Photo of the Week – Betty Rembert

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 In Our Own Backyard – Fall 2011

Betty Rembert - Horsecreek in the Fall

Betty Rembert - Horsecreek in the Fall

The fall season for this year has truly been spectacular in Ashe but now it’s rapidly becoming a memory as the golds and yellows fade into winter’s brown and cover the forest floor once again. But the camera catches the moment in time and replays it whenever we wish to visit the moment again, winding the clock back to 3:42:21 PM on October 15, 2011. When the snows of winter lock us in, we can know that spring will come again soon, followed by warm summer and another fall show of color. We don’t even have to leave the County-no plane tickets, no security checks and very little expense. How fortunate we are to live where others vacation.
Canon 50D with an EF24-105mm f/4L lens set at 24mm, a shutter speed of 1/160 sec, aperture at f/11 and and ISO of 100. All perfect manual settings for this afternoon shot.

Photo of the Week – Kelly Clampitt

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Who’s Looking Out Looking In?

Kelly Clampitt - Cowboy Boots

Kelly Clampitt - Cowboy Boots

A photograph can certainly tell a story. Or better yet capture a scene that allows the viewer to write his/her own story. Perhaps even ask questions of a philosophical bent regarding the transience of human endeavor as nature inevitably regains the upper hand. Perhaps that thought is a little over the top but the image above does indeed tell a story. Kelly says, “Fascinated by the textures of old homes in decay and curiosity at what gets left behind, I explored my Cousin’s abandoned house in a cow pasture in Oklahoma. Using an old press 4×5 film camera, I took several different exposures which were combined to better balance the indoor/outdoor light contrast. The cows blank expression looking in at me and the folly of humans…..contrasting with the importance of eating grass all day.”