Photographic Tale of the Week - The Head Waiter

The Head Waiter by Linda Sue Kocsis

Just look at The Head Waiter by Linda Sue Kocsis and you will not be surprised that Linda's works of art could be considered some of the most lively and fun contributions that run through the Pictures with a Story group. Just like a couple of the other photographers who regularly share with the group, I could have chosen really any of Linda's works to be featured and they would have been just as strong. I very much look forward to seeing more snapshots from Linda's incredibly creative mind, and I highly encourage you to check out the rest of her work in her Flickr photostream. Here is what Linda Sue had to say about The Head Waiter:

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go." ― Dr. Seuss
Photography Challenge: Victorian-Style Headless Portrait
This was another self-assignment that I did as an accompaniment to my recent long-haired Victorian self-portrait.
It's a tribute to those great old headless portraits popular in Victorian studio photography: www.google.com/search?q=headless+portrait+victorian&b....

My husband (who kindly modeled for me) really lost his head over this one!

©2016 Linda Sue Kocsis

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Browse through the Essex Masque blog (you're on it!) for other Photographic Tales of the Week, as well as other randoms that I post. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, and my photography on Flickr. 
Please note that, as ever, do not use the images of the featured photographers without their express permission. I always contact them first.

Photographic Tale of the Week - "March 2015"

"March 2015" by Nick and Karen Munroe

The part of me that didn't have to drive for half an hour to work very much missed the snow over the holiday season. Having four kids, three of them very much aware that the clatter of reindeer hooves should also be mixed with the crunch of snow, Christmas just didn't feel the same without the white powdery (or even granular, or slushy) stuff as background. Maybe that is why I gravitated towards Nick and Karen Munroe's "March 2015" shot of a very dreary - and snowy - landscape for this week's (and a half at this point) Photographic Tale of the Week, from the Pictures with a Story Flickr group. 

Maybe it is just the aspect of my personality that finds beauty in the foggier, greyer, and oppressive aspects of life, but this shot is truly a beautiful one. It is all the more familiar since Brampton is a brief 368 km jaunt away from where I live - yes, I am Canadian and tend to think that these distances are short. 

So while I do not want to contribute to anyone's Seasonal Affective Disorder, I do encourage you to enjoy this wonderful shot and read what Nick and Karen have to say about it:

The dreaded winter cold has found me and sapped all my energy, housebound and unable to go exploring I find myself reflecting back on the year that was 2015; going through my photos files from last year. I have pulled a few of what I consider to be hidden gems... as I like to call "found on second sight."
 This photo is from March of 2015. it was taken at Brampton's Heart Lake Conservation area: which was covered in a thick blanket of dense fog. The line between earth and sky was so obscured as not to be visible. Karen and I wandered through the mist as the park around us faded into a surreal place of white fog and dull grey shadows.

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Browse through the Essex Masque blog (you're on it!) for other Photographic Tales of the Week, as well as other randoms that I post. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, and my photography on Flickr. 
Please note that, as ever, do not use the images of the featured photographers without their express permission. I always contact them first!