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Post date / 2010 / October
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The artistic inspiration for my first photo journal is Giacomo Balla's "Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash" from 1912. I find the futurists' interest in capturing motion, change and energy to be a truer pursuit of reality than the static depictions of previous artistic movements. I reasoned that a well-paced hike with several subjects would be appropriate for my first exploration of the theme of movement. Of course, I did not wish to duplicate the work of artists nearly a century old. While they were inspired by photography, I used the medium directly. In addition, my subject was everything in the view of my camera. Even the landscape is in motion as a result of my kinetic experience of it. I hope, as well, that my emotional response - my love of adventure and of my family's shared experience - will also have been captured on film. Yogi Bear Bohannon-Adlersfluegel - IMG_0045
Getting geared up in the parking lot. We had to mount and test my equipment. I was so excited! - IMG_0046
I was very eager to get going and snapped off a few test shots. It had taken so long to get there, I couldn't wait to get going. The people took forever to get ready. They just kept pulling things out of the car. - IMG_0047
Finally, I got my first sniff of the woods and made my first real attempt at photography. - IMG_0048
I think this was great for my second shot. I'm already creating dynamic, abstracted images - and we're not even to the trail head yet. - IMG_0049
God! I could not believe Mom had to go to the bathroom. I hate being excluded, and it just killed me to have to stop. - IMG_0050
Waiting for her was excruciating. It killed my concentration. - IMG_0051
Finally, we got underway. I like the sense of acceleration in this image. The single leg, I think, also bespeaks the precariousness of a body in motion. - IMG_0052
I didn't want an outright, conventional portrait. God knows, mom and dad take plenty of those. But, I wanted to create an implied presence in my work. - IMG_0053
I don't know why Griffin had to come along. He's such a jock, with no artistic sensibility. But, I have to admit, he made a great subject. - IMG_0054
I believe this to be one of my best shots, combining my subjective point of view with the energy of life in motion. - IMG_0055
I had a hard time getting around Todd and Laura. This slowed me on occasion and had an inevitable effect on my work. But these shots are nice artifacts of our time together. I like them for their simplicity. Priscilla was just happy that she and I held our own. I still don't understand what she sees in Griffin... - IMG_0056
My insecurity got the better of me, and I had a hard time leaving mom's side. But she encouraged me to go off on my own and assured me that Todd and Laura would welcome me. When she whispered "Go, go, go," I just took off. Exhilerating! - IMG_0057
I love the sense of shifting trajectories recorded in this series of three. - IMG_0058
Fantastic! This image exemplifies my philosophy. Nothing is standing still. All of life is caught in a swirling, spinning cyclone of movement.