When do we actually let go of our past? Why do we hang on to the trappings of our past for so long? Yesterday I strained my body moving the Durst Laborator 184, with CLS 301 color head out of the old Mequon Road House darkroom; with the help of Chad Davis; who drove up […]
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Relishing retro…
Yesterday I connected with Tanya, Sophia and Jerome for a bite of lunch, recognition of my b’day, and general story telling and catching up. Sophia and Tanya were quite excited about my b’day gift — which turned out to be a Victorio Flour Mill. Interesting, because I’ve been considering a flour mill attachment for my Champion […]
Why photograph? Why use black and white? Why use color?
We photograph to explore our fascination with reality and all its remarkable, fleeting moments. …because we love light. …to discover how the moment may look when frozen in time. We photograph to remember. To tell a story. To illustrate. To explain. To say, “Look what I saw.” To learn more about “this or that.” To share. To show—as proof. We’re fascinated by, and […]
This morning…
the sun’s warmth burned the dew off the cedar along with the chill left by the night …and a kiss, “have a good day.” and of course the taste of coffee (from Kenya) and sour dough toast (click photograph for larger view) Leica M Monochrom, 50 mm Summilux Asph
Global Union 2014… always a pleasure…
a gathering… the accent marking summer’s closing… (click photograph for larger view – see the full collection of from the event here) Leica M Monochrom, various lenses
Friday’s flowers: The errant snapdragon seed…
… found a sweet spot in which to thrive; with gratitude to warmth, rain, and light (click photographs for larger view) then beaten (last night) by wind driven sand as fall delivered its first bitter cold Found within. Filled with bone dry flowers and memories; in dusty frames; the cedar chest left little space for future’s fresh mementos. Leica M Monochrom, 15 mm Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar […]
For love of the black and white photography of Edward Weston, Minor White and W. Eugene Smith
A love that drove me to explore medium and large format photography, since I was fourteen years old, including 4×5, 5×7, 8×10 and even, briefly, 11×14 and 12×20 films; drove me to hundreds of hours of Zone system testing; drove me to mixing all kinds of potions finally settling on Pyro negative staining developers; drove me to […]
The last Mequon Road House porch studies? Perhaps.
memories are made of these: the fan died nature reclaims the hot plate with a firm hug (click photograph for larger view) Leica M, 50 mm Summilux Asph & 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit —R
Wasaukee Road House opens a new chapter. Plot thickens (what does that mean?) in a new location.
A couple weeks ago we took possession of a new place to hang our hats and kick off our shoes. After the closing we christened the place in the hot tub with touch of the bubbly. (more of Day One in Germantown) The view to the South. The view to the west. Ann’s sister Teri flew north from […]
A day with the Leitz Apo—Macro—Elmarit—R 1:2.8 / 100 on the M (240)
(click photograph for larger view) Dust to dust. Wabi (a quality of austere and serene beauty expressing a mood of spiritual solitude recognized in Zen Buddhist philosophy.) Sabi (“The concept sabi carries not only the meaning ‘aged’—in the sense of ‘ripe with experience and insight’ as well as ‘infused with the patina that lends old things their beauty’—but […]