January Landscape

I have been starting up with a new job and haven't been out with the camera much lately.  So, the other day I took a short trip over to the Fort Ord National Monument to check out the light near sunset.  The clouds actually darkened most of the scenery, but I was able to catch some silhouettes of these branches.

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Peaceful

A Willet at sunset.

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Boxes

Continuing with the framed and captioned theme.  I've been looking at these boxes out in the field for a week now and have wanted to get a picture.  I used the photo merge in Photoshop to get the full panorama.

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Revisiting Film

About a year ago I decided to try film photography and fell in love with it.  I especially enjoy working in the darkroom, which I do not have one of my own.  When my friends heard how much I was enjoying it they started sending me their old 35mm cameras.  The reason was always "you can't get film anymore, so if you like it you can have it".  I don't know what they think I use... So, these images I'm posting today are from a 45 year old Canon that had not been used and was kept, maybe, in a closet.  It has some issues. The seals are dried and the mirror appears to stick causing a reflection in some of the images, however I find some of the funkiness is interesting.  Out of 36 exposures I salvaged 4.  Not bad.

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June 27 Sunset

We had some good light last evening and I actually pulled myself up, grabbed the camera and headed out to catch some of it.

And I always have to indulge my love of black and white:

Farms of the valley.

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Barn #7

The broad side of a barn framed by its surrounding landscape.  I chose an optic center, or weighted center for this "mount".  I choose black and white for gravitas. These barns are iconic.  Although they are used in nearly every culture, a barn of single wall, plain board, on a farm is somehow associated with Americana.  A symbol of the heart, of ideals, of solidity, home, security, love.  It at once reaffirms independence and an encompassing community spirit.

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Windmill

Still working on the barn project.  One of the few local windmills that still operates.  I don't know how much water it's pumping.  Texas is underwater and California is becoming a dust bowl.  Is there anyone out there who still doubts that there are some changes occuring to the climate?

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Today 4/24/15

I'm in a black and white, soft focus mood lately.

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Today 4/15/15

Now I'm getting into landscapes...

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Today 4/5/15

Easter in the garden.

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Today 2/10/15

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Today 2/7/15

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Today 1/29/15

Down by the river side

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