Category Archives: monochrome

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

Posted in abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white, churches, fine art photography, historic building, historic new mexico, monochrome, national parks, New Mexico, old west | Tagged pecos national historic park | 3 Comments

Mummy of the Alabama Hills

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Last Autumn in the Alabama Hills , Lisa found this disinterred stone mummy , and suggested that I take its portrait.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LIGHT

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Oftentimes I cannot decide which variation of an image that I prefer to print and exhibit. I see two completely different statements with these to renderings. They each tell a unique story, and perhaps both tales are valid. The black … Continue reading →

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TWO VARIATIONS

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

I shared the black and white image today at the Redwood Camera Club meeting and critique. The image is of the Rogue River in nearby Oregon.

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OCTOBER EXHIBIT AT F STREET FOTO GALLERY

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Thomas Bethune

Here is an example of the images that I will exhibit next month. I took most of them in the nineteen-eighties. Some were color slides, and others were large format black and white. These locomotives were parked at Simpson’s Korbel … Continue reading →