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THE OTHERS NUMBER FIVE
I really enjoy looking at this image, however, I have yet to print it. I am holding off in general, from printing because I am rethinking the whole notion of how to “exhibit” imagery in a gallery setting. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds, formations, imagination, Joshua Tree National Park, rock, sunset
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THE OTHERS
I am working on a series of images that are “The Others”. I think that I am showing imagery that in normal circumstances is something with which we are familiar, but shown in a different light and context; they appear … Continue reading
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VENTURING OUT OF THE FOREST FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOUNG TREEBEARD ENCOUNTERS HIS SHADOW
I have nothing to add. Hopefully, the title and the image tell the story.
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Tagged equivalents, fantasy, fictional characters, lord of the ring, mysterious, treebeard
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LONE OAK IN DROUGHT-RIDDEN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
I am revisiting my images from my March trip to Pinnacles National Park. This landscape scene is located not far from the park. It is in a portion of the state that I never visited prior to this trip. The … Continue reading
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LIGHT IN THE NIGHT
Boulders and the Night Sky at Joshua Tree I love going back through my catalog of images with a fresh set of eyes. Oftentimes, I discover what it was that I saw at the time I took the photograph. This … Continue reading
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Tagged boulders, desert, joshua tree, national park, night sky, rocks
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THE OTHERS, CONTINUED
Does this image transcend common reality – at least a little bit? It does for me. I will admit that I did not see this exactly as it is now rendered, but I knew that there was something else in … Continue reading
MONO LAKE REFLECTIONS
I will be offline for a few days. Please check back on Sunday.
LOOKING DEEPER
WHAT IS REALITY? Imagination: “an image that is created within one’s mind” – my definition. I cannot control what another sees within their mind, but I think I can plant a seed of awareness. That is as far as I … Continue reading
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YOSEMITE REFLECTIONS 2009
I just now worked this image of nearly the same composition from five years ago. I took this shot with my old Sony R1. Take a look at the preceding post.