Notes from the Woods

seeing · environment · exploration · photography
Royal Sahara Jasper

Royal Sahara Jasper

While doing some image organization in Lightroom, I came across a batch of photographs I had previously published to my site but somehow got "lost in the shuffle" when I migrated all of my image galleries many years ago. They've been omitted from my Stonescapes series...

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Sempiternus Occasum

Sempiternus Occasum

Petrification is a process that always fascinated me. An organic living thing that becomes fossilized. Yet it isn't something that becomes frozen in time, it is something that becomes an embodiment of time. It may look like this static thing - but the organic...

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Agatized Fossil Dinosaur Bone

Agatized Fossil Dinosaur Bone

This is a piece of dinosaur bone I purchased a while ago when I was going a bit crazy with seeking out interesting patterns for my Stonescapes series of images. I was attracted to the unique pattern and colors, something I was completely unaware could happen with...

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Amethyst Sage Agate with dendrites

Amethyst Sage Agate with dendrites

Sometimes I wish I had a more systematic way of mining my archives. The logical assumption would be to simply go through month by month looking for photos that I haven't developed yet or forgotten about. But the reality is I usually do it much more serendipitously,...

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Martian River

Martian River

A question I often struggle with when working with abstracts is when it comes to the name. Do I label it with what it is, or what I imagined it is? Words accompanying any art can be quite suggestive. And while part of me wants the viewer to interpret what such...

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Hell’s Canyon Petrified Wood

Hell’s Canyon Petrified Wood

Every so often when researching some of the unique stones I have been photographing, I come across some interesting stories.  Usually, it is after the fact because I usually search by what visually attracts me versus anything else.   Also, it is usually after the fact...

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I Spy

I Spy

It has been a while since I became very excited about seeing potential in some new stone specimens.   In the past couple of weeks, I have acquired some new and interesting material.   I have acquired a number of pieces that should keep me plenty busy in my...

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Fossil art | agatized coral

Fossil art | agatized coral

These are a few pieces I recently added to my gallery - related to my Stonescapes series.  These look at the aspects of animals that once lived millions of years ago, now turned into stone.   Looking at these remnants of these animals brings to mind so many...

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