Weekly Photo Challenge: Culture, Turkey Tail.
The Weekly Photo Challenge, that’s almost over, is culture. While the example is the culture of a specific society, culture has many more meanings. I’m choosing a very literal meaning of culture, the...
View ArticleWendy as The Firebird in UAF’s Graffiti Hall
Between performances of The Firebird Wendy did a quick photo shoot in the graffiti hall, right outside the Salisbury Theatre. With only time for a short shoot, and unsure the aesthetic I was going for,...
View ArticleBlack and White, 35mm Moss Studies
My passion for photography began when I took a darkroom class in high school. To this day I continue to shoot film and make fiber prints, admittedly, not as much I would like. I have long been working...
View ArticlePotatoes and Romanesco
Above: The odd green color makes romanesco feel even more bizarre. Continuing the harvest theme from my last post about blueberries, it is fall after all, today includes some vegetables grown in my...
View ArticlePost Number 100!
Above: Heidi in the Hood, a selectively-saturated portrait. It sounds and feels like a lot – this is my 100th post. Thanks to everyone who visits! I have spent a lot of time running Far North Light and...
View ArticleReflections and Ice Patterns
Above: The old barn reflected in a puddle at Creamers Field Late season rain made for a good photo opportunity in puddles and on ice. Not to much to say today, just pretty pictures. Sunset glows on ice...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Layers
Above: The silhouette of a tree creates abstract patterns as colors cascade across Green Lake in Seattle, WA. Using layers effectively can be a powerful way to captivate an audience. The effect of...
View ArticlePalace at Versailles – Grand Finale!
The two-hour fountain and fireworks show started at sunset and lasted well into dark. Symphony music streamed out from speakers hidden in hedges while water jets fired in sequence. The special event is...
View ArticleWindows – Piano, Dog, Cat and Abstract
Above: Piano lessons at night through a window in the University of Washington district. Shot on a Kodak Retine IIIc, 35mm film. Windows, the current weekly photo challenge, can mean many things. Look...
View ArticleSpectacular Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park
Above: The steep pitch of Polychrome Pass becomes evident when the horizon is set against the slope. May 2, 2014. Polychrome Pass is a mountain pass named for Polychrome Mountain on the Denali Park...
View ArticleSun streaks through smoke
A sunset on Orcas Island, Washington, illuminates smoke from a nearby campfire. I like how the qualities of the above photo mesh with the two following abstracts photos: grass floating in water. All...
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