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HUMBOLDT MACHINE WORKS, 2010

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Thomas Bethune

When I took this photograph the business had already closed its doors, and soon it was to receive a makeover. I have not gone back to photograph it as it is now. I think the morning light (or is it … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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BUILDING GONE

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

THE FORMER ARCATA BUS TERMINAL 2013 I photographed this building a year ago this September. Shortly after that, the building was razed and replaced with a parking lot. Arcata has a newer transit facility, so there was likely a net … Continue reading →

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THE CORNER GROCERY

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

The Shell of the Former Corner Grocery Store at Alliance and Spear in Arcata (A repost of last year from my old blog) In the neighborhood where I grew up in East Bakersfield, there were four neighborhood grocery stores within … Continue reading →

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SACRAMENTO VALLEY RICE, A PIECE OF WILLIAMS, CALIFORNIA

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

Sometime in the mid 1970’s, I recall seeing a body of work by a photographer of the Sacramento Delta area. The work inspired me to start my own work on another part of the Sacramento Valley. I started my work … Continue reading →

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THE ALIBI

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

  It is fun to look at the changes that occurred over the past four years to many of the buildings of both Arcata and Eureka. I still think that these images would make for a nice exhibition.

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CANON 16-35 F4 COMPARED TO CANON 17MM/TS F4

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

MINOR THEATER 16-35 F4L AT F11 MINOR THEATER 17MM TSE F4 AT F11 Both of these images were taken from the exact same position on my tripod just a minute apart. It is not my intention to claim to be … Continue reading →

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