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dappled

Dappled sunlight in a thick forest makes for a very speckly image, playing with the saturation makes it even more so. I rather like it.

summer light

This shot just says “summer” to me. Sitting in dappled sunlight on a hot day is one of my favorite things in life.

The golden hop vine in our back yard is endlessly interesting to me as a subject. Every year it races up its trellis and tangles its way across the top, occasionally looping back down, catching in the rosebush, creeping through gaps in the fence, or heading straight up in the air. It’s beautiful against aContinue reading “golden hop”

the girl who played with fire

I love playing with long exposures on the camera, either when there’s a moving light source or a chance to “paint” with the camera itself. This was a campfire just after dark – I set the shutter speed to several seconds, then moved the camera in a spiral pattern. It makes me think of aContinue reading “the girl who played with fire”

Whistle Lake

A beautiful spot in the Anacortes Community Forestlands. The park has miles of hiking trails, but it’s easy to get distracted by photo opportunities. I didn’t get as much of a workout on this hike as I could have.

golden chard

You hear a lot about “the golden hour” in photography – that moment in the day when the sun is getting low but not quite setting, and the sunlight takes on a brilliant golden cast that makes everything look magical for just a few fleeting minutes. A few days ago I happened to look outContinue reading “golden chard”

feeling sidetracked

I’ve been so busy lately – working my day job, keeping up on food blog posts, framing work for my upcoming show – that I’m not actually taking very many pictures. If you follow my Flickr stream, you may notice a preponderance of food, drink and cat pictures, those being the things I encounter regularly withoutContinue reading “feeling sidetracked”

planning a show

Last weekend I took some pictures at my father’s art space at Peshastin Creek Gallery, hoping to plan out my show that will be hanging there in August. Lots of printing and framing to do, wow. The show will be hanging from August 6-28, but I’ll be having a reception at the gallery on Sunday,Continue reading “planning a show”

lines & shadows

I find powerlines strangely compelling. Also, the shadows of powerlines.

playing with monochrome

I’ve been spending more and more time playing with different monochrome settings in my post processing. I love how it brings out textures and makes familiar objects seem suddenly foreign. Some images simply don’t work in black and white, while others, sometimes rather dull color images, suddenly come to life when I shift them over.Continue reading “playing with monochrome”