Picasso's Girlfriend

Picasso's Girlfriend, originally uploaded by Canadapt.

L'heure bleue

L'heure bleue, originally uploaded by Canadapt.

Twilight at Keefer Lake --- "The Blue Hour" ---
The strange cloud that you see was actually a weather front moving quite rapidly - it rolled right over top of me within minutes of this shot and brought a wall of moisture with it that left my lens with a coating of mist and my face damp; a wonderfully strange phenomenon.

Yellow moon on the rise ...

Yellow moon on the rise ..., originally uploaded by Canadapt.

Blue, blue windows behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. ...

From Neil Young's song "Helpless" - "There is a town in North Ontario" :)

Festival of Friends

Festival of Friends, originally uploaded by Canadapt.

Skeena River Reflection

Skeena River Reflection, originally uploaded by Canadapt.

Touché

Touché, originally uploaded by Canadapt.

J.D. Under Glass

J.D. Under Glass, originally uploaded by Canadapt.

I have always believed that the best way to improve one's own photography is to look at the work of others ... not emulate them, rather to study and enjoy their art. Don't confine yourself to just a few others or to just those who shoot what you like to shoot (e.g., nature, street, portraits, macros, etc.) but look at and study images from all periods, genres and styles ... it will at the very least inspire and more likely instruct as well.

Kudos to Dennis Stock for creating the photo 'under glass.'