Category Archives: humboldt county

OTHER THEMES AND PROJECTS

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

I initiated a self-directed project to document the business districts of both Arcata and Eureka. I often photographed in the early morning pre dawn light. I started this in 2010, and have worked on it through to the present time. … Continue reading →

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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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WHAT’S SHOWING AT THE RAA

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Thomas Bethune

Forgotten and lost dreams, Arcata Bottom 2020.

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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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TWO WINDOWS AND A DOOR

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

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 →

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MOUTH OF THE MAD RIVER

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Overlooking the mouth of the Mad River at Clam Beach January 10, 2019.

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ARTS ALIVE THIS SATURDAY

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

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 →

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AWARD WINNER AT RAA

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

This image came in third place in the Redwood Art Association’s Fall Exhibit.

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Downtown Arcata on a Quiet Morning

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

I took this with the 17mm tilt-shift lens on a July morning in 2016. I reprocessed this using a graduated filter instead of dropping the blue luminance to darken the sky. By doing so, I eliminated the fringing that was … Continue reading →

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KEEPING WITH THE LEGACY TRANSPORTATION THEME

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

 This privately owned P51 Mustang was parked near the abandoned tower at ACV.  It was a common visitor for many months.   c.1995

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