THE ALIBI ON THE ARCATA PLAZA, 2010, SONY R1
The Alibi four years later.
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.
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 a lens reviewer, but I am posting them in case anyone that reads this blog has an interest it either of these lenses.
On my outing Sunday morning, I primarily shot with the new 16-35, and throughly enjoyed myself. What I did discover (not surprisingly), is that the 16-35 does not replace the 17 when it comes to architectural photography. The 16-35 will work in almost any situation where I can keep the lens/camera level. The top photograph from my post of yesterday was taken with the 16-35, the lens/camera was level, and the results were very satisfactory. There were situations during that shoot where to properly portray a taller building, that the 17 was the only logical choice.
I prefer to not use perspective adjustments in post production to straighten out converging lines, but in a pinch it could be done since the quality of the photographs from the 16-35 are so high. However, I always prefer to start with the highest quality imagery that I can, so using the right lens for the task is my rule. I just know that there will be times when I am walking around and photographing where time and convenience will dictate that I use the lens that is attached to the camera. Therefore, as a do anything lens, the 16-35 will serve very well with its image stabilization for these shaky hands.
The Ever Changing Storefronts in the Early Sunday Morning Overcast
I woke up at four-thirty, and after tossing and turning decided that it made sense to go photographing. I have not done much in downtown Arcata for a while, so that is where I went. I think that I worked for about an hour and a half, and I think that there are several keepers.
Most of what I photographed today are buildings that I previously shot over the past five or six years. During those years, many of the buildings were re-purposed. The paint schemes almost always are altered.
I encountered a few interesting people this morning. All I can say is “what ever happened to our mental health care”. Some of the folks can be a bit intimidating while they are still afar as they verbally shout down their demons, but they seem to be calmer and almost polite as they come close. It makes me think of how a scared dog will bark, but once it gets a good sniff, that it calms down.
How things looked in 2010 on the same block.
Lamy Church at Lamy, New Mexico
Lamy is on my mind these days. I wonder how this church is holding up. This photograph is about seven years old, and things could change. However, thing seem to change in New Mexico at a slower pace than here in the redwoods.
Color Version
FORD, CHEVY, DODGE, OR INTERNATIONAL: WHO KNOWS?
I just finished working on this image in both color and black and white. I realize that although I know that it is an old truck, I do not know what brand name to attach to it.
By the way, I took this photograph at Bodie State Park in May.
I just lost a five paragraph entry on this post. I will redo it sometime. Both shots were hand-held in the early evening. Both with the 16-35, and the first at 1/10 second.
I took this photograph last autumn inside the Prairie Creek Campground. I am sharing it today not because it is autumn, but due to the fact that I worked on it this morning.
I often do go back through my work. Sometimes the experience of doing so is akin to the actual act of photographing. I am seeking images from what I all ready sought and found. In these later reviews, I experience the subjects with a new understanding of what it was that I saw, and what it was that I envisioned sharing with the final print.
I believe that this particular image would look very nice on a large canvas.
I suppose that it is time for me to let go of the claim that I seldom create sunset imagery. I do, and I enjoy creating and viewing them.
This image is another from the series that I took Saturday evening atop the southwest slope of Snow Camp Mountain in Humboldt County. This location is in the prairie, oak, and fir environment, yet it is only about a dozen miles from the coast. The “sea” of fog in the bottom right is blanketing the redwood forest environment which is at the lower elevations just below.
Let’s face it, there just are magical moments that occur in magical places. Last night we gathered with a bunch of really nice people in one of those places. We shared a huge banquet table, reconnected with old friends, listened to fine music, danced, played, and enjoyed the visual feast that the full moon and the scattered oaks on this mountain top environment provided.
I took this photograph earlier in the year when I spent a couple of days inside Patrick’s Point State Park. I have an earlier rendering of this image. It was my intention yesterday, to print the earlier version on canvas. I took it to my buddy Hal Work to use his larger printer. When we looked at it in close-up detail, we saw that there were real issues in the sky in the area of the small twigs. That image was created from a three-image HDR composite. Because the wind was blowing, those small branches showed movement from shot-to-shot. That showed up as ghosts on many of the twigs, and on a large print they would be obvious.
This morning I reworked it with two images, and I am becoming satisfied with the outcome as is shown above. What you see above is a far cry from how the print will look, but it serves some purpose.
It is my experience that to achieve “fine art” quality photographic prints, that one (just as in the days of film), must attain a certain level of digital dark room skills. I realize that many current cameras process jpg images that really are, at times, wonderful, but they offer considerably less opportunities for creative expression.
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