kuophoto blog

If you have been following my blog, you know that I’m from the school of less is more. I feel that the universal principles of life are very simple, yet often times to think simply is a challenge in our society when we are bombarded with new and improved upgrades every waking moment.  We look externally for some magic bullet to do the work for us, provide us with some simple solution. I find that is simply (pun intended) not the case. You have to dig deep. Necessity is the mother of invention. My goal in my work is to somehow convey what my innermost feelings are about my subject through my pictures.

We have a japanese maple tree outside of our screen porch and on a sunny day the shadows of the branches and leaves are cast onto the deck floor. I wondered how I might capture the silhouette, and somehow communicate the delicateness and simplicity that is so apparent in japanese aesthetic. This is how I did it…

I took a simple cardboard box and placed it on the deck where the shadow was being cast

The final result, picking up the pattern of the porch screen which gives it a japanese textile appearance

I can’t believe how quickly October came to an end. Especially with the 10″ of snow that blindsided us this past Halloween weekend. With brilliant leaves still on the trees and mild temperatures, it still feels like October. However you can see November creeping in as brown begins to overtake the oranges and yellows.