Blue Tile

I'm not the biggest fan of modern art, particularly abstract art. While I appreciate the modern artist's skill and artistic ability, I usually have difficulty understanding the abstract piece's meaning or message. However, abstract photography is very interesting to me. Finding a single subject and using the camera lens to zoom in to photograph it so it is unidentifiable from its original format is challenging and revealing. Take this close-up of the blue tiles in a courtyard fountain at Union Station in Los Angeles. A full photograph of the fountain would not reveal the beauty of these bright, blue tiles; its color would be completely lost in a larger composition. Only the bubbles at the lower right side of the photograph hint at the presence of water, and the true identity of the subject.

Water and Light

Last year, while waiting for the Metrolink train at Union Station in Los Angeles, I strolled over to newly restored courtyard and discovered this fountain. There was something about how the morning light seemed to dance with the fountain's falling water. It was captivating. Capturing rushing water is a challenge for photographers, however I love the combination of water and light in this close-up image.