Photographs and articles by A. Cemal Ekin
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, and 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 …
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 …
This post is dedicated as a birthday gift to my sister from Jan and me. We are sending our best wishes and these flowers on your birthday Binnaz, many happy returns of the day. A day in Boston and Watertown As we move from spring to summer, my walks will become more frequent. Although not …
Infrared Camera Loves Sunny Days With the Canon M5 converted for infrared photography, I enjoyed photographing the neighborhood and even drove about 2.5 miles from home to see Narragansett Bay. From the end of Norwood Avenue in Cranston, I photographed the wind turbines and the splash of small waves. When you look at those water …
Plants Loved and Hated A fine line divides for most people, the plants they like and those they hate. This separation stems mainly from whether we wanted to cultivate them or they grew on their own, or unwanted weeds. That said, both plants we grow or nature decides to grow them have many similar qualities …
I Like Fair Weather Yes, I am a fair weather photographer. I don’t like to go out on cold or rainy days, but when the air is dry and the temperature is comfortable I enjoy my walks, short ones as you all know by now! Today was one of those days and I have been …
Springtime is Here Springtime has arrived on Spring Green Rd. A short walk, as usual, rewarded me with plenty of buds, opening flowers, blue skies, and warm weather. All the photographs are taken on Spring Green Road on the other side of the Narragansett Parkway. That is the start of the area known as Governor …
Winter kept us inside, especially me. Combined with cold allergies, my persistent cough prevented me from taking even short walks. Today, after supper, I pulled up enough courage to take the first walk in a long time. It was not especially warm, but 42° F was better than zero or even below zero we have …
Don’t Avoid the Ordinary Many photographers look forward to trips to special places, landmarks, awesome nature, monumental views, and the like. In between the trips, we spend our lives driving on the roads we have traveled countless times, looking out the window and seeing the same neighborhood for the umpteenth time, and visiting the same shopping …
Elif and Mina came to visit us for a couple of weeks. Mina has grown so much and so elegant. I missed the pilgrimage visit to the American Girl Doll store. The weather was too hot for me to be outside. The girls enjoyed the visit and returned home after a couple of stops on …
It Is Quiet, Really You may think I am bragging about our quiet neighborhood. You may be right! But, in a reasonably short distance that I can walk in 20-30 minutes, there is something new to see every time I take a walk. Of course, I do not always follow the same route, but the …
My walks around our neighborhood are short and later in the afternoon or early evening. The light is a bit softer, quieter, warmer, highly directional, and weaker in power. Therefore, the photographs are also a bit quieter and darker in tone as I prefer to convey the mood. But they all reflect the qualities of this …
Empty Streets Are Not Seen Holidays, especially Christmas Day in most of the United States mean gathering, small crowds of family and friends, and celebrating the holidays. As they all get off their cars in front of the family member’s house holding the dinner, they enter a cheery house with people greeting them with open …
