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Growing Up
A child peers into the flame from a birthday candle, seeming to ponder the meaning of his age. Remnants of his birthday cake still sit in front of him, seeming to remind him that his day has past, and he is another year older. It strikes me odd that a child could have this expression on his face at his birthday. One assumes all children to be bu...
Keywords: family pondering growing older birthday cake candle
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Catching Fleeting Snowflakes
A close up of the snowflakes that attached them selfs to my glove during the first snow of the season. The monochromatic overtone of the photo leads you to notice more of the textures of the glove and shapes of the snowflakes. View larger for more detail. It is amazing how each snowflake actually has it's own shape. I had not realized this unti...
Keywords: snow glove macro snowflake crystal crystalline unique amazing snow winter
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Orange Taped Sound Board
I found this sound board labled with bright orange tape at Cornerstone Music Festival, Illinois 2006. The knobs made the perfect candidate to show off the depth of the photo, and the colors on them add to the picture. I think this show was one which had some technical sound difficulties; So despite the prominant orange labeling, the operator cou...
Keywords: sound board orange bright depth
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
A Joy
One of my amazing friends and his bride on their wedding day. This was my first day of shooting with my new camera, a Digital Rebel XT and I loved every second of it. The camera preserved so much detail in the photos. You can see the groom here, leading the bride back into the church. The main light was behind them, but mostly blocked by the peo...
Keywords: wedding marriage lead through bride happy joy
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Climbing the Life Tree
Climbing a tree and reaching your goals in life are similar. My friend here represents reaching for your goals, climbing the hard path to the top. The photo doesn't necessarily convey that message as much as I would like, but it is still a pleasant shot. Reminds me of fall and hard work. The tree vanishes into the distance leaving the boots in ...
Keywords: boot tree angle life passage goal reaching
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Guitar Field
The field of buffalo grass is reflected in the surface of my guitar. As you look at the picture be certain to look into the reflection. This was taken while I was messing with reflections inspired by my spoon photo. I am in the side of the guitar....
Keywords: guitar reflection field superimposed grass
Catagories: Reflection -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Sunflower Staring Contest
A bee takes on a sunflower in this staring contest. Though I did not stay until they had finished I am betting on the sunflower. The photo appeals to me for a couple of reasons. First, the mood of the photo is happy and slightly funny. The size of the sunflower compared to the bee adds a slightly entertaining touch to the photo. The empty space...
Keywords: sunflower bee staring contest
Catagories: Nature - Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Warm White Flowers in the Sky
This photo is about warmth. The primary subject is the flowers in focus, which provide nice contrast against the secondary subject of the branch of floers out of focus. The primary branch is darker than the fuzzy one, which has the warmth of the sun shining on it. The white contrasts the blue of the sky, which contrasts the red seen in the branc...
Keywords: warmth white flower blue sky red spring
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Young Sunflower
These sunflowers bring to mind this verse: 'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2Cor. 5:17' Less on the religious implications of the verse and more on the passing of old, and budding of new. You can literally see the vibrance and new life ready to burst from their bundled ca...
Keywords: cycle life death sunflower sun flower yellow baby
Catagories: Nature - Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Macro Flower
A baby paw paw tree's blooming flower looks huge in my lens. The flowers dainty beauty is captured in this close up. The shadows that play on the petals and the colors make the picture stand out. The crisp focus throughout the picture and the aperture falloff are appealing to me. These little plants are growing by the thousands when spring roll...
Keywords: macrow flower white pawpaw paw light sun woods floor small crisp
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Orange Tree Blue Sky
This oarnge tree against the blue sky embodies the picture of simplicity. The blue sky contrasts the orange tree. A great desktop wallpaper....
Keywords: orange tree blue sky
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Colorful Porta Potties
These porta potties were found at Cornerstone Music Festival in Illinois 2006. They actually didnt smell too horribly at the time, and weren't dusty from the roads yet. The color is brought out thanks to the sun and lack of dust. Cornerstone porta-potties are definitely the most colorful I have seen. They were lined up and gave many campers rel...
Keywords: porta potties potty color colour cornerstone
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Wind Chimes
Neat angle and warm colors. The gold accents the blue well....
Keywords: wind chimes blue gold
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
The Bus Ride Book
A friend reads a book during the long busride to Kentucky. There are some interesting textures in this picture, brought to focus by the greyscale nature of the photo. The words on the book, her hair, and the scar on her hand all draw attention....
