Category Archives: humboldt county history
MAD RIVER FERRY HOUSE
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
VINTAGE HUMBOLDT TRAINS:
THE EUREKA SOUTHERN RAILROAD Central California Traction number 70 at Eureka CA c.1992. I think this locomotive was purchased from CCT for use by the Eureka Southern Railroad (former Northwestern Pacific Railroad). Sadly this unit was ultimately trashed and bashed … Continue reading
Phillip’s House
I happened to see just the lighting that I had hoped for: the rising sun illuminating the front side with a foggy background.
New Work
Red and Green wall near Burnt Ranch. I spent yesterday with some friends on a photographic outing east of home on highway 299.
TWO WINDOWS AND A DOOR
I am having a challenging time sorting out in my head which version of this image works the best. It is interesting how much a small cropping can affect the mood of an image. Is the bottom rendering the strongest … Continue reading
MORE ALLEY WORK
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.
HISTORIC HUMBOLDT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM 1980 THROUGH 2018
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
ARTS ALIVE THIS SATURDAY
Here is a sample of my images that are part of the exhibit at the F Street Foto Gallery (upstairs at Swanlund’s Photography in Eureka). Most of my images are scanned negatives and color slides from the nineteen eighties and … Continue reading
MY WEB SITE IS DOWN TEMPORARILY
Yesterday at the marsh. I should have my web site back up in the next day or so.
A CLEARER RENDERING OF WHAT I WANT TO SHARE
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.