Saturday, October 21, 2023

"Artistic Movement"...

 "Artistic Movement"

This is a photograph from 2012 that I haven't yet shared. This was an intentional, artistic photograph of these ducks as they flew across the lake.
Something keeps drawing me back to this photograph, possibly how the imperfection of balance between the ducks in flight, arguably not as uniform as geese.

Lake Beaverfork, Conway, Arkansas.
Photo # IMG_0981bwc.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 


Saturday, October 14, 2023

"Cascade Levels"...

As with most of nature, beauty is often in the details. With one look at this photograph, one may only see a waterfall. But if you study it closely, you'll easily see many waterfalls. One could easily carve sections of this scene into their own photographs, which is a perspective I usually entertain, but I wanted to share how nature can often provide us more than we can begin to appreciate. Slow down. Enjoy and appreciate what nature is giving us before it is gone.

Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas.
Photo # K03_2917bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 


 

Saturday, October 7, 2023

"Clouds that shape"...

 "Clouds that shape"

Central Arkansas.
Photo # IM3_3852bw2

 


 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Where Branches Collide...

 "Where Branches Collide"

Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area, central Arkansas.
Photo # IMG_7166-67a.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 


Saturday, August 12, 2023

"Leaf as a Tree"...



Photographing leaves is a joy since they're all unique as we are. What is interesting is how similar the structure of a leaf compares to the structure of a tree.  This is a digital pencil sketch of photograph of an oak leaf from last fall.
Notice how the veins and midrib look like the branches and trunk of a tree.  Even the Lamina (background of the leaf) is very textured.

More on this series to come.  Comments welcome.
(c) Kelly Shipp
Photo # K03_4324_drw_vint_br

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Clipper Deluxe...

 "Clipper Deluxe"


 

Here's another from my series with Paul V.
Paul has a lot of memories to share and he knows a lot about vintage autos. He had a lot to say about his 1946 Packard Clipper Deluxe.
I wanted a single photograph that depicted him with car and its environment.

Madison County, Arkansas.
Photo # IM6_8954bw.


Saturday, July 15, 2023

Old Boxley Church...


 

"Old Boxley Church"

This church sits in a beautiful valley where elk and cattle are often seen grazing together. The building was built around 1877 and served as both a church and a school. The school later consolidated with the Jasper School District, but the church remained. While a new church was built next door, the old church remains in use as a community center.

Located in Newton County, Arkansas, this church is in Boxley Valley near the town of Ponca.

Photo # IM6_8842-57bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp