I survived to tell the tale
I survived to tell the tale! I'm not sure that it is quite medal-worthy, or whether conquest is really involved, but hey if you've got it, flaunt it. Click here…
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July 15, 2017
Coat of Many Colors and Church of Black and White
Coming up from air with dandelions, I contemplated life, art, and my color palette. What about introducing chromatics to my puffy friends? I tried a number of approaches, and in…
July 11, 2017
Photograph Southwestern France in April, 2018—Only a few spaces left!
Grab your camera and come with me on a photographic adventure to the "deep France" of the Lot River valley. Starting Thursday, April 19, 2018 (leave the States on the…
July 10, 2017
Strength in Numbers: One more seed
For more seed and puffy-thing images, check out Suite of Seeds! These seed pods and seeds are amazing when you examine them up very close (check out the Dandelion Seed…
July 9, 2017
Suite of Seeds—Which one do you like best?
Over the past several days I have photographed seed pods, aiming in many cases for an expressionistic sense of line rather than to capture literal form, to use photography as…
July 8, 2017
Dawn on Lake Como
I've been in Italy only a couple of days, and already it seems like there have been some incredible adventures (but not much sleep). This morning I woke in the…
July 7, 2017
Flower Photography Workshop in Maine Coming Up Soon
Please consider joining me July 31 - August 5, 2017 at Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine for a week of intensive flower photography---both on the light box and in…
July 4, 2017
2018 Photography Workshop to the Southwest of France with Harold Davis
Please consider coming with me and bringing your camera on an adventure to the "deep France" of the Lot River valley. The dates for our Destination Photography Workshop to the Romantic…
June 29, 2017
Podcast with Harold Davis
Check out this wonderful interview with me in a podcast produced by Mid Century Books. Click here for the podcast, here for the Mid Century Books blog story, and here for…
June 24, 2017
Matilija Poppies and Mallows
You got to love the Matilija Poppy, a California native, with its wonderful huge yellow center and puffy white petals. The poppies are of the Romneya genus (so are neither…
June 23, 2017
Secret Garden
I composed this image to emphasize the arch within an arch effect. In post-production, I carried through on the same visual idea by adding an outer frame with slightly rounded…
June 23, 2017
Special Snowflake
No, this is not really a snowflake at all. It's a macro photo of the seed pod of a Gaillardia ("blanket flower") [below] and the all 3-channels LAB inversion of the…
June 20, 2017
Ladybird Poppy
Yesterday was a cool Father's Day. I woke to freshly brewed coffee and cards from the kids. Then I went with Phyllis, my own wonder woman, to see the new…
June 19, 2017
This Father Gives Thanks
On this Father's Day, I want to give thanks for the miracle that is Katie Rose, and for all my kids. Thanks for my family. And thanks to all fathers who…
June 18, 2017
Through a Window with Selective Focus
With this rainy day abstraction, I focused carefully on a window wet with the incoming rain, and not on the colorful town beyond. I used a moderate telephoto setting (112mm)…
June 17, 2017
Succulents
Photographed with my iPhone camera, and processed in DistressedFX, Mextures, ImageBlender, and Snapseed.
June 16, 2017
Son Doong Cave
The interior landscape of Son Doong Cave is ethereal and fantastic. Keep in mind that this mystical landscape is cloaked in darkness. The camera sees far more than the naked…
June 9, 2017