The Shale Shores of the Vermilion River
June 24, 2012
When I went to the river yesterday, I had in mind to photograph the shale along the banks of the river. It’s not always a good idea to have in mind what I’m going to photograph. When I do that, I miss things worth photographing and force shots that aren’t ready to be taken. It’s usually better to stay open and let things call to me rather than call to them. But the shale had called the week before. For the most part I had resisted it then to give in to the iron bacteria. Would the shale want me two weeks in a row? Here are five shale photographs from yesterday, followed by one that I didn’t resist taking the week before and another that called the week before that.
Romancing Reality 
After seeing these,you would have regretted the missed opportunity. These are all exceptional!
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June 24, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Thanks, Ken. I think (I hope) I’m emerging from a dry spell.
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June 24, 2012 at 8:49 PM
Love these! Especially the last three–shaded yellow, shaded green and shaded blue-gray. They are wonderful as a trio.
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June 24, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Thanks, Tamara. I think I may print these out for the gallery.
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June 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Great! Fantastic abstract designs; would look great blown-up, poster sized.
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July 18, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Thanks, Charmaine. Don’t know about poster size, but I will definitely print some of these.
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July 18, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Absolutely wonderful, Linda. I look forward to seeing more.
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July 23, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Thanks, Art. I went out today (July 24) and took even more shale photographs, so you will see more. I might be missing a lot of other sights at the river these days; I seem to only have eyes for shale.
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July 24, 2012 at 3:12 PM