exploring nature’s infinite connections
I have added a couple images of Montana agate to my rock abstracts gallery. This agate is found near the Yellowstone river and believed to be from the Pleistocene age. (1.8 Million to 10,000 years before present). For me, dendrite inclusions really give character...
As much as spring energy is in the air, I am going to divert myself and concentrate on digging into my stock pile of rocks over the next week or so. I just love creating abstracts - discovering small patterns and relationships - symbolism of other worlds, other...
Point & shoot cameras have always been a bit of a double-edged sword with me. I love them for their convenience and portability, but always felt at a disadvantage in using them for "serious" photography. I realize that this is a bit of a predujicial judgement...
While processing a recent image, I discovered an interesting behavior in adjusting white balance. Of course, the normal procedure is to get white balance adjusted so the image looks "normal" to our trichromat vision. Trichromat meaning that our eyes respond to...
My last post wrote a little bit about how I find it difficult to photograph larger landscapes in the woods near my home. It is a complex environment that is hard to get in sync with. By "being in sync" I mean you are in a place where ideas and creativity seem to...
If there is one word that could describe the woods near where I live - I think that word would be 'complexity.' A word that can cause a lot of problems for landscape photography. These woods are filled with knarly branches, thorny vines, logs and twigs all over the...
After a long winter funk, and a slow start to get into spring, this video is a dose of good medicine for any photographer - Zack Arias's Transform. So thank you Michael and Gary for tipping me on to it, and especially Zack Arias for creating it.
Umm... no - get your mind out of the gutter. I am referring to black & white vs. color photography! As much as I like to think a photograph speaks to me as wanting to be black & white from the start, quite often it just doesn't happen that way. I will...
Spring wildflowers have finally started to bloom around here. A long, wet winter should prove beneficial for the growing season I hope. At least there will be some rewards from it. Most spring wildflowers are closed up early in the morning, so you have to make...