Category Archives: color photography

Closer to Bringing it Together

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Thomas Bethune
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A LITTLE MEDICINE FOR THE COVID BLUES

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Thomas Bethune
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HORIZONTAL OCTOPUS TREE

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

Most “octopus” trees that I encountered, are Sitka Spruce trees that are growing atop a stump of a logged tree. Here in the coastal environs of northern California and southern Oregon the stumps are usually redwood or spruce. In my … Continue reading →

Posted in black and white, california coast, color photography, fine art photography, monochrome, national park, oregon, pacific coast, patrick's point state park, prairie creek, redwood forest, redwood national park, tree | 2 Comments

SUNRISE AT THE MARSH

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

Took these the other day with my phone.

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MAD RIVER FERRY HOUSE

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

I do not recall where I got the information that this place was known as the “Mad River Ferry House”, but I think it was a good source. This is a good example of the work that I was doing … Continue reading →

Posted in arcata bottoms, arcata history, backroads, black and white, color photography, film photography, fine art photography, historic humboldt, humboldt county history, mad river | Leave a comment

SATURDAY MUSINGS

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

Moving up to 2012 I want to share three interpretations of the same image. By this time, I was becoming more competent with my photo editing skills. I was fortunate to have access to work with the local Photoshop Users … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative view, arcata, arcata marsh, color photography, fine art photography, hand-tint, humboldt bay, landscape, monochrome, pacific coast | 2 Comments

HOW ABOUT A CHANGE IN STYLE AND IN TIME

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

I made this image a few hours ago. I decided to give “intentional-camera-movement (ICM)” a try. A couple of friends recently had some success with the process, and they convinced me to give it a go. This is an eleven … Continue reading →

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A FEW MORE THOUGHTS ON MY PHOTOGRAPHIC LEARNING CURVE

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

CALUMET SAYS HOWDY, Las Vegas, NM May 2010. I returned to Santa Fe in the spring of 2010 for a several week long stay that I called my Santa Fe meditation. I spent most of that time by myself and … Continue reading →

Posted in black and white, building, color photography, fine art photography, historic building, historic new mexico, New Mexico, old west, small town, store front, street photography | Leave a comment

NORTH JETTY NUMBER 47

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

From my recent postings, I sense the development of a theme that is based on my evolution as a so called fine art photographer. That evolution includes a certain amount of technical learning: both of trying to become familiar with … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative view, black and white, California, california coast, color photography, fine art photography, historic humboldt, landscape, north jetty, ocean, pacific coast, pacific ocean, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

GRAND DELUXE EXPRESS WAITING AT LAMY, NEW MEXICO

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

The Grand Deluxe Express at Lamy, New Mexico, 2007 The very first time that I went to the Amtrak Station in Lamy (Santa Fe), NM was May 28, 2007. This was on the same trip to the southwest that I … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative view, backroads, color photography, fine art photography, historic new mexico, Lamy, New Mexico, railroad, railroads, small town, streamliner, train, trains | Tagged | 2 Comments