About Thomas Bethune
THOMAS ALLEN BETHUNE
I have been interested in photography for most of my life. I started taking photographs with a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera when I was eight years old. My early subjects were trains and engineered structures as well as landscapes and family portraits. My interests and vision have matured, but the subjects that catch my eye continue to be of the same genre as my earliest visions.
A neighbor man had a darkroom, and he showed me the basics of camera operation and darkroom processing. I took courses in art and photography in high school and college. I worked as an apprentice to a commercial wedding and event photographer, and I was in charge of a recreational dark room while I was in the military. As an adult, I earned a bachelor’s degree in photography from Humboldt State University. My experience with film formats included 35mm, 2 ¼”, and 4”x 5”. I exhibited at galleries near my home in Arcata California, and in Santa Fe New Mexico.
All my current work is digital. I am scanning many of my legacy negatives and slides. I sometimes process and print the scanned negatives. I often post them on my blog. I process all of my prints with archival media.
An award winning fine art photographer living in a redwood forest.
BA Photography
Director, Redwood Art Association, Eureka CA
Co-curator, F Street Foto Gallery, Eureka CA
Here are some vintage sunset photographs from the Humboldt County coastline.
Posted in beach, california coast, color photography, fine art photography, humboldt county, ocean, pacific coast, pacific ocean, prairie creek, redwood national park, state parks, Uncategorized
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I am revisiting my Spirit Tree Series images.
Posted in backroads, fine art photography, humboldt, humboldt county, landscape, national parks, prairie creek, redwood, redwood forest, redwood national park, state parks, tree, Uncategorized
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At Two Medicine, Glacier National Park.
I took this while I was on a bike ride in the Arcata bottoms.
Once a bustling hotel, The Clyde Hotel at Tulelake, CA is now a condemned structure.
Posted in abandoned buildings, alternative view, architecture, backroads, building, buildings, color photography, fine art photography, historic building, street photography, Uncategorized
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As I stated before, I often need to “sit” with an image for awhile before it comes to maturity. I think that this one is nearly fully rendered.
Posted in alternative view, arcata, arcata history, architecture, backroads, building, buildings, color photography, fine art photography, historic building, historic humboldt, history of humboldt county, humboldt county, humboldt county history, street photography, Uncategorized
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I drove past this gem for over thirty years without stopping to photograph. I finally decided to hop onto my bicycle with my travel camera the other day, and stopped there while there were no cars parked out front. I … Continue reading →
Posted in alternative view, arcata, arcata history, architecture, backroads, building, buildings, color photography, fine art, fine art photography, historic building, history of humboldt county, humboldt county history, street photography, Uncategorized
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Castle Rock from Pebble Beach, Crescent City.
Posted in backroads, beach, California, california coast, color photography, Crescent City, fine art photography, landscape, ocean, pacific coast, pacific ocean, small town, Uncategorized
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