My friend, Jace, walks along the shore of one of my favorite places along the west coast of the US, Oswald Beach. The lone figure in a negative space, made up of beach and a cliff wall, creates a pensive mood. I like the minimalism seen here. The beautiful light from...
Walking at the Oregon Coast the other day, I looked down and saw this beautiful abstract. The wisps of white sand scattered throughout the darker brown sand looked like birds in flight, I decided to create a black and white photo to increase the contrast and enhance...
I was doing an exercise with light coming in from a window. I decided to capture the shadows from the blinds falling across a green bottle. As you can guess, I was going for a film noir look. I especially like that everything is a bit off kilter, on a...
On a walk along the Columbia River with my friend, Margy Robinson, we saw this beautiful setting, and we both thought the same thing, ‘looks like Nova Scotia’. I was delighted by light, which was just right to capture the clouds in the blue sky reflected in the water....
I wasn’t sure about posting this photo today nor about how you would respond to it. There are several reasons why I like it. The austerity is the first thing that grabs me. And, of course, the black and white, the negative space, and the silhouette are all aspects I...
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see this provocative photo. I’d wager you want to know: WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT! WHAT DO THEY SEE? I WANNA KNOW. Susan says: What power is captured in this photo of a tree and a bunch of crouching guys taking...