“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéy A dozen years ago I experienced the pleasure of watching Matt Maher play high school football (and grow up) along with Ann’s son, Tyler. Last Saturday afternoon I experienced the pleasure of […]
Category Archives: Natural World
Followed the rivers to Ellie’s wedding; then, a damp day along the mighty Mississippi
Last Friday Ann and I packed a few things in the car and drove west by northwest on Hwy 60. We stopped in North Leeds for a bite to eat. The restaurant had what seemed like a romantic little room for two; it also had very little and very red light and quickly began to […]
Access to Awareness precedes Awareness itself
“The whole point of [making] pictures is so you don’t have to explain things with words.” — Elliot Erwitt (click images for larger view) Brady Street Festival, 2008. Slide show of additional images from this event.
To compose = present the subject in strongest manner possible
“To compose a subject well means no more than to see and present it in the strongest manner possible.” — Edward Weston enjoy the summer blooms return quickly to earth with autumn’s approach (click image for larger view)
Can we trust pictures?
“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.” — Gilles Peress water, wondering, waiting for still to reveal trustworthy knowledge (click images for larger view) Slide show of additional “river walk 080715” photographs.
Vistor from out of town, parks, families gather
“I have to be as much a diplomat as a photographer.” — Alfred Eisenstadt Ann’s sister, Teri, visits from Florida and the family gathers together at Menomonee Park, the 297 acre site of a water filled Lannon Stone quarry. Additional slide show of images. (click images for larger view)
A Hasselbad lens now mounts to the Ultima
“The whole search is for the unknown.” — Jerry Valente Today I finished assembly of the milled ring to the recessed Cambo lens board to allow the mounting of Hasselblad lenses to the Cambo Ultima. After mounting the 40mm Distagon and the R8/DMR to the Ultima I walked the rig out to the porch, where […]
Flora now nests where fauna once did
“[I crop] for the benefit of the pictures. The world does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera [frame].” “What use is having great depth of field, if there is not adequate depth of feeling?” — W. Eugene Smith they appeared where once I photographed a family of feathered friends (click images […]
Storms, floods, visits, drives
“Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand.” — Margaret Bourke-White Last evening the storms roared through (again). (click images for larger view) The rain poured down most of the night – leaving our little town’s main street underwater (and the upstream water has yet to crest). Click here […]
Home town floods
“I didn’t want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning in nature.” — Wynn Bullock Last weekend severe storms swept through our area. Many families lost things, including some losing their homes. Our own Main Street was several feet under […]