Category Archives: street photography

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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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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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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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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MORE ALLEY WORK

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

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.

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LET’S KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Perhaps it is just me, but I cannot easily find a place to rest my eyes in this image. They finally settle on the greenish horizontal strip near the center. Perhaps that is all right. I am open to comments. … Continue reading →

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DUAL REALITY

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

In Eureka last week.

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OPERA ALLEY

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

Opera Alley in Eureka the other day.

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ABANDONED ROAD WAY

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Thomas Bethune

An image from some years back that I reworked today. It is of a stretch of abandoned highway that is sometimes used for backcountry packers to get to a wonderful campground directly above the ocean. It is near Stone Lagoon … Continue reading →

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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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