exploring nature’s infinite connections
One of the 'themes' I have been looking for while out in the field are situations where all of the elements have some type of symbiotic, circular relationship. It it more of a visual, thematic relationship rather than a biological symbiotic one. I have it as an...
If you read this blog, I would guess that you read a few others as well. I do too. My Google Reader list has about 80 of them and seems to be growing. There is another bunch in my sidebar. This is in addition to podcasts that I download to my iPod, video tutorials I...
I really wish I was a better naturalist. I try though. My bookshelf is filled with identification guides of all sorts - bugs to birds, lichen to leaves. . But the ol' hard drive in my head can't seem to pack in much more information these...
Milkweed is quite an interesting plant. From its budding and flowering to attracting monarch caterpillars, to the eruption of its seedpods in fall - it offers quite a bit to explore. This plant is critical to the life-cycle and defenses of the monarch butterfly. By...
The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. - Ansel Adams This quote has certainly been repeated many, many times over the years. It is usually brought up in the context of how a...
It seems like it has been a longer wait than usual this year, but fall has finally arrived. Probably because of a greater lull than usual in my summertime shooting. I plan on spending a bit more time with my multiple exposure techniques this fall. This is the image...
As much as I like exploring new places, there is a certain risk you have to take that it is going to turn up a bust as far as image-making. It is not an easy thing to swallow at times. Wandering about, trying to get a feel for a place - and poof, the time is gone and...
I came across a post today by Alec Soth, who posted a list from the book The Education of a Photographer, by Charles Traub. Check it out the list here. Some of my favorites from the list; DO's: "Do fifty of them ”you will definitely get a show" "Construct your images...
The world of inkjet fine art papers is quite amazing. There is an incredible amount of variety available today, and it seems a new kid on the block always creates an atmosphere of excitement. Every year we see new varieties from a continually growing market. Lately I...