Weeping Sunflowers at Solstice

Weeping Sunflowers at Solstice

Well, it’s that time of the year again. The shortest days bring the least amount of light into our lives and most everything that grew over the summer is dead, sleeping or suicidal – like these poor, pathetic sunflowers. Looking at them, I wanted to crowd fund some therapy for them, but instead I did …

The Chicken Says Don’t Drink the Water.

  Posted in 50mm, Art, Film, Normal Lens, Wildlife on

  by Administrator

 

The Chicken Says Don’t Drink the Water.

Listen to the Chicken. I enjoyed the simplicity of this water spigot – in Philly, we pronounce that ‘spicket,’ The simple plaster background really helped isolate the subject and the rooster shaped handle truly fit the theme of Chanticleer Gardens, where I took this photo. I enjoy the tiny splatters and drips on the wall …

Darkroom Fun With Lightroom

  Posted in 50mm, black and white, Film, Nature, Normal Lens, Travel Photography on

  by Administrator

Darkroom Fun With Lightroom

This photo is my favorite visual analogy of how I felt emerging from the pandemic. I felt like the boat – beached, abandoned, broken, and a target for pigeons. I spent a lot of time on this negative in the Fleisher Art Memorial Darkroom, working contrast filters and dodge and burn techniques in order to …

Life is a Bowl of Freakin’ Cherries

  Posted in 50mm, Film, Normal Lens on

  by Administrator

Life is a Bowl of Freakin’ Cherries

In the dead of winter, up here in the northeast US, great color and indirect light can warm the mood to the point of being almost bearable. And when you are dreaming of Margaritaville and feeling like a mushroom, it’s great to have a visual reminder of how pretty, colorful and light filled the world …

A Kinder, Gentler Age.

A Kinder, Gentler Age.

I like old cameras, I like old film, and I like old houses, so this image gave me a happy. I’m not so fond of the pickup truck, but you can’t always get everything that you want. Cape May, New Jersey is the last town heading south on the Jersey shore. It’s a throwback in …

Kingston, on the Hudson

  Posted in Art, Film, Low light photography, Nature, Normal Lens, Travel Photography on

  by Administrator

Kingston, on the Hudson

Sometimes life throws you fog. When that happens it’s best to get out your camera. For this image, I used the old, trustworthy Nikon N90, Kodak Portra 400 Film, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens. The camera did a great job of metering a fairly tough image despite the fact that it is more than 30 years …

Photographer at Work – Banksy Style

  Posted in Normal Lens, Portrait Photography on

  by Administrator

Photographer at Work – Banksy Style

While I’m not a fan of Banksy’s pretense, I am a fan of his work. One image that I love is the girl losing her balloon in the wind. This image of a photographer making an image in the wind hopefully catches some of that essence. It was shot with a Nikon Z7ii, using a …

The Three Tenors

The Three Tenors

‘Even a fish would not get in trouble if it kept its’ mouth shut.’ – My Dad (Who once worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency.) At the docks in Garibaldi, Oregon, after the fishing boats come in, I used a Fuji XT2 – the perfect travel system – to capture these stunning, back lit, dinner-to-be’s. …

It’s The Dead of Winter and Even the Flowers are Blue

  Posted in Art, Fujifilm, Low light photography, Normal Lens on

  by Administrator

  , , , ,

It’s The Dead of Winter and Even the Flowers are Blue

This photo uses a north-facing window for a flattering, diffuse light source, a wide aperture for a narrow, dramatic field of focus, and high ISO for a textured grainy effect. Still, the photo wasn’t quite depressing enough to match the weather, so I used Lightroom sliders to increase the shadows and clarity.

What People Do to Kids

What People Do to Kids

The empty chair in this photo represents all those kids who aren’t love or protected.