I really didn’t want to leave my warm bed to drive down the mountain in the frosty early November air but was determined to capture the magic of “civil” twilight – that few minutes before sunrise that photographers are obsessed with – at Lake Petit on my last morning in the North Georgia mountains. I wanted classic pink-gold light coupled with dramatic cloud formations for my own iconic fall image of lake, mountains and sky. Alas, a cloudless sky and a short twilight cheated me of that shot. Heading back to the car, I noticed a small maple tree, its newly-turned leaves glowing warmly against the soft blue-green of the lake below me, and realized all the magic I needed was right here in front of me. [Intentional camera movement, double exposure].
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Kathleen Gill
I am a semi-professional photographer, with the passion of a true amateur, drawn primarily to nature and travel, but open to and intrigued by most everything. In 2014, I began working on a 52-Week Photo Project, posting one photo a week that expressed something about that week – a theme, a story, a feeling. My intent was to add an element of story-telling to my work. That project was successfully completed in September 2015 and is all stored in the archive here.
After a several month break, I began a new 12-month project. Each month in 2016 I will present a group of carefully curated images – a sort of thematic portfolio – along with an essay. My intent is to improve my editing skills and, of course, motivate me to keep on shooting. Please follow me and let me know what you think. You can see more of my work on my website: www.kathleengillphotography.com.
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Very nice … for me this (coupled with the delicate prose) is a favorite among the other lovely images. It makes me think how often in life -and everyday actually – beauty, or perhaps what we are seeking that day, can be there before us if we allow ourselves to be open to our surroundings and senses and let it into our search.
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Thanks, Eddie…much appreciated
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