Category Archives: historic building

A CHECKERED PAST

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

The old aircraft were nice to see at the Tillamook Air Museum, but this drew my aesthetic attention. Big mouth jet. Big gulp.

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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 →

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PECOS NEW MEXICO 2007

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

In 2007 I had the opportunity to photograph at the Pecos National Historic Park. This was about the time that I started to take digital photography seriously. I no longer had a darkroom, and had sold off most of my … Continue reading →

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Phillip’s House

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Thomas Bethune

I happened to see just the lighting that I had hoped for: the rising sun illuminating the front side with a foggy background.

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New Work

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Red and Green wall near Burnt Ranch. I spent yesterday with some friends on a photographic outing east of home on highway 299.  

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MORE ALLEY WORK

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

I thought that I completed my work in the business district of Eureka. Instead, I see that my study is taking me deeper into the workings of the city.

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DUAL REALITY

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

In Eureka last week.

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OPERA ALLEY

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Opera Alley in Eureka the other day.

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MARINO’S CLUB

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Burned down in 2001. See story at: http://www.arcataeye.com/2011/09/remembering-long-lost-marinos-club-%E2%80%93-september-26-2011/

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HISTORIC HUMBOLDT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM 1980 THROUGH 2018

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Over the coming days and perhaps weeks I will be posting images from my archives. I spent time photographing the areas around Humboldt Bay and the nearby cities of Eureka and Arcata. The imagary from 1980 through 2004 were either … Continue reading →

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