Changing in Public or How to Feel Naked Covered in Cameras

I’ve been struggling with change for several months. This is the year I gave myself the challenge to push beyond my normal range and find new directions for my photography. My muses, Eph n’ Murial, are never in agreement about the direction I should take. Murial, the traditionalist, is a woman of subtle landscapes and poofy flower sets.

Old Eph, bless his iron heart, must have been a biker dude in one of his former incarnations. He’s into boldness, taking changes, kicking things up, and making me nervous with glowing eyes and billowing beard. (That’s what I imagine he looks like, one elbow digging into my right shoulder.)

Here’s a few samples of the bipolar treatment I’ve been dealing with from these two the past month. I’m a changed person for this year’s challenge. I just don’t know if I’m complete, half-fast, spinning my f-stops, or stuck naked in the middle somewhere. I’m open to anyone’s feedback.

At this time, I feel like Grandma Moses spirit bonded with my seeking heroine, Andrew Wyeth’s, Christina’s World.

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

Saginaw Timber #2

Saginaw Timber # 2, made its first short run on the side rails after a fifteen year rebuild on August 13, 2015. Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin offers a lot of opportunities to grab industrial, abstract, grunge shots for members and friends of members.. These are my first attempt at shooting and processing a different genre. Please let me know what you think. This certainly took me down another road less paved and into memories of good friends now passed, and laughter, work, and soot covered faces of a younger me.

YouTube Saginaw Timber Video