Negative space is one of my favorite recipes for a compelling photo. Here, the lonely Monarch butterfly soars over an expanse of dark sand. I was thrilled when I later noticed the butterfly’s shadow, which give perspective and shows that the butterfly is...
Last week I notice this beautiful bird sitting up in a tree in my yard. I quickly went inside to grab my camera, all the time thinking she’d fly away before I got back. Happily, I found her still sitting there as if she were waiting for me. Ha. How often does that...
This morning in my yard I captured a Golden-Crowned Sparrow and an Oregon Junco, a couple of the many birds scratching for food during a rare Portland snow storm. I especially like the blurry, dreamy pastels created by the falling...
This is the time of year for lists – not just for gifts or for party guests but for the “best of” just about everything. We think that television and movies did a particularly great job at articulating situations – dramatic and comic – that are faced...
The Red Chair. Susan says: his is an interesting example of what choices must be made for great design. Alone on a grassy parkway this abandoned red chair makes a unique design statement. Balance, coherence, line, texture, color, contrast, empty space… Of...
