. Continue reading “Liquid mountains of the sky”

Lynne AyersNovember 30, 2013November 30, 201313 Comments

weekly photo challenge

Now and Then

The weekly photo challenge is to share a photo that features a light source … I took this shot at an angle to capture the reflection of the electric wall lamp rather than the oil lamp – rather like a time warp or a look into the future. Continue reading Now and Then

Lynne AyersNovember 29, 201320 Comments

Black and white

Black and White: Glass

Harry’s (abandoned) Hideaway – the same place from which I produced my study in rust also provided some window shots.

shattered car windshield black and white

From the shot above of the shattered windshield I produced these abstracts …

Continue reading “Black and White: Glass”

Lynne AyersNovember 29, 2013November 29, 20138 Comments

Photography

“If you rest, you rust”

A rusted trailer abandoned behind a shed on Superior’s north shore … became a photo shoot for a study in rust … “If you rest, you rust.” – Helen Hayes Continue reading “If you rest, you rust”

Lynne AyersNovember 28, 2013November 28, 201316 Comments

Travel Theme Challenge

Heady scent of autumn

My favourite time to walk in the woods is in the fall. I stride out across the open field where the summer crop is brittle and dry awaiting harvest, or the stalks are limp remains after the first heavy frost. I purposefully shuffle through the leaves dropped from the hedgerow because I delight in the rustle and crackle. But it’s the woods I head … Continue reading Heady scent of autumn

Lynne AyersNovember 27, 2013November 26, 201317 Comments

Photography

Verandah with a View in Venice

And … Vivid Venetian glass Vase Aaahhhh Boy in Blue on Bike Carousel de la Cité Carcassonne Dilapidated Door in Dinan Elephant on Elegant Egg First Frost in Flower garden Guard Gait in Gamla Stan Hero on High Horse Irish wolfhounds In St Ives Jaded Johnny Jump-up Knocking Knees with unKnowns Lamp Light and Lines & Last Leaves Lingering Marazion from St Micheal’s Mount Nothing … Continue reading Verandah with a View in Venice

Lynne AyersNovember 26, 2013November 26, 20134 Comments

Visual Quotations

Visual Quotation 36: Intangible

“There are intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.” – Natalie Clifford Barney Fine Art Photography Abstract by Lynne Ayers Inspired by Ese’s Shoot and Quote: Intangible Continue reading Visual Quotation 36: Intangible

Lynne AyersNovember 26, 2013March 17, 20144 Comments

Visual Quotations

Visual Quotation 35: Direction

“There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.” – Nelson Mandela Ese’s Weekly Shoot and Quote is: Direction Continue reading Visual Quotation 35: Direction

Lynne AyersNovember 25, 2013November 25, 201321 Comments

weekly photo challenge

Wing Walking

I flew north for a few days to visit family and friends. We were flying at 25,000 feet when I looked out my window and unexpectedly, saw this … Weekly photo challenge is: Unexpected Continue reading Wing Walking

Lynne AyersNovember 25, 2013November 25, 20135 Comments

Photography

Unaccompanied Under the Umbrella

Aaahhhh Boy in Blue on Bike Carousel de la Cité Carcassonne Dilapidated Door in Dinan Elephant on Elegant Egg First Frost in Flower garden Guard Gait in Gamla Stan Hero on High Horse Irish wolfhounds In St Ives Jaded Johnny Jump-up Knocking Knees with unKnowns Lamp Light and Lines & Last Leaves Lingering Marazion from St Micheal’s Mount Nothing Near Nomansland Ostentatiously Ornate Onion Domes … Continue reading Unaccompanied Under the Umbrella

Lynne AyersNovember 19, 2013November 21, 201313 Comments

Fine Art Photography

I’m Happy

I am excited and happy to say I made a couple of sales recently. Both are photographs that I worked on with various photo editing programs. This one sold at a local showing that was actually held in the building pictured, which is in Martintown, Ontario.The Grist Mill 21 x 15″ The next one sold from an art gallery in Ottawa so that is doubly … Continue reading I’m Happy

Lynne AyersNovember 15, 2013November 11, 201323 Comments

Photography

Toomkirik on Toompea Hill in Tallinn

The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin, also known as Toomkirik – Dome Church, located on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, Estonia, is the oldest church in Tallinn. Aaahhhh Boy in Blue on Bike Carousel de la Cité Carcassonne Dilapidated Door in Dinan Elephant on Elegant Egg First Frost in Flower garden Guard Gait in Gamla Stan Hero on High Horse Irish wolfhounds In St Ives Jaded … Continue reading Toomkirik on Toompea Hill in Tallinn

Lynne AyersNovember 14, 2013November 15, 20136 Comments

My Own Backyard

A bird in the hand

My daughter called me to the porch telling me a chickadee was lying there and it looked dead. I picked up the poor unconscious little thing and gently stroked it … and it responded, struggled to its feet and tottered there … “Don’t be afraid to fly…” “Spread your wings and prepare to fly” little bird I settled him safely out of the way and … Continue reading A bird in the hand

Lynne AyersNovember 12, 2013November 11, 201332 Comments

Black and white

Black and White: Cooper Marsh

I took a series of shots at the marsh just as the sun was going down – they had a big effect on my painting and inspired a number of attempts at capturing this scene in watercolour. I thought I’d try some of them out in black and white … The Cooper Marsh Conservation Area is on the shores of the St. Lawrence River … Continue reading Black and White: Cooper Marsh

Lynne AyersNovember 11, 20139 Comments

Travel Journal

Windows of Mont St Michel

Lingering look at windows week 43 Continue reading Windows of Mont St Michel

Lynne AyersNovember 7, 2013November 7, 20137 Comments

Photography

St Petersburg Subway System

Admiralteyskaya subway station in St Petersburg, Russia St Petersburg’s subway system is the deepest in the world and Admiralteyskaya is the deepest station – this escalator is the beginning of the descent to 282 feet. Aaahhhh Boy in Blue on Bike Carousel de la Cité Carcassonne Dilapidated Door in Dinan Elephant on Elegant Egg First Frost in Flower garden Guard Gait in Gamla Stan Hero … Continue reading St Petersburg Subway System

Lynne AyersNovember 5, 2013November 5, 201313 Comments

Visual Quotations

Visual Quotation 34: Intricate

This week, digital art to illustrate my quote

“In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words …
to reach the highest cathedral ceilings … Continue reading “Visual Quotation 34: Intricate”

Lynne AyersNovember 3, 2013November 3, 201323 Comments

weekly photo challenge

Who believes in UFOs

New-camera-snapping-everything-in-sight-mode caught this reflection hanging in the sky over the open sea. The weekly photo challenge is: eerie Continue reading Who believes in UFOs

Lynne AyersNovember 2, 2013November 2, 201319 Comments

Beyond the Brush

From the right side of my brain – Visual Arts, Travel, Photography and the Written Word

Month: November 2013

Liquid mountains of the sky

Now and Then

Black and White: Glass

“If you rest, you rust”

Heady scent of autumn

Verandah with a View in Venice

Visual Quotation 36: Intangible

Visual Quotation 35: Direction

Wing Walking

Unaccompanied Under the Umbrella

I’m Happy

Toomkirik on Toompea Hill in Tallinn

A bird in the hand

Black and White: Cooper Marsh

Windows of Mont St Michel

St Petersburg Subway System

Visual Quotation 34: Intricate

Who believes in UFOs

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