Flatten

Going for some abstract expressionist surface values here. Bits of depth still do creep in...

Frostbits

Temperatures of -15°C/5°F somehow don't inspire one to stand around and concentrate on angles and lighting, so these are hasty snaps taken over the past couple of days.

Snow business

Choices, choices, choices

The hardest part, okay, the only hard part in this is in deciding which of the 120 snaps I took today are successful. My aesthetic principles keep wavering. At present, I'm shooting for abstract expressionism or informel: Would these work as wall-sized paintings? I've started avoiding hints of representation, as deciphering the contents distracts from understanding the composition - like words distract in music. But that's today. Perhaps tomorrow will find me reconciled with the true task of photography: distorting reality. We'll see.

Moonweed

Strange. You take the same landscape, well past midnight, use the same camera settings, but add a full moon from a clear sky reflected on the frosty roofs - and suddenly, you're under the sea.