Category Archives: humboldt county history

OVER THE TOP WITH THE COLOR?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Thomas Bethune

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 →

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FIRST BLACK AND WHITE WITH THE SONY RX100

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Thomas Bethune

Near the site of the former Table Bluff Lighthouse, which later became the Table Bluff Lighthouse Ranch.

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FIRST IMAGES FROM SONY RX100M IV

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Thomas Bethune

  I took this today as part of my practicing with my new travel camera.

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TINCAN MAILMAN

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Thomas Bethune

Here are three variations of one image. I have yet to decide which I prefer, but I am leaning toward the color image.

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NEW WORK IN COLOR

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Thomas Bethune

I think it works in color – perhaps better.

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NEW WORK

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Thomas Bethune

Ancient Snag

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MAD RIVER BRIDGE

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

Former railroad bridge on the Mad River.

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MY EUREKA PROJECT

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Thomas Bethune
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CONTINUING WORK ON MY EUREKA PROJECT

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

The “Eureka Project” and the “Arcata Project” are both self-assigned projects to document the business districts of both cities. It is something that I started about five years ago. I am realizing that I need to complete one or both … Continue reading →

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FURTHER WORKING AN IMAGE

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I shared an earlier version of this image a few entries back. This morning some friends and I discussed what it was that caught my eye with this composition, and I realized that it was the seed heads of the … Continue reading →

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