Flowers at Monet’s Giverny and at Home
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May 26, 2016
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Nocturnes Exhibition and Competition at the Southeast Center for Photography
I am the juror for Nocturnes a competition and exhibition based around night photography at the Southeast Center for Photography. Here's the description: A nocturne is a musical composition that is…
May 25, 2016
Morning Mist
In the early morning in the Lot River Valley fog follows the course of the river, shown here behind a stand of trees and in front of the cliffs on…
May 21, 2016
Country Rainbow
To paraphrase Ansel Adams, if you don't go out in the rain, you will never get to photograph the clearing storm. As I explored the ancient town of Cordes sur…
May 20, 2016
Echinacea Peeking
I photographed this echinacea (cone flower) peeking through the translucent white rose petals shown in Back to the Flowers with my 200mm telephoto macro lens and a 12mm extension tube. The…
May 17, 2016
Remains of the Clematis
What happens when the bloom on the clematis fades? When the leaves fall off, and all that is left is the wabi-sabi of the central flower core? Shown here photographed…
May 15, 2016
Back to the Flowers
I've been in Europe (rural southwestern France, and then Paris) for most of the past month, which has blissfully enabled me to avoid American politics. Except when I admitted to…
May 14, 2016
Fetish
Technically speaking, a fetish is defined as "an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit." I photographed the…
May 11, 2016
Eglise Sainte Jean
The doors to the church in Najac, France are closed tight---which helps lead to the visual sense that one never really knows what goes on behind closed doors. The entrance…
May 11, 2016
Looking Up
Sometimes a view from underneath looking up is a great way to present an unusual composition, and interesting light. People don't look up nearly enough! Some cases in point: Here…
May 5, 2016
Another Stage Set and Some Signage
Courtesy of my iPhone, here is another stage set maquette and also some Parisian signage. Related stories (German signs): Cheap Shots; More Cheap Shots.
May 4, 2016
Sailboats in the Luxembourg Gardens
Yesterday was Sunday and May Day, and the first warm sunny day in a while here in Paris. The crowds turned out in the Luxembourg Gardens, with singing and partying.…
May 2, 2016
Cliffs of the River Lot
I am sitting in the Gare Matabiau in Toulouse, France waiting for the train to Paris. The bench with plugs for my electronics beckoned, and I work in the modern…
April 29, 2016
Dawn in the Lot Valley
Last night a wild storm blew down the Lot River valley, with thunder, lightning, and even some hail. For much of the night rain and gusts of wind beat against…
April 16, 2016
Ranunculi in a Blue Bowl
Ranunculi is the plural of ranunculus and I think makes a better plural for this wonderful flower than "ranunculuses." By whatever plural form, Ranunculi in a Blue Bowl forms the third…
April 9, 2016
Punch Bowl
This image looking down on a glass bowl is one of a series of fractal-like images I've made that are constructed by adding the initial image to successively reduced versions…
April 4, 2016
Park Path and Reflection
I photographed this image in the Parc de Sceaux, which is located in the suburbs of Paris, France and accessible to the city center via light rail (RER).
April 1, 2016
Double Rainbow Pano over Paris
This panorama of a double rainbow over Paris was shot during a spring rain storm from the Pont Solferino as I described in an earlier story. The pano consists of…
March 31, 2016