Photographs and articles by A. Cemal Ekin
I am writing this article not as a photographer but as a Professor Emeritus of Marketing. The experience bugs and hurts me more than my neighbors. Totally contrary to what I used to teach. A few weeks ago, we lost power around 1:45 PM and our generator kicked in. That too had a couple of …
The tall stalks of Liatris in our front yard have given us a variety of joy over the years. If they are not attracting bees and butterflies, they wave gracefully in the wind. Earlier, I posted photographs of a Monarch butterfly enjoying the flower nectar. Since then, the stalks hosted an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. …
I read last week that the Monarch butterfly may join the list of endangered species. We used to get quite a few in our yard but the numbers have diminished. Two years ago around this time, I caught a swallowtail butterfly with torn wings. So, I was delighted to see one flitter-flutter in the front …
Wild Roses on Display Let me tell you about the wild roses in our quiet neighborhood. In this quiet setting, pockets of wilderness covered by uncontrolled growth of ivy, low-growing bushes, and plenty of weeds roam. These pieces of land are protected because a small brook runs through them. And in that wilderness, a wonderful …
On this Memorial Day and forward, among the loved ones you remember, don’t forget the lives taken at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and many more like them in our recent memory. More To Remember This memorial was set up two streets down from ours by Asbury United Methodist Church. The writing on the …
To all mothers, but especially to two special mothers, Jan and Elif, a modest bouquet from our neighborhood to you on your special day. Thank you all. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
I have written multiple articles on infrared processing in Lightroom. I am not going to repeat the process again. But, it may be instructive to compare the results coming from different ways of editing them. Pawtuxet in Infrared Once More As you probably guessed, I went to Pawtuxet on a nice day again and photographed …
Cold weather, snow, ice, and rain have made it impossible to take walks in the neighborhood until today. It was a balmy 40ยฐF, almost 4.5ยฐC. I took a decent length stroll. For me, it meant a tad over a half-mile, almost 900 m. A major accomplishment that took me a little over twenty minutes. A …
Jan and I were included with four photographs each at an exhibit organized and run by a local real estate company, RealPro by the Water Art Gallery in Pawtuxet. A few weeks ago, our friend Jim stopped for a cup of coffee and mention to us that he had visited the new realtor in the …
The Village Infrared photography can make a place time-travel! The historic Pawtuxet Village is about two miles from our house and some consider it a travel secret. It straddles two cities, Warwick and Cranston, and the Pawtuxet River which runs into the Pawtuxet Cove. The cove has a marina and is surrounded by very nice …
This Hot July Was Oppressive Our air conditioner has been on since the beginning of June, and it has kept the house very comfortable. It has been a hot and wet July in Rhode Island. We did not open windows partly to keep the rain out, and partly the heat. On occasion, when I found …
As we got our double vaccine doses and the weather got better, we are venturing outside more often. As most visitors of this site may know, I am a fair-weather photographer. The improving outdoors makes outings more pleasant for me. And there are additional benefits besides the exercise, which is not one of my favorite …
Aberdeen Avenue runs perpendicular to our street. I can see it through the window from where I usually sit. It meets Danforth Street at the other end and continues into a short dead end. Most of my short walks in that direction start on Aberdeen Ave., and I might take a right or a left …
Fall is here, so are the colors of fall. I think! In many ways, it has been a late and slow arrival. The temperatures have been very comfortable, even uncomfortably warm at times. Some rain and, of course, the virus collectively limited our outings to rare car drives and more frequent walks in the neighborhood. …
The long hot summer started to fade around mid-August. The temperature dropped, lower humidity, more breeze in the air made a few more short walks possible for me in early fall. I enjoyed looking in all directions, including up and down to see interesting subjects, from a dove (or a pigeon, I cannot tell them …
July 2020 is ending today, here is some news. It has been a very hot and humid month. Our discipline in maintaining social distance and wearing our masks whenever we outside continue. It has become quite habitual, we keep busy at home and masks are an extension of us now. The weather has not allowed …
In an old Seinfeld episode, George’s father Frank was advised to say “serenity now” every time he got mad at something to keep his blood pressure down. The mantra was meant to control his outrage. These days, it seems we need to say it, and say it often as we watch the killing of a …
In the previous post, Simple Things – 1, I pointed out a few Lightroom tips that may make working in it a little more comfortable. Let me continue with a few more tips and time sinks. Simple Things: Lightroom Calibration Panel I wrote an article on creating a camera profile for different lighting conditions using …
Although we stay home most of the time because of Covid-19, even I venture outside on occasion when the weather is good. Last week, our outings increased. I took a short walk in the neighborhood, and on Saturday I took Jan for a ride around town, the weather was truly spring-like. First Leg of the …
Not frequently but when the weather is nice I continue to take my short walks and continue photographing the neighborhood. The last two times I even put my mask on. Due to the shortage of masks, we don’t throw them away. I spray the inside and the outside with alcohol to sanitize them, mine and …
Photographs can have highly evocative qualities. When successful, they create an emotional response in the viewer. Oftentimes, this may be mixed with liking or disliking the work but with a little extra nudge, we can probably enter the evocative domain and explore the underlying feelings. Photographs are Evocative, Weak or Strong My previous post included …
On Cruise Nights, the Oakland Beach Park in Warwick becomes a gathering place of show cars and people who enjoy viewing them or simply being near the beach. Yesterday, Jan and I decided to visit the place once more. The weather was gorgeous, a gentle breeze from the bay was the icing on the cake. …
Things are getting back to normal and I am picking up the camera again. At least when I can find a cool place to photograph, both subject-wise and the temperature I mean. Dave’s Supermarket where Jan does the grocery shopping has been a place you are getting to know. It is an inviting place to …
Well, almost summer. If it weren’t for the flowers, we wouldn’t recognize the arrival of the seasons. The weather has been fluctuating a lot lately and gradually settling on warmer days. Being a fair-weather photographer, I pick the days to take a walk or step out to the backyard. If the weather is not that …
