
Naturally Abstract
These pictures were taken directly from life being shot through the camera lens. No digital wizardry used to create the outcome. Hence, “Naturally Abstract” meant it was a clean, one take exposure, for the picture(s). I’m always surprised to find those textures and shadows, objects large and small, or hidden patterns that grab my attention.

A Mosaic of Color
The hanging sculpture, Luftwerk, an art installation by Petra Bachmaier & Sean Gallero, presented grid blocks of colors and shapes in an indoor setting. Mies Van Der Rohe, the architect, made this prefab prototype house to incorporate the interior with the outdoors. This hanging light show reflects the outdoors and changes with both the time of day and camera angle. It was a brilliant riot of color like a patterned mosaic. No tripods respected the museum's rules.

The Eyes Have It!
This photograph was validated by National Geographic Online Magazine to be authentic and won the “Daily Dozen” online award in July 27, 2008. This award is chosen by an editor, then voted on by NGM members to be hard printed in the monthly magazine. Its quirky and surreal appearing to have eyes with tears. A very fragrant peach was split into halves simply by its freshness.

Mies Meets Modern
Captivated by the colors & fractured light of Parallel Perspectives, an art installation by Luftwerk, a Chicago-based collaboration of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, I aimed to capture the movement of light within & outside of of the hanging sculpture as it interacted within the space of the room. Situated within the McCormick House designed by Mies van der Rohe, the art installation's rainbow rays contrasted with both the room's rigidity and the outdoor companion house structure.
Posted on YourShot.NationalGeographic.com and published as the winner of “Photos of the Week” from the worldwide National Geographic submissions, specifically for the week of August 9, 2019. Related web page and offered editorial comments are on the link: https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/14090088/

Looking Out

Belize Vista

Graphic Line Up

Monolith Rocks

Inside a Moment

Night Reflections

Night Duty

A Mosaic of Color
The hanging sculpture, Luftwerk, an art installation by Petra Bachmaier & Sean Gallero, presented grid blocks of colors and shapes in an indoor setting. Mies Van Der Rohe, the architect, made this prefab prototype house to incorporate the interior with the outdoors. This hanging light show reflects the outdoors and changes with both the time of day and camera angle. It was a brilliant riot of color like a patterned mosaic. No tripods respected the museum's rules.

Night Shape

Monolith Diversity

Window to Beyond

Sunset and Forest Lichens

North-South-East-West
#Abstract, #People, #Silhouette, #Abstract, #Figures, #Direction, #Rainfall, #Running

Nature's Quirk

Illusions

The Waiting Game

Who Me?

Living Green Wood

Pacific Sunset

Angles and Ocean Sunset

Found Abstract

Feeling Blue

Water Surge

Splash of Red

Divided in Orange

Tangerine Staircase

Kaleidoscope of Plant Life

Spiked Leaves

Moving Out


A Good Read

Sky Vision


Clashing Water

Forest Highlights

Beaver's Teeth Marks (on Living Tree)

Transparency
Grand Central Station

Outdoor Wave

Animal Coding

Parallel Air and Water

Locked Up Romances

Forest Grasses

Snow Lanes

Mostly Black, White, and Red

Sky Abstract

City Shapes

Time for a Spin

Giants and Minis

Night Life

Interior/Exterior

Keeping the Hope

The Blizzard's Diagonal Wind

Forest Grasses

Moonscape

Cigar Cloud
#Abstract, #Cigar, #Flag, #Outdoor, #Trees, #Sky

Twisted

Natural Angles

Peering Within

Lines and Circles

Classic Curve

Chromosone "X"

Stand Alone
#NaturallyAbstract, #Abstract, #Forest, #Windy, #Snow, #BlowingSnow, #Clearing, #StandingAlone

Flower Latitude

Divided We Stand

Hugs and Kisses

Conch Shell Sky
#NaturallyAbstract, #Sky, #Trees, #Clouds, #Lighting, #ConchShell

Door County's Living Sunset

Full Moon

Yin and Yang Frost

Ripples and Squiggles

Snow Stripes

Dancing to Fall's Beat

Outdoor Plaid

Bottomland Pond Brights

Snow Dynamic

A Bold View

Outdoor Sparkles

Interior Angles

Symphony of Lines

Uphill Color
Dominican Republic, Colonial Sector.

Green Chair and Concrete
Mexico City, Roma District.

Selective

Flood Water

Math Angles

Sky in the Water

Equal Sides at the Mill

Primary Concrete

Rooftop and Chimneys

Pastel Forest

Dance of the Leaves

Elevation

Fall's Blast of Yellow

Shades of Grey

Ridgeline

After Sunset

Dynamic Outdoor
Lake Michigan, Lakeside, Michigan.

Prairie Grass and Americana

Hugging the Hillside

Growth Spurt

Stained Glass

Constant Rhythm

Primary Outrage

Rush Hour
New York City bus.

Ocean Meets Island
Canary Islands.

Gladiator's Last View
Colesseum window cutouts add to the starkness of the crucifix, Rome, Italy.

Color Spectrum

Rythmic Sunset

Spiral Motion

Morning Grace

Crouching Dragon at Lava Field
















































































