Keywords: book bus sara
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Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Curvey Butterfly
I chased this butterfly around my driveway all morning. This is the product, very simple green contrasting the orang in the butterfly, and the curves in the car accenting those of the butterfly....
Keywords: butterfly curve orange
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Silhouette Sunset
I rarely take sunset photos, this is one of my exceptions though. The colors all cluster around orange, so much that it is nearly monochromatic. The silhouettes of a fence and a strand of barbed wire are the main focal points of the photo, and the colors add interest. As post-processing a slight soft focus was applied, adding to the dreamy feel o...
Keywords: monochromatic,sunset,orange,barbed wire
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Take It In
Glosoli. There is a vast amazing world around us and we need to stop and enjoy it. In this photo there are many things to take in. The first is the vastness of the world, there is so much space, and the subject is reveling in that thought. The open sky, and open road, both lend themselves to this thought. There is also the thought of the futur...
Keywords: hdr future light shadow hope world dreamy soft grassroots experience open
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
The Lives of Wood Worms
This tree was eaten by a colony of wood worms. The Worms left their marks in the bark in the form of intricate designs. The texture of the wood is soft leaving the lines in the wood contrasting that texture. These worms were definately quite the artists. The greyscale nature of the photo adds to the effect of the texture....
Keywords: wood worms designs intricate texture greyscale
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Eek A Spider
A spider crawls up my arm as I "cringe." This little guy fell out of the tree above me as I was snapping pictures and I decided he looked nice enough to play with. Caution though, dont play with spiders....
Keywords: spider garden arm scary
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Turtle Terror
This turtle was captured along with it's mate by my cousins. We decided to have a photo shoot with it. They had really bright colorings for turtles, the male was bright orang and the female, yellow (smurtle). I didn't geta good picture of the together though....
Keywords: turtle color
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
The Valley Of The Shadow
Psalm 23:4 - "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow..." To me, there is a lot to this picture. In it I see beauty as well as an emotional tie. The beauty lies in the simplicity and the play between light and dark. The lighthouse itself is pretty and the lights and walkway create an enjoyable scene. The emotional ties, though,...
Keywords: light dark lighthouse path valley fear imagery emotional contrast battle epic
Catagories: Black and White -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Bee Hind
The beehind of a bee in selective color. This is a infared film oerlay with small amounts of color showing through. An interesting effect....
Keywords: beehind bee hind
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Three in a Row
These three white flowers lined up for their photo shoot and turned out nicely. The lines in this picture make it a nice view. The three white flowers, the wire, the stems. Look Closely for the third flower....
Keywords: line flower white three
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Purple and White
The depth of this photo draws the eyes into the picture creating a visual that looks like the real thing. The focus is in the middle of the shot and the colors are a pleasing blend....
Keywords: purple white flowers depth
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Shameful Head
This flower hangs it's head in shame as the grass laughs at it. The simplicity of the subject, the flower, contrasts the busyness of the grass framing the shot. The grass is out of focus around the flower, drawing the eye to the subject which is in focus. I wish the grass was nicer....
Keywords: flower hang grass busy
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Augerasaurous
This grain auger shows off it's style with a hat. The green red and blue contrast each other while the puffy clouds contrast the hard metal of the auger....
Keywords: auger hat
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Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Colorful Chairs
These chairs located in downtown Columbia Missouri on 9th street accent a similarly colored building. They provide great contrast and lines aswell as an interesting thing to look at....
Keywords: colorful chairs columbia sparkey
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Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Blue Billed Duck Stares
This blue billed duck stares at me from the serenity of his pond. The posed perfectly for the photo which I most graciously snapped. One of the first photos I took with a tripod, allowed me to get good color and exposure. Thank you blue billed duck...
Keywords: blue billed duck bright color
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Snowy Shadows
The morning after a big snow, always a landscape, or snowscape, filled with photographic opportunity. This snowscape offers a look at the shadows, textures, and wildlife of the post snow morning. The photo offers purity in the blown out white, also offering the visualization of bright light, and the feeling of something uplifting. The shadows ca...
Keywords: snow,shadows,light,contrast,subtle,pure,snowscape,morning
Catagories: Black and White -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
A Spoon Full Of Sky
The sky, trees, and house caught in a spoon. The backdrop to this photo is the new deck we built that summer. The red of the deck makes the blue and greens in the spoon pop. If you look very closely you can see me in parts of the handle (not very well though). The light plays in the bowl of the spoon just like water would. A beautiful summer...
