Nachi-san
Japan, as someone put it to me, is the most exotic place one can go that is absolutely safe. Nachi-san, shown in this image, is one of the ends of…
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September 22, 2014
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Falling
Falling is a single, in-camera multiple exposure using the Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 and a Nikon D800 on a tripod. There was a black backdrop, and I used a studio strobe…
September 17, 2014
Sunflower Sunrise
I love sunflowers! They are truly a wonderful flower. Of course, sunflowers are often depicted in art. For example, it is probably hard for me to say “sunflower” without thinking…
September 10, 2014
Enrich your photography with Photoshop Skills – Saturday Sept 13
Registration and information for the Creative Photoshop Day with Harold Davis (Saturday, September 13, 2014) Please also keep in mind a new session of Photographing Flowers for Transparency (Weekend workshop, October…
September 9, 2014
Succulent
This succulent lives in a little pot on our front porch. For my first shot with my new Nikon D810, I brought it inside, wrapped the plant in its pot…
September 7, 2014
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is an ancient village perched high on the cliffs high above the Lot River about thirty miles from Cahors. In France, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is widely regarded as one of the most…
September 2, 2014
Valentre Bridge
In an earlier story illustrated with iPhone captures, I wrote: The city of Cahors in the southwest of France is a slightly gritty provincial capital—but back in the middle ages it was…
September 1, 2014
When two rivers woo
I've been playing with poetry, puns and stories in my mind about two rivers coming together, hence "when two rivers woo" and "a tale of two rivers," and so on.…
August 31, 2014
Wheel of Life
This is a single, in-camera multiple exposure using the Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 and a Nikon D800 on a tripod. Looks great printed large on Moab Slickrock Silver metallic paper.…
August 29, 2014
Morning on the Lot River
Meandering by slow roads, I crossed and recrossed the Lot River in the southwest of France. Parking by the river, a trail led me back along cliffs for about a…
August 27, 2014
Catching the full range of light
This shot from within an abandoned building on Point Richmond, California is a good demonstration of capturing an entire dynamic range of light. There's quite a range between the bright…
August 25, 2014
Last week for the Japan special print offer
Special Japan special offer. I am eager to get the Photographic Odyssey to Japan well-launched by the end of August. So this offer is intended for you, if you are sitting on…
August 25, 2014
Space available this weekend!
Don't miss this opportunity to photograph San Francisco and the Bay area with a local master photographer! Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24, 2014 The San Francisco Bay area…
August 21, 2014
A Rorschach for MFA’s
This image, with the working title Gates after Rodin, shows one model many times. The model, Jacs Fishburne, is a self-described "tornado disguised as a woman." In the studio, Jacs…
August 20, 2014
Multiple Exposures
I feel like showing the six images in my Multiple Exposures series (at least so far there are six) in one blog story. Thanks Marianne for the great title suggestion…
August 14, 2014
Flowers for Nicky
My twelve year old son Nicky (shown here a while back) was in the ensemble at Berkeley Playhouse for a teen production of the musical Shrek. For opening night, his…
August 12, 2014
Sony Alpha a7R—Initial Impressions
I've been testing a new interchangeable lens camera, the Sony Alpha a7R, to see if I can happily use it. The a7R can truly be thought of as a new…
August 7, 2014
Riders on the Storm meets Christina’s World
In the surprising uplands of Dordogne and Lot in the southwest of France high alkaline plateaus are bisected by deep river valleys. You'll find medieval towns and castles, with markers…
August 6, 2014