Yes, a book, but obviously that isn’t the main topic of this picture, but it is an added bonus. The inspiration for this picture was playing with space, both in the division of the rectangle and also the emphasis of the spatial depth. This was further enhanced by the choice and characteristics of the lens and aperture, focussing on the cactus in the foreground while leaving elements beyond the plane of focus to dissolve into the out of focus bokeh.
Saturday Night
Playing with the light on a Saturday night while the solo guitarist waits Continue reading →
One never knows what will be found when walking around an urban environment, especially at night. On some nights the streets are empty and it seems no one is around. On other nights the crowded streets are filled with a wide variety of people walking, talking, weaving in and out of the shadows. Walking around downtown Olympia, shooting images with DavidF on a hot summer night in August 2013, we found ourselves in an alley by the freewall of the Olympia Film Society. Thanks to MM.
Presenting this slideshow as an introduction. Click on the individual images for a larger scale gallery view.
In my previous post I mentioned how one day in The Louvre I realized that I had been in a specific spot, in one of the galleries devoted to temporary exhibitions, several times before. It was an interesting realization, at first curious, with a strange physical sensation, a feeling, something akin to memories Continue reading →
This “quick grab” of a picture happened the other day, when walking around one of Seattle’s neighborhoods, Georgetown. I was with my friend DavidF, who, many times over the past 15 years or so, we’ve wandered the streets at all hours, in search of image making opportunities. We turned down a narrow street with industrial buildings on one side, and a freeway ramp on the other, when kapow!, the rumble and vibration Continue reading →