Keywords: spoon sky reflection jones interesting
Catagories: Reflection -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Budding Whites and Yellows of Spring
The two subjects in the photo add diversity to the shot. The primary subject of white flowers bring the contrast of light versus dark to the photo. The theme of flowers is carried into the picture and life and growth are conveyed to the viewer. The yellow in the background adds to the color contrast of the shot with the green. ...
Keywords: yellow green white flowers spring budding light dark contrast
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Yard in a Spoon
As we talk with Mr Spoon he gazes out across the yard. In his eye you see the reflection of the vibrant landscape. I got this picture of our yard last summer. The green and blue truely stands out against the grey of the background. The detail inside the spoon is quite amazing. Take a look....
Keywords: yard spoon
Catagories: Reflection -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
White Flower Focus
These three white flowers allow the use of depth of draw intrest to the photo. In both the foreground and background there are white and purpleish flowers framing the middle flower, which is in focus. The setting sun's angle brings warmth and softness to the colors of the photo. ...
Keywords: white purplish flowers line focus depth
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Mournful Bird
This bird looks away in what appears to be a mournful head-hanging. The long legs of the bird are bright against the green backdrop and the blades of grass seem to pop out at you. The sadness of the bird is accented by the darkness of the bushes. ...
Keywords: black mournful bird sad
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Texture Butterfly
This orange butterfly feels the tree's unique texture as it sits on it's bark. The texture of the tree and orange of the butterfly are the main facets of this photo. The bark's unique, sharp lines contrast the soft fuzzy hairs on the orange butterfly....
Keywords: orange butterfly bark sharp lines
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Pink Flowers and Brown
A long branch of pink and white blooms gives the great feeling of spring. The pink and brown of the flowers contrasts the brown of the earth below. The depth of this photo also makes it quite appealing. This is one of my favorites to use as my desktop wallpaper. The light playign on the petals of the white and pink flowers adds another level to th...
Keywords: pink brown white flowers depth of field branch macro dainty
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
The Horses Eye
The horses form and natural curves give contrast to the sharp lines of the halter. The focus is drawn to the eye whose glossy coating adds contrast to the hair. You can even see the beauty and spirit of the horse in the eye....
Keywords: horse eye depth curves head look
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Rainbow Fall Trees
The fall colors here are exaggerated, mixing the ideas of two seasons. Spring rainbows and fall leaves combined lend to this photo an interesting atmosphere. The draw of the photo comes from the over exaggerated colors. They bring forth thoughts of spring flowers or a rainbow, as well as the colorful foliage of fall. There is also an interesting...
Keywords: rainbow fall leaves color angle
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Butterfly On The Rock
This same butterfly I chased around posed on the rocks for my camera. Lots of depth in the field. I made the rock stand out a bit more in paint shop. The colors in this photo make neat bands aswell. Look at the entire thing....
Keywords: butterfly rock
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Kyle
Marking my official foray into portraiture, I give you Kyle. This was my first finished senior photo, and I like it a lot. We went out and took photos in quite a few places, by the time we arrived at the train tracks the sky was overcast. That overcast sky softened his face, adding to the beauty of the photo, and some of the light was bouncing...
Keywords: kyle brosyon senior portrait
Catagories: Black and White - People -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Wedding Day Memories
The groom helps his father with a jacket collar. The smiles on their faces show the atmosphere of the day perfectly. Bright light brings up the mood of the photo and the black and white isolates the emotion. Father son memories at their greatest....
Keywords: father son groom wedding memories
Catagories: Black and White -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Parts of a Person
This photo is a portrait of a personality, to copy the often used phrase. The portrait can really be broken down into its parts, each representing a portion of this persons personality. Farthest is the confederate flag, not representing racism, but a since of pride and heritage. The caution tape alludes to danger, and the risks of exploiting his...
Keywords: portion personality portrait symbolism
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Shadowy Butteryfly
This silhouette of a butterfly was captured in my backyard on a brisk fall day. The outline of the butterfly can be seen against the sky and the green of the leaves is pleasant against the blue of the air. The light on the leaves gives the the photo a warm sunny mood. The light source was almost above the butterfly which caused the leaves to cat...
