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Archive for September, 2021

Fall Photo Abstraction (Part 4)

Here is another set of interesting photos abstractions from my stroll along the colorful paths in Edmonton’s river valley.


Fall Photo Abstractions (Part 3)

Here are some more autumn abstract photos, of paths and trees in Edmonton’s river valley, that hint at being paintings:

All images Copyright Randall Talbot (2021)


Fall Photo Abstractions (Part 2)

In Part 1 I shared a collection of images in which the photos were still recognizable as landscapes, paths, trees, etc. In this collection, the abstractions are pushed so that the interest is just in the color, forms and composition.


Fall Photo Abstractions (Part 1)

With the colors of autumn becoming brighter and more abundant I have undertaken a project to create some new photo abstractions from the landscape. All of these images start with long exposure photos with deliberate camera motions of different types during the exposure. I then digitally post-process the images to enhance exposure, contrast and color saturation.

This first collection features abstracted images of landscapes. A follow-up post will feature photo abstractions, that while derived from the same landscapes, will not have readily discernible landscape elements.

(All images: Copyright Randall Talbot 2021)


Walkin’ the Woods

Another autumn day, another stroll through the wooded trails in Edmonton’s river valley, photographing the colors and forms of nature:

2021 September 14


Not Quite Autumn Leaves

It is just early September but the leaves (and berries) are showing a strong movement towards the colors of Autumn .

These photos were all captured in Edmonton’s river valley on September 8th, 2021.


The Sun is Setting

Some images from a late-summer (early-September) evening walk in Edmonton’s river valley – the shadows are longer, the paths are a bit darker and moodier, the white poplar tree trunks seem to jump out of the darkness.


Wildflowers of Late Summer

Continuing on with little, themed photo blogs of nature in Edmonton’s river valley during the last week of August, here are a group of images of wildflowers (and related structures):


Wet and Dry

Here is another collection of photos from last week (2021 August 26) on the bank of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton. This group focuses on observations made while looking down at the ground (which was sometimes dry, sometimes wet, sometimes in between).

Drying mud
A little pond, halfway up the bank
Footprint (paw) impression
Ripples and reflections on the river
More cracks in drying mud near the river’s edge