Domes in the Palermo Cathedral
I don't get to use the word syncretic nearly as much as I'd like. Last appearing in this blog to describe the quasi-official mix of Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan,…
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November 14, 2018
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Palazzo Berardo Ferro, Trapani
Yesterday to get away from the madness at the hotel, I got up early, had a quick breakfast, made my way out the barricades, and drove to Trapani, an old…
November 13, 2018
A Memorable Arrival in Palermo
Leaving Malta long before sunrise---the taxi picked us up at the hotel at 3:45AM---under an overcast and misty sky I found myself looking forward to exploring Palermo, Sicily, a bit…
November 12, 2018
Weston Gallery sells two prints of my work
I am very pleased that Weston Gallery has sold two prints of my work. The subject of each print is a California mountain landscape. One is a panorama, Panorama of the…
November 10, 2018
Mosta Dome
This is the interior of the dome in the church located in Mosta, Malta. I photographed it with a circular fisheye lens, specifically the Nikkor 8-15mm at the roundest and…
November 6, 2018
Time Machine
I asked one of the participants in this year's Malta workshop what he wanted to get out of the workshop, and after a thoughtful response he turned it around on…
November 3, 2018
Last Day in Paris
This is my last day in Paris until the spring. I took the Metro into Concorde, walked over to the Orangerie, and sat for a while and marveled at the…
October 31, 2018
Earthlight
At sunset, the crescent moon reflected in the intertidal flats. The moon does not produce light. We see the moon because of reflected sunlight. In this photo, only the crescent…
October 23, 2018
Crepuscular Coast
The sun coming over the mountains, and fog rising from the ocean, combined in crepuscular rays to first illuminate the coastal bridge and then with chiaroscuro light the rocky shore.…
October 22, 2018
A Creative Palette of Possibilities Webinar Recording and a Porcupine
I've been asked many times when this recording would be posted. Of course, the answer was, "When it is ready!" That time is now. So I'm excited to let you…
October 16, 2018
Mandalas
A mandala is a circular pattern that in spiritual usage---principally in Hinduism and Buddhism---represents the universe. More secularly (but still with a soupçon of spirituality), the pattern of a mandala…
October 15, 2018
Klamath Bar
In the darkness before dawn we drove to the Klamath overlook, and brought out the cameras and tripods as the first light was hitting fog banks over the Klamath sandbar---a…
October 14, 2018
Bridge of Light
Along the Oregon coast, hard by Heceta Head Lighthouse, we paused to photograph Cave Creek Bridge, lit by crepuscular rays in the morning mist. Too often in this life we…
October 10, 2018
Springtime in Paris for the Flaneur with Camera
We'll always have Paris! You may not need me to remind you of the beauty of Paris, the City of Light. Perhaps this is a treasured memory for you. Along…
October 3, 2018
New on my website and blog
I've added some content recently that may interest you. This is in addition to my regular postings on my blog, which I think of as my "Daybook"---in the sense that…
September 20, 2018
Rainbow Falls in Black and White
I hiked into Rainbow Falls in Devils Postpile National Monument. No rainbows this day, but a great waterfall in monochrome!
September 8, 2018
East of the Sierras
Coming down the long steep road from Tioga Pass, the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains was hazy. In the distance, thunder rumbled. Then, to my surprise, a sharp…
September 7, 2018
Multiple Exposures and Models: Star of Brightness.
The technical idea behind my in-camera series of multiple exposures of models is to work with the models to use the human body to create an external shape, as defined…
September 3, 2018