This is a new thing for me, choosing my best photos of the year. I’ve done it with books I’ve read and albums I’ve bought, but not things I made myself. It can be hard to subjectively judge your own work, but I think it's a worthy exercise for anyone who wants to get better... Continue Reading →
There. I've done it. Chosen the best photos I've taken in 2010. And written a blog post about it. But this isn't it. This is about the runners up and nominees. I still love them and they are still special, but they lack a certain special something.... Stop that. No singing. Plus I wanted to... Continue Reading →
This time an old quarry up in the White Mountains in North Conway. It was collectively known as the Redstone Quarry and had several faces and cutting operations. The area is huge and I needed many more hours to shoot there to get all of it. Up until the late 1940s it was an active... Continue Reading →
Recently a thread about 2010 photography resolutions was resurrected on a board I post to on occasion. Scrolling through the replies I found mine. One of the 3 points on my list was to have better organization when it came to my picture files. While it wasn't a complete fail, it also wasn't a complete... Continue Reading →
If you've been reading this blog or following my flickr or Smugmug feeds you'll have noticed my penchant for abandoned places (and my love for heavy metal - spot the references if you can). Especially between seasons if you know what I mean. Sure, you can shoot derelict stuff anytime, but after the leaves fall... Continue Reading →
Thanks to everyone for their considered comments on my last post. I got together with my friend the other day and even though she knew I'd be bringing mine, she didn't bring her camera. This tells me pretty much all I need to know about her stage with it right now - snapshots only, nothing... Continue Reading →
All 3 of you who read this blog. How did you learn to do what you do? Assuming you're capable of making the camera give you the results you want, how did you figure it out? I ask because I have a friend who just bought her first SLR in ages...or maybe ever. She knows... Continue Reading →
Some ask if I ever hang out with live people, that's how often I can be found in a cemetery. I'm just drawn to them. Here's a round-up of some of the best from the last few months - There are lots more in the Graven Images Gallery if you can't get enough.
Outdoors photographers are at the mercy of the sun and clouds. We can't make our own perfect light and so when it comes along we have to recognize it and get out there. My favorite kind of light is hazy clouds with breaks of blue sky. Not quite overcast, but not quite full sun either. ... Continue Reading →
Isn't it funny how time gets away from us when we're in the zone? Most of the time it's when you think you've been crouched down photographing for just a few minutes, but really it's been an hour and your companions have deserted you in search of warmth, shelter or just something more interesting than... Continue Reading →
So I finally got myself to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island in Newbury, Mass. I've only lived an hour and ten away from it my whole life and not gone. No idea why other than laziness. At first I was a bit bummed that it wasn't sunny, but then I quickly... Continue Reading →
Here's a picture of a turkey - well, two turkeys actually. I took this in 2006 in Montana. Probably was the OM-3 and the 65-200 zoom. I can't remember if it's slide or print film though. Anyway, I hope you all have a good day whether you're celebrating or not.
I can never resist an abandoned building. This house is in the next town over and on a road I hardly ever take, so when I did and saw it I knew I'd have to go back and shoot it. When I did I had an intense feeling of loss and sorrow. Judging by the... Continue Reading →
Suffering for my art. Snagged a branch off a wonderfully photogenic, but wickedly invasive, bittersweet plant. They're everywhere now, like purple loosetrife, choking the life out of native plants. Anyway, I haven't been shooting macro much so decided to bring out the big guns for these - the OM 90mm f2 and the OM 35mm... Continue Reading →
When the industrial revolution came to New England it came in the form of mills. Water-powered turbines sprang up on every river big enough to drive one and even on what now appear to be placid little brooks. I've always loved the architecture of large mill buildings. Having basically grown up in New England's largest... Continue Reading →
The other day I met up with a couple of local photographer friends in quest of a foliage sunrise. Unfortunately it didn't work out. The sky was too densely overcast and the light dull. Bummer. But I didn't drive long to get there and the meet up gave me a new location to shoot in... Continue Reading →
On the way home from an appointment I took a rather long detour which brought me by the Hopkinton-Everett Dam. It was built in the early 60s as part of a flood control measure. In 1938 there was a powerful hurricane that caused immense damage and destruction. The Piscataquog, like other rivers, overflowed its banks... Continue Reading →
Son of Massive Dynamic. Told ya I'd go back. Yesterday afternoon was a pretty good day to be out. Better than today which is overcast and blah. Anyway, I didn't take these two shots deliberately to match. They're like bookends and I only noticed it when I got to processing them. I mean, it's not... Continue Reading →
Props to the writers of Fringe for the great company name. I'm surprised it is still available for TV to use and I couldn't resist borrowing it for this series of photos. I think it encapsulates the industrial authority of the bridge and the persistent ecology that it spans. That being the Merrimack river. A... Continue Reading →
This idea has been rolling around in my head for some time. Months maybe, certainly weeks. I like the idea of it even though my back does not. Have you heard the term before? I think I must have picked it up somewhere since I'm not the type to go around coining phrases. It has... Continue Reading →
Let me count the ways - It's been truly wonderful this season. More to come.
While the season is by no means over, the peak color is draining rapidly. A storm came through yesterday that probably knocked a lot of leaves off the trees and so I was even more glad to have gotten out in the days before. Because of my health issue, my fall season was in jeopardy... Continue Reading →
Even though I'm still mourning my boy, I have been out shooting. Partly it takes my mind off him (which I stupidly feel guilt over), but mostly I'm glad I can. The health crisis I came though only had one stage of cure/recovery, but could have had two, the second of which would have totally... Continue Reading →
The Era of Chuck. Aka Monkey. Aka The Orange Menace. Aka The Boy. Aka The Old Man. And he was old. 18 years. Amazing really, but not enough. This is the last photo I took of him. Again, not enough. My heart is broken and my life is surely poorer without him. For 18 years... Continue Reading →
