Category Archives: arcata

INSIDE A HEALTHY SECOND-GROWTH REDWOOD FOREST

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

If one were to compare this image with those of the past couple of days, one could be led to an unfair comparison of the two forests. The site of this image is within the Arcata Community Forest, and those … Continue reading →

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MORE THOUGHTS ON THE CLEAR CUT

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

Coast redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are unique to the coastal areas of northern California. I live in a second-growth forest about two miles from downtown Arcata at an elevation of about 900′. The trees on our property are about seventy-five years … Continue reading →

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A STARRY NIGHT AT A CLEAR CUT

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

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ARCATA PLAZA EARLY MORNING PERSPECTIVE

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I took this photograph in 2010. I took it because there were elements within the composition that spoke to me at a subconscious level. What I mean is that I did not fully grasp the totality of what was within … Continue reading →

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B-17 AT ARCATA AIRPORT SIXTY YEARS AFTER WWII

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I made these photographs in 2012 when the Collings Foundation WWII bombers were there on display. I like that I was able to incorporate one of the few, at the time, remaining structures from the former WWII naval air station. … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE AIRCRAFT AT ACV FORTY YEARS AFTER WW II

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I would need to dig through my old negative files to confirm the date when I took these two photographs, but I am not going to do so today. I took them with my Korona 4×5 view camera, and I … Continue reading →

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HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY ON A QUIET PRE-SEMESTER SUNDAY

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

Door to the Van Duzer Theater at Humboldt State University Three of us decided to photograph the Humboldt State University campus this morning. We, correctly, figured that the campus would be empty this weekend, and that this would be our … Continue reading →

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BUILDING GONE

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

THE FORMER ARCATA BUS TERMINAL 2013 I photographed this building a year ago this September. Shortly after that, the building was razed and replaced with a parking lot. Arcata has a newer transit facility, so there was likely a net … Continue reading →

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THE CORNER GROCERY

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

The Shell of the Former Corner Grocery Store at Alliance and Spear in Arcata (A repost of last year from my old blog) In the neighborhood where I grew up in East Bakersfield, there were four neighborhood grocery stores within … Continue reading →

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THE MINOR THEATER IN THE PRE-DAWN LIGHT

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

ARCATA’S MINOR THEATER The Minor First Thing a Week Ago Sunday Lisa and I used to go to the movies here at least once a month. Nowadays, we may go once a year. When we first started going to the … Continue reading →

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