Another day, another passing year, another self-portrait

February 26, 2010

Time for a bit of self-indulgence. Last January I posted a 2009 self portrait, my first and at the time I thought probably my last. Things change, including my mind and opinions, so with the passing year I though perhaps doing a self portrait a year might be interesting.

There’s nothing as entertaining as watching yourself grow older. ;-)

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Budding Potential

February 25, 2010

Today’s photo is from the same Amaryllis plant as yesterdays. This image is not as powerful or as abstractly intriguing as yesterdays but it’s one I like none-the-less.

I’ve found when photographing flowers I’m drawn to seeking out the buds which are ready to burst into bloom — there’s some essences of energy present in these that’s almost tangible. Perhaps they represent a moment of birth or a moment when potential is recognized.

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Best laid plans…

February 24, 2010

As you should be able to tell, there’s no common theme for posted photos this week — this is a random week. From the bridge image of the last post I’ve moved to a macro abstract of flowers. ;-)

Just before Christmas last year my wife had purchased a red Amaryllis bulb with the idea of having big red blooms for Christmas. We however were not aware of the extended 6 to 8 weeks gestation period before the first bloom so by lack of any other choice it became our Valentine’s Day Amaryllis. That worked out okay since the flowers are bright red.

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A countryside drive — I came back with a bridge photo

February 22, 2010

I went for a drive in the countryside this past weekend and the above railroad trestle bridge caught my eye so I pulled over and walked back to the bridge to make a few photos. The shot above was one end of the bridge, then there was a two lane road passing under it and this next shot is the other end, complete with graffiti.

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Finding the right range

February 21, 2010

An observation: Often when looking for a good photo and initially thinking there isn’t one I find something by either pulling back and widening my perspective or getting closer to gain a more detail view. By this I mean changing my physical point/position, not standing still and zooming in and out through a viewfinder. It’s [...]

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Country Roads

February 19, 2010

You can still find dirt roads in the local area if you look for them — sometime I do. This particular one continues for several miles until it dead ends. There’s only a few homes near its beginning so I believe it’s mainly used for access to surrounding farm fields. If you meet a car [...]

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Within, without

February 18, 2010

Often the ties which bind us most tightly as artist and/or photographers are those of our own restricting and ridged concepts.

That was my thought as I read a recent post by Markus Spring and followed the included links to an article on Luminous Landscape. I certainly appreciate, identify and agree with his conclusions:

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Endangered species

February 17, 2010

This photo was made from a point not far from yesterdays photo but looking in a different direction — north vs. southeast. This is Mendenhall Glacier located in Mendenhall Valley about 12 miles north of Juneau, AK. Since 1958 this glacier has receded 1.75 miles (2.82km) and with average temperatures currently increasing it’s a trend which may continue. Mendenhall Lake created by the glaciers retreat now sits at the glacier terminus. Large glaciers may one day need to be on an “endangered species” list.

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Small and insignificant

February 16, 2010

Looking back through photo archives I’ve pulled a few to process for posting. It’s nice to discover my skills with post-processing have improved and some photos I previously passed over can now be worthy of posting.

This photo was taken from a helicopter near the Juneau International Airport looking southeast down Alaska Highway 7 (AK-7), Egan Dr. towards Juneau, AK.

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In my pocket

February 15, 2010

I like having a camera with me but carrying a Nikon D300 or D700 DSLR everywhere is not always convenient or even possible. To fill this gap, since last fall I’ve been carrying a Canon S90 and will share a few personal thoughts about it.

I’ve broken it down into points I feel are positive, neutral and negative concerning my own use.

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Still printing?

February 13, 2010

An interesting tidbit this morning about a Japanese company, Sanwa Newtec, who has developed a printer with no consumables [...]

[...] Of course perhaps in the not too distant future prints will be replaced by paper thin screens you can load a photo to, ebooks and eframes, or projections and holograms.

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