Succulent from our Garden
Fortunately, this succulent was in a planter so I could bring it indoors and out of the wind to photograph. 85mm macro, nine exposures at shutter speeds from 1/4 of…
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May 29, 2016
Old Train Bridge near Calvignac, France
I clambered up the steep embankment, and followed the faint path that ducked under the barbed-wire fence. Once on the train tracks, I headed onto the old bridge across the…
May 27, 2016
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
Nanzenji Aqueduct
Nanzenji is one of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto, Japan. Wandering through the grounds at Nanzenji, I came across a huge red brick aqueduct, built in the 19th…
May 24, 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
Gourds
I realize that I never blogged this iPhone image of gourds, which I rather like. It was photographed locally at the wonderful Berkeley Bowl produce market. I processed in on…
May 18, 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
Venice Destination Photo Workshop Rescheduled
We've rescheduled the Photograph Venice with Harold Davis destination photo workshop. The new dates are October 23-29, 2016. Click here for details. Please let us know if you would like…
May 15, 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
Impressions of Giverny
In addition to Monet's bedroom, here are two more iPhone impressions of Giverny: The outside of Monet's house from the front steps, and an impression of the famous garden.
May 8, 2016
Diamonds and Contrails
The group went to the court of the Louvre to photograph the Pyramide, with the idea being to start with sunset and see how it went. I was a little…
May 6, 2016