
Notes: I think it was the pink that drew my eye, but it was the form and repetition of shapes that held it.

Notes: I think it was the pink that drew my eye, but it was the form and repetition of shapes that held it.

Notes: Swirls of apricot, pale pink, lavender and lemon form an image that is simultaneously soothing and a bit dizzying.

Notes: In a lovely spot aptly named Lotusland, I found one that looked illuminated by its own light.

Notes: Looking out of my hotel room window into Central Park, I spotted this fin de siecle scene. The monochromatic image was shot in full color; it s not a colorized black and white.

Notes: Light from the middle of the Twentieth Century was stuck in this showroom. I had to set some of it free.

Notes: I remembered an old botanical drawing of a Royal Palm, and wanted this photograph to capture that look.

Notes: I prefer the gold leaves and green figs on a backdrop of antique paper rather than the gray sky that actually engulfed them.
Notes: The cant of this tree caught my eye. It looked tired of winter, yet defiant and resilient; perhaps a bit annoyed it was technically spring. I overlaid a scan of antique paper on the image because it made the snow and sky look old, as I’m sure they were getting by April.
Notes: The green moss on the bare, snow-dusted tree was a breath of life betraying the appearance of wintry death in this snowscape.
Notes: The light streaming through the broken windshield set Old Red’s ancient cab aglow. If you think plywood seats are rough, you should have seen the body.
All images © 2012 Ron Kaplan