It Comes, It Goes
Just another quick post today. This photo from Paradise Valley is one of my favorite areas to visit that is within 20 minutes of town. Quick trips are great filler for an evening of boredom or longing.
The Yellow Skirt
I’ve come to love shots with flat, ambient light, taken just after the ‘glory hour’ of sunset. When working with black and white or duotone images, sometimes a scene is best photographed after the sun is already down. This results in zero shadows and even light across the entire frame, making it ideal for dodging [...]
Paradise Valley Light
I’ve been shooting a lot of images north of Livingston lately, but last evening I decided to head south for a change. I was rewarded with a few really nice captures of ‘last light’ in Paradise Valley. I processed this image fairly dark, but hopefully not so much that it compromises the viewing experience. I [...]
Archive Dive I
Last evening I was going through some images from 2003, back when I was using my first digital camera. A 3.2 megapixel wonder, I disliked it quite a bit until I figured out how to manipulate the camera’s automatic settings to give me more manual control. After that it was a rare thing to find [...]
We Are All Hungry
I went hunting morels again on Monday with my friends Lauren and Mike. We revisited the same area as from Saturday, but it had been picked over pretty well. The problem now is that everyone in our area knows the season is upon us and the hills are full of people. Nothing [...]
Morel Booster
Saturday was quite a day. Reports came in a few days ago that morels had started showing up in the burn areas from last year’s forest fires in our region. This marks the transition from river-hunting to mountain-hunting, as well as to new species of these wonderful, crazy looking mushrooms. With my friend Andrew and [...]
Gert’s Bow
This post is dedicated to my grandmother, Gertrude, whose health has taken a turn. She is an amazing woman full of wisdom, love and Faith, and my thoughts are with her and those at her side. I love you, grandma.