Melbourne, Florida
Squared – SQ88
Delta Lake State Park
Last night I stopped over to Delta Lake State Park to see what I could find during the sunset. Still a little windy and cold outside but the were plenty of opportunities for images. I walked my little route from the beach around through the woods between the shore and the picnic areas. I was still a little early for the new growth to be photogenic but that just gives me a reason to go back.
Squared – SQ86
Riverside Park, Indiatlantic, FL
I really love this dock/boat lift next to Riverside Park in Indiatlantic, FL. My previous post on this subject, Simplicity, was an attempt at the long exposure, black & white image style. This post was a little of that but also an attempt to capture more of the character of this dock. I went with the square format to bring more attention to the dock. The previous image the dock was almost secondary to the long exposure water and sky. I’m positive I will be photographing this dock again when I next visit the Melbourne area.
I have talked about photographer Tom McLaughlan (Ministract) before on this blog. He is the photographer I found on Google+ when I started my photography journey who peaked my interest in abstract and minimalism in photography. Although I attempt to produce work as visually interesting as Tom when I fumble at abstract images I have more steps to take on my journey to be able to see the beautiful patterns before me. Tom’s latest blog post (Helsinki Bus Station Theory) not only brings another set of wonderful images he links to a very interesting article about photographic vision and personal commitment by Arno Minkkinen. I encourage you to go check out this post…
As I am still having issues with my main photography computer I am including one of my abstracts from last year. An interesting pattern found in the shop…

Cross Patterns
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/80s, 55mm, f4.2, ISO 800
In the Shop – ITS18
Another rough morning/day at work yesterday. Sitting eating my salad for lunch I thought I really needed to get away from the place to recharge. Then I remembered what I always do to recharge, so I grabbed the camera, put on the 25mm lens and went out into the shop.
After the first couple of blah captures it hit me. Look for patterns. There are patterns everywhere if you look for them. I was in the zone and the worries/frustrations from the morning melted away. I changed it up a little and included broken patterns. Don’t look too close at the images, I work in a forge and machine shop so there is a little bit of dirt and grime… 🙂