Peeling Back the Layers

Peeling Back the Layers

“I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they’d been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to know the child.” –Dick Francis

Fierce Calm

Fierce Calm

Long exposures of large fierce waves can produce a surprisingly ethereal and calm image.  

Paint Brush of the Soul

Paint Brush of the Soul

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” –Henry Ward Beecher

Don’t Follow the Crowd

Don't follow the crowd. Be different. Follow your own path. Think outside of the box. Be the black sheep. The list of cliches goes on and on and on. While the phrases are overused, the sentiment is true. Because if you want to stand out from everyone else, you've got to do something or be something a little unique. So for today I wanted to create some sort of minimalist abstract representation of that. Day 323 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

Don’t follow the crowd.  Be different.  Follow your own path.  Think outside of the box.  Be the black sheep.

Monkey Bars

Monkey Bars

The monkey bars, the swings, the slides, and the fire poles.  My son visited all of them multiple times on this summer morning visit to the playground.

Smallest Leaf

Smallest Leaf

“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” –Henry David Thoreau

Another Vent in the Wall

Another Vent in the Wall

With apologies to Pink Floyd, here is just another vent in the wall.  Why do simple, minimal scenes like this fascinate me so?

Pencil on a Blank Page

Pencil on a Blank Page

A pencil on a blank white page.  Another image inspired by my lack of any good ideas for my image of the day.  

Unzipping

Unzipping

I actually had a tough time coming up with something to say about this image beyond the title.  I called it “Unzipping” for obvious reasons.  And my goal in shooting it was very simple