Dordrecht is a city in the Netherlands that originates from the 12th century. The city knew great riches in the Golden Age due to trade, and it shows. Fortunately many of the historic buildings have been well maintained in the old center, and it is a pleasure to walk around. Beautiful old streets, quaint cafes, patricians’ [...]
Categories: Locations
Tagged: Architecture, Europe, Netherlands, Street
Beach photography in Southern California is often recording only good weather. This time I wanted to do something different: capture the mood of a rainstorm, and work with the colors of the sea as they change with the weather. This shoot was done on Venice Beach near and on the pier, mid-May between 5:30 and [...]
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Tagged: Abstract, Architecture, Beach, Los Angeles, Nature, Water
Downtown Los Angeles has many attractive features to photograph at night – and the 6th Street Bridge is a famous one. For various reasons: it has a view onto the high-rises of Downtown, it crosses the railroad tracks, and its structure is quite photogenic and bold. And as it turned out, the bridge has a [...]
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Tagged: Architecture, Los Angeles, Night
Ruins of past glory – still glorious. These magnificent remnants are usually located in the sweetest of green lawns; the contrast appears to enhance their exertion of power and strength. The photographs below are taken in various places in Ireland. “Ruins of Trim” Trim, Ireland ISO 100, 10 mm, 1/125 s at f/5.6 An saillant detail is that [...]
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Tagged: Architecture, Ireland, Ruins
A few posts earlier I showed a study of fishing rope in color. An interesting aspect of the material becomes more obvious in black and white: textures. Worn out by use and weather, rope has an amazing complexity of fibers, which is more pronounced when color is taken out of the equation. “Fishing Rope Study [...]
Categories: Locations,Subject Studies