One of the interesting aspects of revisiting a site is seeing the change that takes place year in and year out. Somewhere in the past two years what was a twin Cottonwood now stands alone, it’s partner having lost its battle to time and the elements.
Anatomy of a Composition - Revisits ISO 100 | f/11 | 1/160 sec.
Read MoreThis small well shed lays in the middle of a huge hay field in the upper Yampa River valley. There isn’t a home within a 2-mile radius of it, and when heavier snow falls occur, the banks of blown snot will reach the eave of the shed. This winter the snow has quite done what was expected, and even though there was new snow falling, this shed will most likely stand out for the remainder of the winter like it is. This day, in between a few blustery furries, the silence fell around the scene - and sitting out in the open field it is easy to image how deafening that silence can be.
Anatomy of a Composition - a deafening silence - ISO 100 | F/5.6 | 1/4000 sec. - Sony a7iii - Sony FE 200600G
Read MoreA bright and beautiful blue afternoon in the Wet Mountain Valley, with winter snow dressing the Sangre de Cristo peaks, afforded the perfect opportunity to slow down, set up the tripod, and capture the multiple images necessary for a set of grand panoramas. The evening gave way to high, fast moving cirrus clouds, and the ragged old fence line balanced perfectly with the South Colony peaks. The finishing touch was the finally rays of the sun of the day.
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Read MoreThis is also the day that I marked my 33rd year living in Colorado - I had just driven across the country, through the middle of a cold January night, with my brother Steve when I woke up to my first Rocky Mountain Morning. I’d never been west of the Mississippi yet made the rash decision to take some time off from college and see what else there was to do. I thought I’d spend a few months, then continue on further west, both Portland and Seattle had strong appeal to me at the time. But over the course of the first few months something changed - to this day I really don’t know what, but something did.
Now, I’ve spent my entire adulthood, raised a family, had a career, and wondering what will unfold in this next half of life?
Read MoreWith so many ups and downs, as with everyone, 2020 is a really difficult year to reconcile with. Photography continued to provide an outlet and a challenge, with so many incredible moments, it’s nearly impossible to distill them in to a single much less a few favorite images. As always to quest to be more aware of opportunities and to be more in tune to my surroundings helped me to make the most of the images that were presented.
Read MoreSitting in the trough between inspirational moments, and feeling the constraints of current events has certainly felt like a seasonal change. In this case, Autumn is the season of ending, usually in a glorious display glowing red, orange and yellow.
Read MoreOur own intellectual and emotional evolution may reflect this pattern; period of stasis or at at least a slow, unapologetic meandering,
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Our lives aren’t stories of fiction. Our lives are much less punctuated and scripted. Our lives unfold in such a way that we don’t often have the chance to “brace” ourselves, or to gather our courage.
I couldn’t for the life of me figure out a composition. I so wanted to capture the motion and the scale, something I felt I could only do if I was closer, and something I felt a time lapse would only really convey in that moment.
Read Moreaking a complicated image, in difficult light, with a telephoto lens has factors that one can make adjustments for, to ultimately create a near perfect image. Yet, while trying to create a relationship, sometimes the distance is simply too great, and the image in the minds eye cannot ultimately be reconciled with what really appears.
Read MoreAre seeing unprecedented climate events just the warnings we should be looking for? Did this grove only survive because of one climatic shift? Will it fall victim to the fires sprouting up now, that the rains won’t squelch?
Read MoreThis images has some imperfections, but I will look past those for now, while reading and practicing ways to improve, and planning on the next night out.
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