Lines of Confusion

Photography
N College St Breezeway Abstract
N College St Breezeway Abstract

Architectural lines, glass and reflections create an interesting architectural abstract of the breezeway connecting Bank of America facilities along N College St. in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. For the best viewing experience, click to see a high resolution version.

Cheers,

C. S.

Mooring Line and Piling

Photography
Hatteras Ferry Terminal Piling Detail 1
Hatteras Ferry Terminal Piling Detail 1

Ferry terminal piling and mooring rope composition from the Hatteras Ferry Terminal on Hatteras Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks.

Cheers,

C. S.

Seeing the Mundane

Photography

Bench at Winston Square Park
Bench at Winston Square Park

Contemplative photography encourages us to turn off the noise and distraction continuously streaming from our conscious mind, and instead, be present in the moment, and without prejudice or expectation, be open to seeing beauty and visual interest in the mundane.

Cheers,

C. S.

Oak Island Lighthouse Boardwalk

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Oak Island Lighthouse Boardwalk
Oak Island Lighthouse Boardwalk

Visit my Oak Island gallery to see more compositions this southern North Carolina coastline.

Cheers,

C. S.

Mindfulness

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Koi Pond Vignette
Koi Pond Vignette

I’m taking a Mindfulness in Photography class at my local community art school. The discipline is about “seeing’ first, before the brain jumps to conceptualizing, comparing past experience, and any number of internal or external distractions. How often had I missed seeing the beauty of the morning light falling over the dew collecting on an iris leaf in my koi pond?

Cheers,

C. S.

Antique Cultipacker

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Antique Dunham Cultipacker
Antique Dunham Cultipacker

This antique cultipacker was likely attached to the back of a seed drill, and pulled through rural Guilford County, North Carolina crop fields. After the seed is inserted into freshly plowed fields, the cultipacker immediately firms up the soil and creates rows to help retain water.

See additional antique farm equipment and structures in my Abandoned Architecture gallery.

Cheers!

C. S.

Sagging Front Door

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Stony Creek Ruins Front Door Detail Monochrome
Stony Creek Ruins Front Door Detail Monochrome

This detail, from the house I posted a few weeks ago, shows signs of significant structural damage and decay. In my view, this is what makes the composition so interesting.

Stay cool and safe!

C. S.

Abandoned Backyard Greenhouse

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Abandoned Backyard Greenhouse
Abandoned Backyard Greenhouse

Behinds the ruins of an abandoned home, I found this cool, decrepit old greenhouse. The poison ivy prevented me from getting any closer!

Cheers,

C. S.