My Early Years: Nature Photography @salainart 2005-2008

I have not had a digital camera for several years now. The consequences of being poor. Other things are of bigger import, like food for example. And the heating bill.

With that said, today I would like to share some photos I have taken in the past that I have neglected to pay much attention to in this blog. 

When I was growing up in Connecticut, I had my camera with me everywhere I went. I was the kind of person to stop the car and get out on the side of the road to snap a shot of the sunset or a cool looking tree. 

On my days off I would go to a local state park and shoot everything in sight. 

I was obsessed with reflections...

...with the natural play of light and shadow...

 ...with macro, and super macro...

 

 

 ...the colours of the sky...

 

...and don't get me started on trees...

these last two are 35mm. 

I always thought it was so interesting to see the earlier work of my favourite artists. I consider photography to be my foundation. I can see the things that have shaped my aesthetic into what it is today. The photos I had always considered among the best were those that played with perspective and depth of field. Colour and contrast, detail and the absence of detail, have always been a part of my work.