Lake + Rocks + Sky = Serenity

About a year ago, when still living in NC, while driving by Jordan Lake, an unusual route for me, I impulsively turned onto the little road that would take me to an accessible shoreline area. I hadn't been to this spot for years, when, then, it was to photograph a full moon above water late at night.

These photos were taken with the Hipstamatic app on my recently acquired iPhone. The time spent there was exquisite, and now and again, a year later, I think of that afternoon, and glance at the photos tucked away in a hard drive.

Today, I decided to share them, and hopefully, the sense of simple beauty and serenity of the place and that afternoon.

Photographs © Ellen Giamportone All rights reserved.

NYC - With Camera, While Walking Leon

The other day, when I arrived in NY to be with my family it was chilly and misty, and the dog needed to be walked.
We headed from the apartment in Tribeca toward Chinatown, Little Italy and the City Hall area.  Leon spent his time excitingly sniffing out walls and what-not to pee on, while I metaphorically followed the same sort of involvement with the environment, but with my camera.
I loved how much of the neigborhood architecture (and the fish market) was classic. I felt transported into a different era.

These pictures, I hope, carry the spirit of Old /New York as I experienced it that lovely, misty afternoon.

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Universal 5 Oracle

It's odd to me that sometimes, late at night, when I'm looking for something in a hard drive, an image I don't remember making some long time ago, pops up.....in this case, a vague recognition ignited as I remember making the original photos using a book of ancient yantras for the background, decades ago, when I built up montages before Photoshop made it happen magically.

Then, a few years ago, again, late at night,  I found a small pile of those little 4x6 prints in a box, and dropping into a dreamy state, sat on the floor, playing them into this configuration, then taking  a photo of it.  And that was that. Until now.....





 Photographs © Ellen Giamportone All rights reserved.

India - Hampi Power Journey part 4

This batch of photos is larger, and covers a few days of exploring temples and a cave around Hampi and meditating again at the river on our last morning. 

Again, I apologize for not taking notes, although I do know that the images toward the top involving the monkeys, views from height, climbing stairs (there were almost 600 of them,) as well as an some interior shots of statues, are from the Hanuman temple. It is claimed that Hanuman was born at the spot where the temple is situated.
As I do often, there is a mix of more documentary images with stuff I just like visually, and happen to be where I am at the moment, with no regard for context of story telling.

Photographs © Ellen Giamportone All rights reserved.