Musings, Commentaries, Photos and Reviews

Above All by Karezoid Michal Karcz   I feel one can become a better photographer by studying how other photographers approach subjects. One of my favorite photo sites is 500px . The website is unique because it allows viewers to vote for their favorite photos.  The voting system allows the viewer to filter the results on popularity and a number of other criteria. Only members can vote, but membership is free. The site also has some social features, allowing one to comment on photos, follow the work of a photographer and share on other social media sites. I've decided to post a link on Sunday to an photographer or artist that inspired me. Today's pick is Polish digital artist Karezoid Michal Karcz . Check out his work.

There was an article in the Monadnock Ledger about sculptor Nina Winters . Nina spends some time in New Ipswich. Winters, whose work on “Samurai” brought her to Oregon and Montana, says that the summers and autumns she spends in New Ipswich provide a much-needed reprieve from her high-paced globetrotting. “There’s such a sense of calm and purity,” she said, “and I can feel my potential when I’m there. It’s not intruded in upon by the city. I love urban environments, but when I’m there [in New Ipswich], it’s sort of just me and my creations. Everything just kind of settles down, it’s a very peaceful place to create.” Winters first landed in the Monadnock region in the late’70s, when she hopped from farmhouse to farmhouse in Temple, Jaffrey and Harrisville. She still remembers the day she went blueberry picking on Wildcat Hill and spotted a parcel of land near an eight-acre pond. “It was just an exquisite place,” she recalls, “and I thought, ‘Wow, I wonder if I could buy that?’” At...