Nebel in German means Fog in English. Foggy fall days are the norm here in Ulm, Germany. Combine a foggy day in Ulm, the Danube River (Donau in German), the damn and the vision driven moi with my camera, you come up with this.

Matthew G. Beall  The Danube's Dam Guard  2011

Matthew G. Beall  Bootschleuse  2011

A continuing series of the Danube that runs through Ulm, Germany. Trees and fog.

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog 2  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog Looking Up  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog Guards  2012

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  Fog Shroud  2012

As the winter sun was setting it painted shadows on the walls inside my apartment. Although to some it may be mundane, to me it is extraordinary. Look, See, Think.

Matthew G. Beall  The Passage of Shadows 1-5  2012

I am a visual artist. I am vision driven.

I make photographs. I am a photographer.

I make paintings.  I am a painter.

I believe that one should:
          
           Look, See, Think

• Look at what you See
• See what you Look at
• Think about what you See 

Matthew G. Beall  Wrap it Up (Workers)   2009

Matthew G. Beall   Shrouded Trees and an Empty Field    2011

Matthew G. Beall   Light & Shadow on a Painting and Blind  2012

Matthew G. Beall   Hyannis Port   2010 

Matthew G. Beall  Golden Gate Haze  2008

Matthew G. Beall   The Golden Gate Bend   2008

Snow sludge wet structure

Matthew G. Beall  Photography  Snow on the Window  2012

Where would we be without industry ...

Matthew G. Beall  The Factory on the Danube  2011

Matthew G. Beall  The Factory on the Danube: Haze  2011

As I've said before, I don't have to leave the apartment to hunt for a shot. Early Jan. brought rain, sleet and some snow. Water on a window is pretty awesome in my opinion. Sometimes you can feel how wet it is without even touching it.

Matthew G. Beall  Water on a Window in Germany  2012

A piece of New Hampshire shoreline.

Matthew G. Beall  New Hampshire Beach  2010

Through a dirty window 

Backlit Shadows

In Munich

Matthew G. Beall  Shadows  2011

Light & Shadow and The Glass Elevator 

Conditions Ideal

Matthew G. Beall  Glasaufzug Tür  2011

November in Ulm, Germany is foggy and misty. The forest next to the Danube is both mystical and haunting.

Matthew G. Beall  This is the End  2011

Matthew G. Beall  Donau Forest  2011

Matthew G. Beall The Web  2011

It was a sunny day as I walked along the Danube in Ulm, Germany.  I am  constantly searching for interesting light and shadow, which I found under this bridge that connects Ulm to Neu Ulm.

Matthew G. Beall  Under the Bridge  2011

Sometimes I can't resist this kind of shot.

Matthew G. Beall  Im Schatten: A self-portrait  2011

The misty forest next to the Danube River on a Nov. day.

Matthew G. Beall  Foggy Forest  2011

A foggy misty late Nov. day in the forest next to the Danube River in Ulm, Germany.

Matthew G. Beall   Misty Danube Forest   2011

Just playing with fire

Look carefully at the ball

The ordinary lamp is filled with possibilities, endless possibilities.

 

 

 

With a little vision you can make something that at first looked dull into something of interest.

Matthew G. Beall  Me on an October Day  2011

Matthew G. Beall  der Blau im November  2011

Ulm, Germany

The Pitfalls of Absolutes and Shooting With a Vision by SLR Lounge

A few thoughts on making a photograph.
Making Photographs | www.capturingexposures.com

Digital cameras allow us to take more photographs in a shorter space of time and to publish them within seconds. It's literally a snap!

Less is more. You won't really become a better photographer by simply snapping off a lot of random shots. And simply snapping away doesn't mean that you can replace quality with quantity, does it.

Making a photograph takes intent, knowledge, focus and, yes, hard work. Anyone who attempts to claim otherwise is being either naïve or ignorant. So, get out there and practice with intent and focus. Learn to look, see and think. Bring it all back to the darkroom and make that photograph you have in your mind’s eye.