Heart of the Bush

Linus Gelber

Shooting down into a bush at the corner, I find these quiet red leaves (flowers? pods?) poised in a cool nest of dark greens and blues.

The Thursday Walk is an ongoing project of the Utata group, and like many wonderful things it's simple in concept and boundless in ramification: take your camera, go out for a walk. See what happens. In general, I take my Thursday Walks on Fridays, when I'm usually off work.

My Utata Thursday Walk this week was supposed to involve a photo shoot on a sailing vessel in North Cove, but the rain and thunderstorms put and end to that idea right quick. In an afternoon substitution of plans I decide I'll circumnavigate my block only - crossing no streets, shooting only on my side of the block, staying on the confines of the four bounding sidewalks. It's a good idea until the rain comes (and I've only done 1.5 sides so far), at which point I get a window seat in a nearby Starbucks to shoot the rain.

For those who keep track of this sort of thing, I did next to no adjustment on this shot - no levels, no curves, no layers. Just a bit of brightness and contrast.

See the rest of my Thursday Walk images in the Getting the Hang of Thursdays set.

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