Keywords: butterfly leaves light tree silhouette shadow
Catagories: Nature - Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Lightning
It has long been my dream to take a photo of lightning, and just recently I had the perfect opportunity to do so. This is just one of the shots I got and its my favorite from the night. The conditions were perfect for photography; It wasn't raining yet, the lightning was just a constant flashing through the clouds and sometimes striking. I set ...
Keywords: lightning strike bolt cloulds sky storm long exposure amazing
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Grandpa in a Glass
The warmth of this picture is conveyed through the softness of the tones and shapes. It ads to the effect of my grandfather walking through the scene. The light comming through the glass is turned upside down and ads a little twist to the photo....
Keywords: grandpa grandfather glass warm
Catagories: Reflection -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Grass Shadows Snow
This type of photo is by far my favorite, very simple, but enjoyable. There are three main aspects of this photo that I like. The first is the simplicity, in the colors, and shadows. The orange int he grass contrasts with the cool blues of the snow and the shadows contrast with the light. Secondly the sharpness of this photo is wonderful, leavi...
Keywords: snow,shadow,contrast,grass,sharp
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Sun
The sun is the main facet of this photo. It is seen illuminating the edge of the woman's arm as well as the daisy. Notice what is written on the popcicle stick. The photo represents the life the sun gives and our growth from it, from something small into ourselfs. It also illustrates our connection with nature....
Keywords: sun light illuminate growth
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Hummingbird Grasshopper
This grasshopper decided to take a drink from our hummingbird feeder. If I was the humming bird I would swoop right down and eat that little bug....
Keywords: grasshopper hummingbird
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Sweeping the Snow
The path of a broom through the night's flurries. Texture of the snow and bristles is left and the lines of the deck are contrasted with the curve of the broom's path....
Keywords: broom snow deck line
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Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Snow Covered Ford
My dad's 1968 Candy Apple Red Ford pickup. It was snowing when I took the picture, The red looked amazing against the brightness of the snow. I got the color and an interesting perspective, which gives the photo most of its appeal. My dad restored this truck as a project of love, and it looks great....
Keywords: candy apple red ford snow depth color
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Climbing Children
I love the look of wonder her eyes as she and her sister climb. Most of the interest in the photo comes from the angles of the shot and the kids. The depth the tree and leaves create is also nice. Because most of the natural light in the photo was coming from above, through the leaves, I lit the foreground with the on camera flash. The result is...
Keywords: children climbing fun wonder bye eye glint
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Reflecto Glass
This picture may not look special at first, but take a second gander. The photo catches three refractions of the scene in different parts of the glass. In the water you find the chairs and landscape beyond. In the base you can see the table streched vertically. Look closely....
Keywords: reflection three glass fall
Catagories: Reflection -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Spoon Flower
Mr. Spoon gazes at a yellow flower. The yellow flower stands out against the blue sky and grass extending across the yard....
Keywords: spoon yellow flower
Catagories: Reflection -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Falls Rain Remains
This photo is all about contrast. The smooth leaves contrast the sharp lines of brick, along with the contrast of the light orange on dark red....
Keywords: leaves brick contrast
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Boughs of Snow
The branches of this tree hold heaped bunches of snow in their branches. The green and blue offer contrast while the snow creates smooth shapes, both adding to the simplicity of this picture. It is clean and simple....
Keywords: snow tree simple bough
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Life Truely Begins
The wedding couple takes that walk away from the bustle and into their new life. Their unity shown in the hand clasp, family in the house, hope in the light, and anticipation in the step. The photo's contrast and lighting makes it appealing, I love weddings....
Keywords: wedding light future
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Pure Bright and Simple Sunflower
This sunflower was taken with infared film, its original bright yellow has become a bright white, along with its surroundings. This brings simplicity, the noticable lines have been reduced, also bringing simplicity. This image makes a great background wallpaper....
Keywords: wallpaper sunflower white pure spring
Catagories: Nature -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu
Notes With Color
Some say only those with perfect pitch can see color in sound. I disagree, and you can see why. At Cornerstone Music Festival there was a band, two red heads and a guy in a blue jacket, all with red guitars, a blue drumset, and a lead singer dressed in grey. The colors were wonderful, and so was the music. While I was watching I saw that one of...
Keywords: color notes guitar string
Catagories: Color -
Artist: NathanielGuy Mahieu