Recent Wanderings
October 11th, 2021
I’ve recently returned from a trip out west. First I spent some time in the red rock desert doing some photos. The photo above is from a desert location north of Las Vegas. I call it “Rock Face.”
I also did some shooting in Utah and Arizona. The photo above was taken at a somewhat iconic location between Kanab, UT and Page AZ.
After my time shooting in the desert I went over to Los Angeles for a few days. Above is my friend, Mary Pat at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
And then I left Los Angeles on the original mission of this trip, driving a U-Haul from LA to Ohio for an old friend who is moving. One of my stops along that drive was in Tucumcari at the Blue Swallow motel, the absolute best of the surviving old Rt. 66 motels. If you look closely in the background you can see the U-Haul under a neighboring awning.
Tucumcari is a great place to make photos. I’ve shot there before. These two, above and below are the high points of this evening of shooting.
A Post On The Online Photographer blog
October 8th, 2021
I’m quite honored, thrilled actually, that something I wrote is the post today on The Online Photographer blog. Here’s the link to the post.
Also I’ve noticed that today is the 15th anniversary of this blog. So I think the recognition from The Online Photographer is a nice note for this moment in the blog-o-sphere. I’ve obviously not been posting much recently, mainly because there has been a lot going on in my life. It’s looking like things are calming down a bit now, so maybe I’ll pick up the posting again in the near future…only time will tell if that actually happens.
Another Museum Show
August 25th, 2021
I’ve received word that seven of my photographs have been selected for the Regional Photography Exhibit at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum in Coshocton, Ohio.
Here are the seven photos they chose for the show.
The show opens on September 25 if you’d live to see it.
Jenny Reflection
August 10th, 2021
A few photos from a shoot with the amazing Jenney Anne Rose. Above is Jenny reflected in a mirror.
And Jenny plays with one of my many orbs.
Some of our best fun at this shoot was when Jenny brought out her hats.
The more hats, the more fine, fun photos.
It’s always fun to play with strong, direct sunlight through windows, blinds, and curtains.
The hats had me thinking about something I did many, many years ago. There was an annual photo competition that I would enter. It had many categories, but I noticed that there were few entries in the “fashion” category. So I made sure to enter that category every year. Usually I won. After a while, just on a lark, I started entering a photo with the title, “Straw Hat” every year. I won several years in a row with my Straw Hat entry.
Thank you Jenny for doing such great modeling and bringing back my straw hat memories. I think these would do well in that contest, if it even still exists. But I’ll find somewhere else to send them for display opportunities.
Random Snaps
August 7th, 2021
Last week my friend Dave Rudin from New York City came for a visit and we ran around taking photos. Here are a couple snaps I took while Dave R was shooting more interesting stuff with his Pentax 67.
Above is a shot from inside the tunnel at Blackhand Gorge in Ohio.
Below is a shot along a trail at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois.
Springfield Museum Show
August 5th, 2021
I’ve been very busy and I’m behind. Lots of projects going on. But here’s a quick post. The photo above is on exhibit in the annual members’ show at the Springfield Museum of Art. The lovely model is Wonderhussy. The location is near Lake Mead in Nevada.
Here’s a shot of yours truly by the print in the show:
Exhibit at the Middletown Arts Center
July 21st, 2021
I have three photos in an upcoming show at the Middletown Arts Center. Here are the photos they chose for the exhibit. Above is from my contortion series. The model is Tiffany Helms.
The other two photos are (above) with model blueriverdream from Eagle Lake above Lake Tahoe, and (below) with Ayn from my Brigman/White project.
There will be an opening reception for this show on Friday, July 23 from 6 to 8 pm. I plan to be there, so if you are too, please say hello.
Just a Snap
July 17th, 2021
Just sharing a cell phone snap from a local restaurant. Just a shot I saw and liked.
Maine Snapshots
July 14th, 2021
Just sharing a few snaps from my recent trip to coastal Maine. My first travel since the plague descended on us.
July 10th, 2021
Sorry there have been no new posts for a while. I’ve been traveling…the first real travel since the plague began. We went to Vermont, Maine, and the finger lakes region in New York. The reason for the stop near Keuka Lake was to visit and have dinner with Mike Johnston, the owner and operator of The Online Photographer blog. That’s Mike on the left with me in the great little restaurant The Timber Stone Grill in Hammondsport, NY.
And there we are standing in front of the restaurant after a delicious meal and delightful conversation. Mike is a great guy with incredibly deep knowledge of the world of photography. If you don’t read his blog you are missing some great stuff.
These photos were taken by my lovely wife, Emily. Seems like she takes more (and better) photos than I do these days. Here she is below with Mike.
I did do a little photography on this trip. And I actually used a “real” camera for them. Those photos are downloading to my home computer as I write this. “Real” photos take so much more work than cell phone photos. I’ll be posting a few of those when I get them edited.
