~ Photography by Pat Beaudoin, Sioux Lookout Photographer
My daughter’s family dog, Mylo. I think the simplicity of B&W expresses his gentle nature better than the colour version does.
I have been focusing on portraits this month and photographing little else. Nothing worthy of posting as yet; it is difficult to find models to practice with which makes for a slow learning process. My grandchildren have lost their patience with me but Mylo doesn’t mind.
I ran for my camera when I noticed the Irises beginning to bloom. As I snapped along, I thought of my mom as I always do; many years ago after a visit in Thunder Bay, I dragged home a large clump of these Irises from her yard and they have graced my yard since, ever moving and spreading and eventually shared with my daughters as well. Now that she’s no longer with us, each new bloom is a cheerful reminder of her.
I was also thinking about how difficult I find Irises to capture, I’ve just never caught them from an angle that made them very attractive to me – they always looked the same and other than their rich deep colour, were never satisfiying. I even wondered why I was bothering again.
Well, I finally managed to go on and get just ONE shot where I liked the angle I caught the flower from – and one was enough! The background is very different, a bit busy for my norm, but I liked the feel of it for a change. I think a reddish wooden fence in the background is responsible for the red tones and I processed it high-key to emphasize the peeking light that was scattered about.
I am really enjoying this one… thanks Mom!
