Monthly Archives: May 2014
Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, and The Others, Arrive for Their Gathering
There is something very special about standing in a remote and unfamiliar environment during the dark hours. It is especially so to do so without the intrusion of artificially created light pollution. I think that I speak for many of … Continue reading
A Procession of Tufas Salute the Moonless Night Sky
I suppose that I may sound trite by adding some form of written meaning to some of my recent images, but I cannot help myself. I am not a student of modern fantasy, but I did grow up hearing and … Continue reading
Scerets of the Night
Sand Tufa Greet the Night Sky
The Milky Way rising the night before last at Mono Lake or Lot’s Wife, Still Looking.
I just returned from a photography outing to Mono County on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. My pal Marc Chaton accompanied me on the trek. Saturday evening we went to the shore of Mono Lake to … Continue reading
STAGE LIGHTING ON A SILO
In the nineteen-eighties I started a series that I called “California Valley Rice”. The first images were made with my old Rollicord film camera. Now, of course, I use digital.
Low Tide at Moonstone Beach
This is my first post on this blog, and I think this is a good introductory photo to share.
Sunrise at Indian Creek
This is what greeted me on my second morning at Joshua Tree NP. I think that the sky in the desert is an equal partner with the rock formations. Where I live, I seldom get the opportunity to commune with … Continue reading
Thomas Bethune's Photographic Journal 