Entries by lorenzemlicka

Whisper to the Living

The fall of a leaf Is a whisper to the living – Russian Proverb …………………………………………………………………. Maybe the last leaf blowing around in Wisconsin until next fall… 10″ of snow predicted for tonight and tomorrow preceded by freezing rain and sleet. There are two types of heavy snow producing storms that hit Wisconsin… the Alberta Clipper […]

Nothing to Lose

Some of us are timid. We think we have something to lose so we don’t try for that next hill – Maya Angelou ………………………………………………………………… Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Landscape Bones

I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show. – Andrew Wyeth ………………………………………………………. Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

Ever-Spinning Reel

Like a circle in a spiral Like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning On an ever-spinning reel As the images unwind Like the circles that you find In the windmills of your mind. – Alan Bergman “Windmills of My Mind” ……………………………………………………….. Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

Merrimac Ice

You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks – Eskimo proverb ………………………………………………………. This was one of those times when the “yoga for photographers” would have come in handy. For those of you not familiar with Wisconsin’s Merrimac Ferry, imagine a loading platform that sits about 4 feet above the water […]

Portrait :1 – Exact Location of the Hidden Face

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are. – Confucious ……………………………………………………………….. I carry a little moleskine notebook around with me… one that’s small enough to fit into my jacket pocket. I use it to take notes – reminders, thoughts, ideas, songs I hear on the radio, etc… but mostly, I use it to […]

Vantage Point

Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance. – Charles Lindbergh ………………………………………………………… Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

Persistence

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins. Not through strength, but through persistence. -Unknown ………………………………………………………. Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM