http://www.njffotographie.com/italy daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656fe64f3cd622ab86b287/1452300825803/ Italy & France - IT224: "Venice: blue covered gondolas" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e205f8e2af8028bbb7/1452300825803/WEBC+venice+gondolas+PE3+DSC02316.jpg Italy & France - IT224: "Venice: blue covered gondolas" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568b0a40c21b86066ae6ca5e/1452298867299/WEBC+florence+duomo+night+vert+PE2+DSC06835_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT200: "Florence: Duomo at night" Taken from 5 floors above street level, and using High Dynamic Range photography, I was able to get the Duomo in proper perspective as well as details in shadows and highlights. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4475841aba419c430c6a/1452130623222/WEBC+Florence+Duomo+cloudy+day+PE+DSC05678.jpg Italy & France - IT201: "Duomo during the day (WC)" Florence: Duomo during the day, rendered as a watercolor (WC). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4476841aba419c430c6d/1452130701429/WEBC+Florence+duomo+WC+vert+PE2+DSC06720.jpg Italy & France - IT202: "Florence: Duomo and rooftops (WC)" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4473841aba419c430c38/1452130797809/WEBC+florence+winery+window+lace+PE+DSC06951_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT203: "Florence: Lace" Lace curtains at a Florence winery. I rendered this photograph more like a chalk pastel to emphasize the softness of the lace. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6a99ff7c50b39bd75fb3/1497131867003/WEBC+florence+V2+CROP+MORE+COLOR+street+artist+looks+at+womanDSC05747_8_9_fused.jpg Italy & France - ITL316: "The real art" Florence, Italy: A street vendor of art replicas takes a long glance at a woman in short shorts. I put her, him, and the street art in color to distinguish them from all the other distractions. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6b738419c2335f0b80dd/1497132069767/WEBC+florence+CROP+NO+SIGN+V2+san+giovani+plaza+DSC05892_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - ITL317: Florence, San Giovanni Plaza church front If you have ever been, you know the light in Italy is exquisite. It made this church front just sing as far as I am concerned. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6c406b8f5b4e85b9f620/1497132308364/WEBC+florence+CROP+pano+DSC05653+2.jpg Italy & France - ITL318: Panoramic of Florence, Italy I took this from the hill pretty much everyone goes to in order to get a panoramic that includes the Duomo. I shot 3 photos of exactly this, one underexposed, one over, and one normal and combined them to get this. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6d2acd0f68786f3615a8/1497132641984/WEBC+florence+CROP2+ghiberti+doors+DSC05865_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - ITL319: Florence, Italy - Ghiberti's doors It is hard to create a good photograph of Ghiberti's doors on the Baptistry because the doors have so much going on. Where do you point the camera? I chose to include enough in this shot to show there were doors but chose two scenes where one (top) was done in high relief and the other (bottom) was done in low relief so that they did not compete with each other. Then I included the doorknobs "heads" so that there was a focal point. All done in HDR, the glorious gold color is not lost when printed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6e7febbd1af61fbd5938/1497132868106/WEBC+florence+duomo+detail+window+WC+DSC06008.jpg Italy & France - ITL320: Florence, Italy - Detail of Duomo I love all the lines and even colors in the Duomo in Florence. I took this one as the sun was going down so I could get the golden light. I post-processed this more like a watercolor because pretty much everything in Italy looks like a painting to me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c7044e58c62c93bc329fe/1497133402035/WEBC+florence+IMPRS+ponte+vecchio+DSC05723_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - ITL321: Florence, Italy - Ponte Vecchio If you have been to Florence, you have seen this bridge and you likely have seen it from this angle. To make it a bit different than most folks photographs, I decided to process this in a very painterly way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4478cbced67dd8b1a12e/1452299225653/WEBC+florence+WC+ponte+vechio+PE3+DSC05693.jpg Italy & France - IT208: "Florence: Ponte Vecchio" I made this photograph look more like a watercolor because I think in simplifying the details, more of the colors and form come out. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4477cbced67dd8b1a12a/1452130910969/WEBC+Florence+man+w+painting+PE2+DSC06670.jpg Italy & France - IT204: "Artist" Not bad. He is using his bike as an easel and doing business on the phone while he waits for his next customer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4476841aba419c430c6f/1452131023931/WEBC+Florence+guitar+serenade+PE+DSC05629.jpg Italy & France - IT205: "Serenade" (WC) We were serenaded in Florence and I loved to watch this man's hands. I rendered it in watercolor style to simplify the details. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4473841aba419c430c37/1452299019611/WEBC+florence+crucifix+PE2+DSC06483_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT206: "Florence: crucifix inside Santa Maria Novella https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4475841aba419c430c68/1452299095851/WEBC+Florence+coffee+PE2+DSC03371.jpg Italy & France - IT207: "Italy: Morning necessity" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4522d8af1097861eb468/1452299284166/WEBC+Florence+blue+glasses+on+table+PE2+DSC04346.jpg Italy & France - IT209: "Italy: table for two" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4522d8af1097861eb46a/1452299538188/WEBC+Florence+orange+wall+4+windows+PE2+DSC03209.jpg Italy & France - IT210: "Italy: blazing wall" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4588dc5cb4a5b515b592/1452299654072/WEBC+venice+4+IMPRS+oil+sculptures+PE3+DSC01256_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT211: "Venice: stand guard" Sculptures along one of the waterways. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4588a128e6a4d70d495b/1452299763602/WEBC+venice+IMPRS+lettere+door+PE3+DSC01412_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT212: "Venice: Lettere" So many every day things in Italy seem to have "design flare". I thought this door looked absolutely beautiful. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4589dc5cb4a5b515b5c3/1452299835028/WEBC+venice+IMPRS+waterway+PE2+DSC01434_5_6_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT213: "Venice: Waterway" I rendered this photograph as a watercolor because of the shimmering colors on the water and even on the walls. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4589a128e6a4d70d4964/1452299964764/WEBC+venice+IMPRS2+red+mask+violin+PE2+DSC01498.jpg Italy & France - IT214: "Venice: red violin mask" Venice is known for its masks, especially ones with a lot of bling. This one is very unusual, though, and that is what drew me to it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c458adc5cb4a5b515b5c7/1452300036627/WEBC+venice+IMPRS3+close+gondola+PE3+DSC01427_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT215: "Venice: classic gondola shot" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c458aa128e6a4d70d4968/1452300126576/WEBC+venice+IMPRS3e+4+sculptures+PE3+DSC01256_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT216: "Venice: stand guard" (sketch version) This is a photograph that I rendered as a colored pencil sketch. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c458c0e4c114023d55488/1452300203323/WEBC+venice+TXT+IMPRS+wall+w+posters+PE6+DSC01500_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT217: "Venice: posters on street" Even the posters in Italy seem to be hung in an artistic manner! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45de9cadb64c79582caa/1452300275905/WEBC+venice+blue+boat+lion+bridge+PE5+DSC01276.jpg Italy & France - IT218: "Venice: blue boat with St. Mark's lion" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45de1c12106651214b54/1452300406468/WEBC+venice+bridge+of+sighs+BW+PE8+DSC02034_5_6_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT219: "Venice: Bridge of sighs" This bridge was the last time a soon-to-be prisoner could see Venice. I juxtaposed the foreground sculpture with this bridge because the man seems sad and looking away from the bridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45df9cadb64c79582cac/1452300524721/WEBC+Venice+Burano+PE2+DSC05525.jpg Italy & France - IT220: "Venice: Island of Burano" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e01c12106651214b59/1452300587117/WEBC+Venice+gondola+PE3+DSC02229_30_31_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT221: "Venice: gondola in Grand Canal" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e09cadb64c79582cd9/1452300637298/WEBC+venice+gondola+rides+PE7+DSC01422_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT222: "Venice: gondola in waterway" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e11c12106651214b5c/1452300735189/WEBC+venice+gondola+station+PE2+DSC02134_5_6_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT223: "Venice: gondola stand in Grand Canal" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e20e4c114023d55846/1452301001598/WEBC+venice+grand+canal+PE3+DSC02209_10_11_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT225: "Venice: Grand Canal, I" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e305f8e2af8028bbbd/1452301054345/WEBC+Venice+Grand+Canal+PE5+DSC02191_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT226: "Venice: Grand Canal, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e42399a30df61bd096/1452301082475/WEBC+Venice+grand+canal+selfie+PE4+DSC02223_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT227: "Venice: selfie on the Grand Canal" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e41c12106651214b92/1452301191508/WEBC+Venice+lovers+in+boat+PE2+DSC04699.jpg Italy & France - IT228: two lovers in boat at sunset" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c461f69a91a2847f18828/1452301332496/WEBC+venice+red+gondola+PE2+DSC01423_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT229: "Venice: gondalier gets ready for the day" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c461f7086d7219d18b20c/1452301423496/WEBC+venice+st+maria+della+salute+PE4+DSC01184.jpg Italy & France - IT230: "Venice: St. Maria of Salute Basilica at night" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46207086d7219d18b20e/1452301488364/WEBC+venice+st+mark+lion+flag+PE3+DSC01232.jpg Italy & France - IT231: Venice: St. Mark's lion flag hangs outside window" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c462169a91a2847f1882d/1452301546921/WEBC+Venice+st+marks+exterior+mosaic+PE2+DSC01635_6_7_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT232: "Venice: detail from one of St. Mark's basilica's doorways" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46227086d7219d18b24d/1452301593337/WEBC+venice+st+marks+exterior+PE4+DSC02066_7_8_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT233: "Venice: St. Mark's Square" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c462269a91a2847f18861/1452301651600/WEBC+venice+st+marks+interior+dome+and+arches+PE+DSC02442_3_4_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT234: "Venice" St. Mark's Basilica gold interior, I" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46237086d7219d18b256/1452301697870/WEBC+venice+st+marks+interior+PE2+DSC02493_4_5_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT235: "Venice: St. Mark's Basilica gold interior, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c462569a91a2847f1886d/1452301743927/WEBC+venice+st+marks+interior+PE7+DSC02463_4_5_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT236: "Venice: St. Mark's Basilica gold interior, III" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46257086d7219d18b25c/1452356364676/WEBC+venice+view+from+ship+evening+stroll+PE3+DSC04672_3_4_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT237: "Venice: Waterway" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46267086d7219d18b29d/1452356466452/WEBC+venice+view+from+ship+PE2+DSC04233.jpg Italy & France - IT238: "Venice: St. Maria of Salute" This scene so reminded me of a watercolor that I decided to post process the photograph that way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46277086d7219d18b2a1/1452356701350/WEBC+venice+WC+girl+pink+dress+birds+PE2+DSC05423.jpg Italy & France - IT239: "Venice: Focused" This little girl was so taken by the pigeons that she paid no attention to all the hub-bub around her. It was a peaceful moment in an otherwise very crowded city. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a13f8169a91a4c4fe1169d/1453408313432/WEBC+venice+girl+w+pigeons+DSC05428.jpg Italy & France - IT309: "Venice: Girl feeding pigeons" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4681e0327c7221203e0e/1452356815431/WEBC+rome+arch+and+window+PE3+DSC02990_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT240: "Rome: wall with faux column" In Rome, I love that even the modern buildings use elements of classical architecture. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4681df40f37b331ed89c/1452356922163/WEBC+rome+IMPRS+window+shutter+PE4+DSC01455_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT241: "Rome: Opening" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4682e0327c7221203e11/1452357131727/WEBC+Rome+walkway+ceiling+PE2+DSC02875_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT242: Rome: arches" Everywhere you look in Italy it seems you find beauty. This is just an "every day" walk way. And yet look at its soaring beauty! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4683df40f37b331ed8ae/1452357309347/WEBC+rome+capitaline+colossus+PE2+DSC09021.jpg Italy & France - IT243: "Rome: Colossus of Constantine" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4684e0327c7221203e1c/1452357459172/WEBC+rome+colosseum+7+arches+horiz+PE2+DSC07169_70_71_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT244: "Rome: Colosseum" Rather than show the typical angle, I chose to show details of the construction of the Roman Colosseum. Also, it seems to look a little less threatening in the morning to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468457eb8d622b8a083a/1452357625087/WEBC+Rome+discus+thrower+draft+PE+DSC08071_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT245: "Rome/Vatican: copy of the discus thrower" The Vatican Museum contains both originals and copies of great artwork. I wanted this copy of the Greek "Discus Thrower" to appear like soft marble. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4685e0327c7221203e22/1452357891093/WEBC+rome+DSC09121+hercules+at+capitoline+PE.jpg Italy & France - IT246: "Rome: Hercules" Gilded statue of Hercules in the Roman Capitoline Museum. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4686d8af1097861ec632/1452358144685/WEBC+rome+palatine+hill+and+red+flowers+PE2+DSC08871.jpg Italy & France - IT248: "Roman Forum: Palatine hill" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46850ab377164e9ffd97/1452358026477/WEBC+rome+forum+castor+omen+PE+DSC08902.jpg Italy & France - IT247: "Roman Forum: Omen" A bird flies over the temple of Castor and Pollux. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6da12f449ad8ff6e06/1452358335472/WEBC+rome+temple+of+castor+columns+palatine+hill+PE2+DSC08891_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT249: "Roman Forum: temple of Castor and Pollux" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6ea12f449ad8ff6e17/1452358428780/WEBC+rome+temple+trees+dark+sky+PE5+DSC08906_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT250: "Roman Forum: Temple of Vesta" What luck to get such a brooding sky! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4686e0327c7221203e48/1452358478514/WEBC+rome+man+on+steps+PE4+DSC09013.jpg Italy & France - IT251: "Rome: Italian light" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468757eb8d622b8a0849/1452358622448/WEBC+Rome+Pantheon+walking+in+PE3+DSC07596_7_8_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT252: "Rome: Oculus in the Pantheon" Besides the oculus and ceiling being so amazing, I never realized just how big the doors are. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4687d8af1097861ec636/1452358759916/WEBC+rome+pope+gelati+DSC08662_3_4_fused+PE2.jpg Italy & France - IT253: "Rome: Only in Italy" Nothing like having the Pope's image to sell ice cream. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4689e0327c7221203e58/1452358961692/WEBC+Rome+roman+streets+we+walked+PE5+DSC07412.jpg Italy & France - IT254: "Rome: SPQR everywhere" SPQR (the Roman Senate and People, from ancient times) appears almost everywhere you look in Rome. Here it is on a street grate. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4689df40f37b331ed921/1452359129738/WEBC+Rome+Sistine+Chapel+PE+DSC08194_5_6_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT255: "Rome/Vatican: Sistene Chapel" I wanted to include the panel showing the creation of man but also wanted to show the windows and walls leading up to it. I had to use high dynamic range photography in order to get all the details. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4689e0327c7221203e5b/1452359242028/WEBC+rome+st+peters+dome+w+arches+PE2+DSC08405_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT256: "Rome: Dome in St. Peter's Basilica" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468b57eb8d622b8a0882/1452359307416/WEBC+Rome+st+peters+inside+PE3+DSC08513_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT257: "Rome: St. Peter's Basilica archway" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468be0327c7221203e91/1452359464514/WEBC+Rome+St+Peters+interior+blue+dome+PE2+DSC08495_6_7_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT258: "Rome: St. Peter's Basilica side dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56913f4acbced6b74bc1a3bf/1452359791454/WEBC+rome+st+peters+holy+spirit+window+PE3+DSC08426_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT259: "Rome: St. Peter's Basilica Holy Spirit window" I framed the Holy Spirit window with a column and drapery from the high altar. The only way to do that and get detail in everything is with High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c47960e4c114023d56dd9/1452359913511/WEBC+florence+winery+WC+scene+vase+n+bottles+DSC07038.jpg Italy & France - IT260: "Italy: Vase with wine" A beautifully arranged set of shelves at a winery in Italy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/5e6556aede69c6177b061c6b/1583700241460/WEBC+FLORENCE+WINERY+++florence+ORDER+CG+winery+WC+scene+vase+n+bottles+DSC07038.jpg Italy & France “Florence winery” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6da2bab8d5752138de/1452359991637/WEBC+rome+street+art+PE+DSC08969.jpg Italy & France - IT261: "Rome: Artist wares" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6ea2bab8d5752138e6/1452360039720/WEBC+rome+trajan+forum+DSC08737_8_9_fused+PE4.jpg Italy & France - IT262: "Rome: Trajan's column" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6fa12f449ad8ff6e1d/1452360116179/WEBC+Rome+Trevi+fountain+full+horiz+PE4+DSC07790_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT263: "Rome: Trevi Fountain - Make a wish" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6fa2bab8d5752138e9/1456161790286/WEBC+Rome+Trevi+fountain+horse+PE3+DSC07485_6_7_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT264: "Rome: 4 Rivers Fountain detail, Piazza Navonna" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c71e0327c7221213a8b/1452360246899/WEBC+rome+umbrella+trees+PE3+DSC08838_39_40_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT265: "Rome: Umbella pines" The famed umbrella pines of Rome are simply gorgeous to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c71a2bab8d57521390b/1452360364358/WEBC+rome+via+dei+fori+imperiali+PE+DSC09237.jpg Italy & France - IT266: "Rome: Wall on the road to the Imperial Roman Forum" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c72bfe873997307cdef/1452360420513/WEBC+rome+view+from+capitoline+museum+PE2+DSC09149.jpg Italy & France - IT267: "Rome: Roman rooftops" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c72d82d5e25a61d90f1/1452360473685/WEBC+rome+view+from+capitoline+museum+PE2+DSC09156.jpg Italy & France - IT268: "Rome: View from Capitoline" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7169a91a2847f2ac76/1452360583464/WEBC+Bologna+bicycles+storefront+PE3+DSC03264.jpg Italy & France - IT269: "Italy: Bicycles" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7157eb8d622b8b237a/1452371873871/WEBC+Bologna+clock+tower+PE+DSC02909_10_11_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT270: "Bologna: Clock in Palazzo d' Accursio" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7269a91a2847f2ac7a/1452371936465/WEBC+Bologna+market+chocolate+PE2+DSC03084.jpg Italy & France - IT271: "Bologna: Chocolate food group" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7357eb8d622b8b2383/1452371995736/WEBC+Bologna+market+flowers+table+PE+DSC03071_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT272: "Bologna: Market" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7469a91a2847f2ac9f/1452372075212/WEBC+Bologna+noodles+meat+cheese+PE2+DSC03180.jpg Italy & France - IT273: "Bologna: market bounty" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7569a91a2847f2aca1/1452372145861/WEBC+Bologna+pies+PE2+DSC03081.jpg Italy & France - IT274: "Bologna: Pies, Pies, Oh My!" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e75a2bab8d575214df3/1452372207635/WEBC+Bologna+red+green+vespas+PE+DSC03269.jpg Italy & France - IT275: "Italy: Scooters are everywhere" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7869a91a2847f2acd9/1452372330111/WEBC+Bologna+white+vespa+PE2+CROPPED+DSC03203.jpg Italy & France - IT276: "Italy: Whie Vespa" Why is it that scooters look so cool in Italy? Is it the old walls? Is it the excitement of riding through a town where lines on the road are mere suggestions? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7669a91a2847f2aca9/1452372408863/WEBC+Bologna+red+yellow+tables+PE+DSC03221.jpg Italy & France - IT277: "Italy: Red and yellow tables" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e76dc5cb4a5b516d998/1452372568976/WEBC+Bologna+tromp+loeil+bldg+front+PE5+DSC03320.jpg Italy & France - IT278: "Italy: Trompe l'oeil" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568dc2f2df40f349160c3b1e/1452372748635/WEBC+bologna+half+wall+PE4+DSC02906_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT279: "Bologna: Half wall" Look carefully and you will see a half wall (unfinished). Apparently they ran out of money and, well, this is how far they got. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4682df40f37b331ed8a3/1452372823045/WEBC+rome+top+building+scene+PE+IMPRS2+crop+TXT+DSC02954_5_6_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT280: "Italy: Painterly street scene" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7657eb8d622b8b23de/1452373093105/WEBC+Bologna+veggies+PE+DSC02978_79_80_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT281: "Italy: vibrant market" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eae841aba419c4440a1/1452373199042/WEBC+ravenna+IMPRS2+modern+mosaic+shop+PE2+DSC03904+2.jpg Italy & France - IT282: "Ravenna: Modern mosaic shop" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eaf841aba419c4440a7/1452373442102/WEBC+ravenna+mausoleum+PE+DSC03559_60_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT283: "Ravenna mosaics - small mausoleum" Galla Placidia (386-452), sister of the Roman Emperor Honorius who had transferred the Capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna in 402 AD, built this little Mausoleum with a Latin cross plan around 425-450 AD. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eafe0327c7221215219/1452373612413/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+3+arches+PE4+DSC03724_5_6_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT284: "Ravenna: 5th century mosaics" San Vitale Basilica. Incredible 5th century mosaics in one of the main sites in Ravenna. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb9841aba419c444133/1452373746769/WEBC+Ravenna+nun+PE3+DSCF1716.jpg Italy & France - IT285: "Ravenna: Nun in awe of San Vitale mosaics" You cannot tell but there was considerable noise and chaos on the church floor due to a lot school tours that day. But somehow this nun rose above it all and seemed to simply glow in the view. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb1841aba419c4440eb/1452373866061/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+4+arches+dome+TPZ+CLRTY+PE4++DSC03679_80_81_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT286: "Ravenna: Dome and arches" Four arches and dome from San Vitale Basilica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb2e0327c722121524a/1452373949467/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+dome+PE4+DSC03697_8_9_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT287: "Ravenna: Dome, San Vitale" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb5e0327c722121526b/1452374139118/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+yellow+TPZ+PE3+DSC03682_3_4_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT288: "Ravenna: Detail, San Vitale Basilica" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb5e0327c722121526e/1452374180319/WEBC+Ravenna+mosaics+double+arch+PE2+DSC03589_90_91_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT289: "Ravenna: Main arch, San Vitale Basilica" It is hard to imagine the dedication and devotion that it took to make these incredible mosaics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb7e0327c722121527a/1452374264174/WEBC+Ravenna+mosaics+inc+partial+dome+PE3+DSC03607_8_9_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT290: "Ravenna: San Vitale arch with dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb7e0327c722121527b/1452374341327/WEBC+Ravenna+mosaics+PE2+DSC03616_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT291: "Ravenna: main arch mosaics, San Vitale" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eaee0327c7221215217/1452374403817/WEBC+ravenna+IMPRS2+small+church+dome+PE2+DSC04022_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT292: "Ravenna: small church dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5ee4a976afe460a32af5/1452374504910/WEBC+Verona+window+PE2+DSC04348.jpg Italy & France - IT293: "Verona: outside wall in plaza" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56917d81cbced6b74bc3b1e4/1452375556047/WEBC+verona+juliet+balcony+DSC04450.jpg Italy & France - IT294: "Verona: Juliet's balcony" This supposedly is the balcony Juliette looked out from to see Romeo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f09d82d5e25a61daa91/1452375672813/WEBC+padua+walkway+PE6+DSC02731_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT295: "Padua: Portico and pigeon" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/569173c40ab377deeece781e/1452375824208/WEBC+italian+street+scene+PE4+DSC03109_10_11_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT296: "Italy: Opinions" Men discussing their opinions on, well, what men discuss! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f29e0327c72212156e2/1452375933167/WEBC+italy+IMPRS5+italian+walkway+PE6+DSC03283_4_5_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT297: "Padua: pastel walkway" It always amazes me to find sites of architectural beauty almost anywhere you walk in Italian towns. This one is no exception. I made it look more like a chalk pastel to give more of the painterly feel to the artwork on the ceiling. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f29d82d5e25a61dabbe/1452376030387/WEBC+italy+2+ladies+reading+map+PE+CROPPED++DSC07517.jpg Italy & France - IT298: "Italy: You are here" Sometimes it is not a bad thing to be lost in Italy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f29d82d5e25a61dabc1/1452376074453/WEBC+italy+antique+books+PE+DSC07703.jpg Italy & France - IT299: "Italy: antique book store" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2ad82d5e25a61dabc3/1452376139082/WEBC+italy+bread+and+white+wine+PE+DSC07457.jpg Italy & France - IT300: "Italy: dinner always looks like this" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2ae0327c72212156e7/1452376315366/WEBC+italy+elevator+floors+PE+DSC09122_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - IT301: "Italy: elevator math - who is on first?" I was told to go to the first floor. These signs (which appeared fairly permanent) were of great interest! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2bd82d5e25a61dabe7/1452376372974/WEBC+italy+lumera+window+scene+PE+DSC07451.jpg Italy & France - IT302: "Italy: Lovely storefront" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2be0327c72212156ea/1452376417436/WEBC+italy+windows+4+PE+DSC08698.jpg Italy & France - IT303: "Italy: Outside wall" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/569149dee0327c8c4226f5bf/1452376464697/WEBC+florence+watermelon+bike+DSC06654.jpg Italy & France - IT304: "Italy: Watermelon bike" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a01f8269492e551d0e6f2a/1453334567806/WEBC+italy+ceramics+in+window+TXT3+DSC06692.jpg Italy & France - IT305: "Italy: 3 shelves of Italian ceramics" I must have added 7 textures to this photograph. I absolutely LOVE Italian ceramics and wanted that to come through in this image. I wanted it to feel like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a01f8269492e551d0e6f2c/1453334661637/WEBC+italy+ceramics+TXT2+DSC06691.jpg Italy & France - IT306: "Italy: Italian ceramics" I had a great time adding textures to this photograph to make it look like a painting. You can see a crackle texture among them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a01f8469492e551d0e6f30/1453334742801/WEBC+italy+ceramics+vert+TXT+DSC06689.jpg Italy & France - IT307: "Italy: Italian ceramics" This is the same store window as the two others but in vertical format. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a020faab2810c56d9035fc/1453334910028/WEBC+italy+carousel+TPZ+TXT2+DSC06228.jpg Italy & France - IT308: "Italy: Carousel" This beautiful carousel looked like a painting to me. So I added a number of textures to it, simplified it, and this is the result. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56d0a863746fb9e04dc377f4/1456517031416/WEBC+italy+santa+maria+novella+TXT+IMPRS2+DSC06876.jpg Italy & France - IT310: "Florence: Santa Maria Novella" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fafd0062cd948e9a5ddda3/1459289647476/WEBC+florence+5+hearts+wine+glasses+TPZ+TXT+WC+DSC05639.jpg Italy & France - IT311: "Florence: 5 hearts" We were at a winery right outside Florence when I saw these 5 glasses seeming to reflect 5 hearts. I rendered the shot more as a painting because that is what the wall textures and reflecting glasses looked like to me.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fafe811d07c0c393da021d/1459289919682/WEBC+florence+lighted+window+TPZ+TXT2+WC+DSC06045.jpg Italy & France - IT312: Piazza San Giovanni While in Florence, everyone was swarming around the famous baptistry. But along the way, I saw this beautiful "modern art" that no one was looking at. It was a window with a warm glow that seemed to say that the heartbeat of Florence goes on even as we gaze upon the great art of the past. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56faff65f8508278fbc0e9bb/1459290168637/WEBC+Florence+paintings+on+building+wall+PE3+DSC06430_1_2_fused.jpg Italy & France - IT313: Florence: "Paintings everywhere" How glorious is it that you can walk almost anywhere in Florence and find art? Here is a fine example of just that. At one point this building had paintings all over it. But even though what is left of it is worn and tattered, you can feel and see the art nonetheless. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fb006dd210b8911569af56/1459290352147/WEBC+florence+table+for+two+DSC06460.jpg Italy & France - IT314: "Florence: Table for two" At a small hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Florence, I saw this small table tucked away in a more remote corner. I thought "How romantic!" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fb012b2eeb817eecbd9ec4/1459290701462/WEBC+florence+winery+shelves+3+vases+TPZ+IMP+DSC07042.jpg Italy & France - "3 vases and a lot of wine" This scene was at a great winery in Florence. Somehow the Italians just know how to design a display that makes you want to keep looking at it. I rendered this scene more like a chalk pastel because doing so keeps the painterly feel of what I actually saw. Everything is just so artful in Italy! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e34492994ca6b3adaceb8/1478376386347/WEBC+france+STRAIGHTEN+paris+eiffel+liberty+DSC00270_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR400 - Paris: Eiffel and Liberty You can only get this picture by being in the middle of the Seine River in Paris. Luckily, we were on a river cruise so that was no problem! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3501d2b85747b9d858b7/1478376474582/WEBC+france+paris+love+locks+on+bridge+TPZ+TXT+DSC02990_HDR_edit.jpg Italy & France - FR401 - Paris: Love locks Ah, love! People keep putting "love locks" on the bridges around Paris only to have them removed by police later on. And then, more locks show up...... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3556b3db2b4ee65ad04e/1478376586491/WEBC+france+paris+violinist+on+metro+CROP+BW+DSC02775_HDR.jpg Italy & France - FR402: Paris: Metro fiddler We were on a jammed Metro train when this fiddler hopped on and started playing. AS you can see, no one seemed to care as they were all in their own worlds. But in his world, there was music to be played. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3566e6f2e1714ce535c5/1478376675677/WEBC+france+paris+gigolo+BW+DSC03494.jpg Italy & France - FR403 - Paris: Gigolo I saw this interestingly named Italian restaurant in Paris. And then, at that instant, one of the handsome waiters decided to take a break. What luck for me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e359629687f6b1d6c97c9/1478376784367/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+living+room+DSC00384_HDR.jpg Italy & France - FR404 - Giverny, France: Monet's drawing room This is actually Claude Monet's first studio and then it became his drawing room for visitors. He hung paintings from each of his "phases" as well as art from other Impressionists. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35b12e69cf3e25ea79f4/1478376966935/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+pitcher+faucet+DSC00481_HDR_edit.jpg Italy & France - FR405 - Giverny, France: Monet's water pitcher If you have ever been to Monet's home in Giverny, you know how simple and yet spectacular his kitchen is. This water pitcher sits on top of his stove in the kitchen. The tiles are from Rouen. I love all the reflections! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35c72e69cf3e25ea7ada/1478377088030/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+flowers+in+vase+TPZ+IMPS+DSC00429_HDR.jpg Italy & France - FR406: Flowers in Monet's dining room The people that care for Monet's home put fresh flowers in his chrome yellow dining room daily. I decided to process this in a painterly way, having been inspired by Monet's paintings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e36106a49638d950d449c/1478377246847/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+copper+pots+V2+DSC00462_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR407-Giverny, France: Monet's copper pots & pans These are the original pots and pans Monet used in his kitchen. I love the high gloss paint used on the ceiling and shelf because they reflect the tiles and pans so beautifully. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35e829687f6b1d6c9a0f/1478377400419/WEBC+france+giverny+garden+w+arches+DSC00348_49_50_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR408: Monet's garden archway This is the rose archway in Monet's garden. If you look carefully, you can see someone standing in the doorway of his home. With some imagination, you could think it was Monet himself standing there pleased with what he sees.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35fc6a49638d950d43f5/1478377533095/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+lily+pond+w+bridge+DSC00570_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR409-Giverny, France: Monet's lily pond and bridge This is Monet's famous lily pond and Japanese bridge. He had a river diverted so that he could make this pond! He created many famous paintings of this very spot.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37ebf7e0abaa8f37649a/1478377688148/WEB+france+paris+monet+purple+blue+DSC03579_HDR_edit.jpg Italy & France - FR410 - Paris: Detail of Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37f803596e905903ddf0/1478377750537/WEB+france+paris+monet+lily+pads+DSC03535_HDR_edit.jpg Italy & France - FR411 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3802b8a79bf741bc187b/1478377815871/WEB+france+paris+monet+blue+yellow+willow+vert+DSC03563_HDR_edit.jpg Italy & France - FR412 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e381a725e25cfd53f56a1/1478377878581/WEB+france+paris+monet+water+lillies+and+sky+DSC03531.jpg Italy & France - FR413 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3825f5e231b25f8ef7da/1478377932835/WEB+france+paris+monet+lillies+DSC03522.jpg Italy & France - FR414 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e382d37c581a003933285/1478377996597/WEB+france+paris+monet+lillies+DSC03585.jpg Italy & France - FR415 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e36b6f5e231b25f8eeac0/1478378126873/WEBC+france+E%CC%81glise+Sainte-Radegonde+de+Giverny+church+monet+DSC00630_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR416: Giverny, France: Chairs in church These chairs are in the church just down the street from Monet's home. His grave is in this church's cemetary. I like how the stained glass windows throw color onto the church floor. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e36f7d1758e9703f6a40c/1478378394854/WEBC+france+paris+grapes+DSC03065_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR417 - Paris: grapes at market The Parisian open air markets are some of the best in the world. I took this image from a box of grapes that were for sale. The light just happened to hit a portion of them, giving the image more dimension. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e370be3df287bcc81a11d/1478378523802/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+crown+DSC03317_8_9_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR418 - Paris: Notre Dame (with crown) I love all the angles and arches and colors in these great Gothic cathedrals. Notre Dame in Paris is no exception. I also included the crown at the bottom middle of the image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37174402439b5609f368/1478378683524/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+no+bottom+arch+DSC03212_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR419 - Paris: Notre Dame More beautiful arches and lights in Notre Dame in Paris. Whether you are religious or not, one almost has to be in awe of such art and architecture created by human hands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37a2725e25cfd53f51ed/1478378857442/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+3+back+windows+PE2+DSC02918_9_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR420 - Paris, Notre Dame A simple straight on shot of the main nave as it approaches the high altar (not shown). I wanted the emphasis to be on the ceiling and the stained glass windows. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37c36a49638d950d58fc/1478378979022/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+w+people+DSC02904_5_6_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR421: Paris, Notre Dame: Nave w/ altar and people This is the high altar in Notre Dame in Paris. I included the people to show a sense of the enormous size of this Gothic cathedral. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e39268419c273288c800a/1478379112926/WEBC+Arc+d%27Triomphe+IMG_4648.jpg Italy & France - FR422 - Paris: Arc d'Triomphe We actually were not in Paris that long and this is as close as I could get to the Arc d'Triomphe.....on a bus! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3a79be659448b771b054/1478379259999/WEBC+france+metro+w+bird+flying+DSC03509_10_11_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR423 - Paris: bird flight If you have been to Paris, you know that the signs for their Metro are wonderful Art Nouveau. This is a triple exposure of a single bird in flight. What luck to have mysterious clouds in the background! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3ae1414fb5367a4b49d4/1478379406426/WEBC+france+paris+metropolitain+TPZ+IMPRS+IMG_4662_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR424: Paris - Metro sketch This is actually photograph that I post-processed like a sketch. I did it this way to emphasize the city in constant motion. Love the guy in the hoodie on the cell phone in the foreground! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2ca789f7456c91174912f/1489160925788/WEBC+honfleur+11x14+crop+cafe+scene+V2+DSC01682_3_4_fused.jpg Italy & France - FR425: Cafe scene (Honfleur, France) I love how the outside tables and chairs in European cafes all face outward so one can people watch! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cafd1b10e33e6e7a7b1d/1489161084739/WEBC+Honfleur+IMPRS+carousel+DSC01643_4_5_fused.jpg Italy & France - FR426: Carousel (Honfleur, France) I love carousels! They just seem so fantastical and happy. The many lights on this one can be seen even in the middle of the day! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cbbbdb29d6fb17c56e52/1489161380049/WEBC+honfleur+TPZ+storefront+umbrella+DSC01694_5_6_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR427: Gallery celebrates art! (Honfleur, France) It is interesting to me that they have the sculpture lifting her arms toward the inside of the gallery, with her back to the viewer. But it works! It does make you want to go in. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2ccb6440243d83e9037d5/1489161640110/WEBC+Honfleur+V2+sculpture+attracts+attention+DSC01679_80_81_fused.jpg Italy & France - FR428: Missing pieces (Honfleur, France) Bruno Catalano is a French sculptor who creates sculptures that, upon initial glance, seem to defy gravity. I stood behind one such sculpture and photographed people's reaction to it as they walked by. (No one even noticed me, they were so enthralled by the sculpture!) I chose to do partial B&W and color in order to emphasize the subjects against a busy background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c5f6ed482e99f136eb419/1497129033971/WEBC+france+honfleur+woman+in+street+IMPRS+DVINCI+DSC01700_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR440: "Lady in Honfleur, France" I saw a woman walking down a street in Honfleur, France and captured it in color. When I got home I decided to process it as a sketch because doing so showed of the lovely light on the buildings as she walked by. I also love the sign with the glasses (upper right) looking at the Hotel Dauphin sign. Fun! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cdbdd2b8574cf9c5fc7c/1489161794964/WEBC+versailles+ceiling+DSC02198_199_200_fused.jpg Italy & France - FR429: "Every square inch" In the king's palace in Versailles, France, it seems that every square inch is decorated. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2ce56ff7c50dd0e61cac9/1489162008255/WEBC+versailles+FLATTEN+TPZ+fix+bottom+king+treasure+gold+blue+white+vase+DSC01990_1_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR430: "Woman revealed" (Versailles, France) I found a very ornate vase in Versailles that had a lovely figure of a woman almost seeming to "emerge" from the vase. I took the shot and then added 5 digital textures. The final texture makes it look as if she is emerging from rock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cf3729687f4f84626d79/1489162122355/WEBC+versailles+hall+of+mirrors+DSC02295_6_7_fused.jpg Italy & France - FR431: Hall of Mirrors When in Versailles, one MUST take the obligatory shot of the Hall of Mirrors! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cf9dbe65945a92180b2c/1489162267635/WEBC+versailles+kings+gilded+cage+DSC01906_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR432: King's gilded cage In Versailles, I was struck at how even the most intimate things about the king's daily life were public. It felt like he was in a gilded cage. This is a view from the inside into the main palace courtyard. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2d0343e00be4c0088b1b2/1489162436474/WEBC+versailles+outdoor+bust+gold+railing+TXT+V2+DSC01818_19_20_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR433: Classical bust (Versailles, France) This is one of the thousands of sculptures at King Louis' XIV palace. You can see the "Sun King" golden emblem on the railing.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c304a637c581a0d280d973/1489176160269/WEBC+Rouen+clock+plaza+DSC01393_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR434: "The Great Clock" (Rouen, France) This clock's mechanisms date back to the 1300s. It is in the gorgeous plaza in Rouen, France. I love the architecture, warm light, and symbolism in the clock's ornamentation. And, of course, Rouen itself is simply beautiful. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30676d2b8573ccaddb664/1489176324655/WEBC+Rouen+storefront+DSC01101_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR435: "Come on in!" (Rouen, France) How can one resist such a delightful window display???? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c3071b414fb5f3a75430f6/1489176592419/WEBC+Rouen+storefront+BW+DSC00990_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR436: "Captive as captivating" (Rouen, France) The art work hanging in this gallery caught my eye immediately. The nude woman seems quite unhappy. It is almost as if she is trapped by her riches. You can see a woman's reflection in the window.....captivated by this image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c308245016e1ebfdd3dd53/1489176794983/WEBC+Rouen+warm+church+inside+DSC01324.jpg Italy & France - FR437: Twilight cathedral (Rouen, France) After the sun went down, I saw this warm light coming from inside the Rouen cathedral. I positioned myself to have the main light shine through the part of the window that sort of looks like a human figure. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30d552e69cfc360901ce9/1489178092980/WEBC+Rouen+cathedral+round+window+inside+DSC01211_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR438: Rouen Cathedral This is the beautiful window in the Gothic Rouen Cathedral. It is interesting to note that whatever is behind the plain window below seems to have the shape of he Eiffel Tower (which, of course, could not be the real thing because this image is from Rouen, not Paris). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30e36893fc021addff751/1489178277808/WEBC+Rouen+church+window+DSC01020_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR438: Gothic window (Rouen, France) I love that although this window is blue, the architectural movement at the top seems to be in the shape of flames. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30eb7579fb3281392bb2a/1489178460527/WEBC+Rouen+WARM+BW+posters+DSC01059_60_61_tonemapped.jpg Italy & France - FR439: "Flaubert, Verdi, Mortimer" No, not an attorney firm! In Rouen, France, I saw this series of posters placed, incidentally, in an interesting way. http://www.njffotographie.com/basilica daily 0.75 2016-01-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ca2bab8d575217338/1452555901517/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+st+basil+PE2+DSC01687_8_9_fused_edited-1.jpg Basilica - BA505: "St. Joseph Basilica: Architectural element" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/568efa267086d7ca717c0414/1452293191924/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+IHS+DSC01599_600_601.jpg Basilica https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568b0eb1b204d5a4f87a90f7/1452555193114/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+IHS+DSC01599_600_601.jpg Basilica - BA500: "St. Joseph Basilica: Primary dome" Using High Dynamic Range (HDR), I was able to get detail in both the dark and light areas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c62b5d8af109786200a26/1452555462561/WEBC+st+joseph+ceiling+balustrade+PE+DSC01629_30_31_edited-1.jpg Basilica - BA501: "St. Joseph's Basilica: Ballustrade" St. Joseph's Basilica in San Jose, CA, is incredibly beautiful. It is one of the few (<100) basilicas in the US. I used HDR photography to get detail in the light and dark areas simultaneously. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624c5a56689becb4e822/1452040782658/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+side+IHS+PE3+w+crop+DSC01698_699_700_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Basilica https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624aa2bab8d575217331/1452555557035/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+christ+falls+benches+PE+DSC01721_2_3_fused+copy+FAVE.jpg Basilica - BA502: "St. Jospeh Basilica: The Lord be with you" I saw this scene in a very dark corner of the church. After paying so much attention to the ceiling, I saw this light on the floor and was moved by the spiritual feeling of it and the empty chairs and the painting subject. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624a5a56689becb4e81c/1452555782798/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+ceiling+wide+PE4+FINAL+DSC01695_6_7_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Basilica - BA503: "St. Joseph Basilica: windows and dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ba2bab8d575217334/1452555845971/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+lamp+PE+DSC01704_5_6_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Basilica - BA504: "St. Joseph Basilica: Lamp and windows" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624da2bab8d57521735f/1452556071033/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+st+matthew+PE2+DSC01659_61_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Basilica - BA506: "St. Joseph Basilica: St. Matthew" test body info https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ea12f449ad8ffacfa/1452556139480/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+stained+glass+gospel+PE+DSC01677_8_9_edited-1.jpg Basilica - BA507: "St. Joseph Basilica: Gospel writer" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ea2bab8d575217366/1452556198090/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+triangle+st+francis+CROP+PE3+DSC01575_8_9_edited-1.jpg Basilica - BA508: "St. Joseph Basilica: Architectural element" http://www.njffotographie.com/water daily 0.75 2021-11-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/6192af30647503058ab5635c/1452384479104/ Water - WT301: "Pacific coast wave" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568eef260e4c112f75e27664/1452384479104/WEBC+ocean+santa+cruz+wave+colors+PE2+IMG_1136.jpg Water - WT301: "Pacific coast wave" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7569a91a2847f2b682/1452384468524/WEBC+ocean+IMPRS4+splash+cyan+PE+FINAL+REALLY+DSCN0408_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT300: "Santa Cruz wave crash" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7669492e08720b2338/1452384485769/WEBC+ocean+green+wave+n+sand+PE2+PANORAM+DSCN1516_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT302: "Santa Cruz beach" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568b0c50a128e6a4d7028540/1452384571171/WEBC+ocean+vert+calm+water+only+PE+P1010897_tonemapped_edited-1.png Water - WT303: "Ocean calm" A calm wave pours over the California beach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7569492e08720b2335/1452384671013/WEBC+ocean+cliff+PE+FINAL+REALLY2++DSCN0294_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT304: "green and blue Santa Cruz" Green and blue water meet at the cliffs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7669a91a2847f2b68a/1452384736038/WEBC+ocean+man+at+sunset+PE2+IMG_1316_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT305: "At the edge" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7769492e08720b2354/1452384777235/WEBC+ocean+pacific+sand+wisp+PE4+IMG_1331_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT306: "Sand wisps" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7869a91a2847f2b6a7/1452384849497/WEBC+ocean+seal+holding+court+PE+DSCN1540_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT307: "Holding court" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602cd82d5e25a61db59c/1452384958366/WEBC+acadia+green+wave+PE3+BOX_1_004_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT308: "Acadia National Park - waves and round rocks" Acadia National Park, Maine: On a cloudy day the waves moved slowly over the round rocks (the round rocks are a hallmark of Acadia "beaches" - not much sand). If you have not been to this park, try to go. It is absolutely stunning. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602c7086d7219d1a08c5/1452385041370/WEBC+copenhagen+reflection+PE3+D_0014_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT309: "Copenhagen: boat and reflection" I added some texture to the photograph to make the image even more painterly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602ed82d5e25a61db59f/1452385151941/WEBC+cozumel+boat+on+beach+PE2+IMG0043_2_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT310: "Cozumel: beached" I added texture to this photograph to give it a grainy look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602e7086d7219d1a08d1/1452385227975/WEBC+cozumel+chair+PE3+D_0015_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT311: "Cozumel: Lone chair" I added texture to this photograph to add to the feeling of sand everywhere. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602fd82d5e25a61db5a5/1452385374031/WEBC+glacier+turq+rocks+in+water+PE2+L1040310_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT312: "Glacier National Park, Montana" If you have been to this park, you know that the glacial waters are emerald green. The few glaciers that are left grind these colored rocks and that is how the water gets its color. After the glaciers are gone, the water will go back to a more typical color. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602f7086d7219d1a08df/1452385464819/WEBC+yellowstone+hot+spring+PE2+L1040345_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT313: "Yellowstone: Reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c6030d82d5e25a61db5c9/1452385540974/WEBC+yellowstone+springs+PE3+L1040347_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT314: "Yellowstone: Hot springs" These are the hot springs that have a lot of different minerals in them. Those are what produce the incredible colors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c60310e4c114023d68314/1452385626829/WEBC+yosemite+springs+clouds+in+water+PE2+L1040342_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Water - WT315: "Yellowstone: cloud reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c63b35a56689becb4f54c/1452385698664/WEBC+ALB+fountain+PE2+L1010936_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Water - WT316: "Fountain" I came across this beautiful fountain in Albuquerque, NM. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/569837f0c21b8619545780fa/1452816473311/WEBC+glacier+colored+rocks+stream+PE2+sponge+L1040038_tonemapped.jpg Water - WT317: "Montana: Colored rock" Glacier National Park, Montana. Colored rock (that seems to be unique to that area) covered by flowing water. I rendered this photo as a watercolor because it seemed to suit the subject best. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0335c5dc6decf4aac0cbf/1453339638715/WEBC+water+sea+of+cyan+and+kelp+P1010953.jpg Water - WT318: "Santa Cruz: sea and kelp" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0335c22482e8e62f75153/1453339685437/WEBC+water+wave+and+sand+DSCN1509.jpg Water - WT319: "Santa Cruz: beach and water colors" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0338ac21b86d3b4791476/1489179896451/WEBC+santa+cruz+wave+break+sunset+TPZ+IMPRS+IMG_1363.jpg Water - WT320: "Santa Cruz: right after sunset" The water almost looks solid because of the way the sky is reflecting onto the water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0338c841abaeb691057e7/1489179896423/WEBC+wave+n+mist+PE2.jpg Water - WT321: "Santa Cruz: wave and mist" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/58c3156cbebafb01e037d1cb/1489180110367/WEBC+Monterey+CROP+wave+sculpture+V3+L1050071.jpg Water - WT360: Pacific foam (Monterey, CA) There was a lot of wind on the day I went to shoot the waves. I like this one because it looks like milk and foam all mixed together. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/58c315eee3df28a1589dc148/1489180251658/WEBC+Monterey+BW+aerial+view+wave+break+L1050043.jpg Water - WT361: "Wave fingers" (Monterey, CA) This is an aerial view of the backside of a wave. When I converted it to black and white, I could see the soft "wave fingers" that are typical on the backside of a breaking wave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/593c5d61e6f2e102a243bbab/1497128483012/WEBC+monterey+SF+chronicle+IMGP6935.jpg Water - WT357: "Morning in Pacific Grove" We were staying at a B&B in Pacific Grove. Like most folks there, we were enjoying coffee and reading the paper in our room. Our room overlooked the Pacific Ocean and I tried to get a photograph that would make you just smell the ocean spray....and the coffee! However, there is a twist. The headlines of the San Francisco Chronicle talk about war...... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/6192aedd50888f2ef75ae34f/1637003056636/NJFF+WEB+CROP+CGPRO+20x30+potential+Carmel+wave+milk+top+green+under+DSC09533.jpg Water - Green sea milk Carmel beach. Reminds me of someone dropping something into milk and the milk pops up! http://www.njffotographie.com/wild-horses daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5782c152ebbd1acae3a6b982/1468186964009/WEBC+rtf+chief+girls+PE2+CROP+1D0A1204.jpg Wild Horses https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d18336d1758e0dfecebd04/1473348544867/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+using+irene+process+V4+1D0A3534.jpg Wild Horses - WH232: Heaven's horses The wild horses from the Choctaw herd stir up the dust. I particularly like the almost ghostly white horse in the upper left (hence the title of this piece). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5e65686387bd3863b828b709/1583704401561/WEBC+RUNNER++++RTF+barn+blk+against+blk+head+SQUARE+1D0A9269.jpg Wild Horses “Runner” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5e6566a5d9214e538146b79c/1583703825786/WEBC+MAX++++Painterly+bkgrnd+GRN+YEL+RTF+SLO+vert+head+from+3+boys+1D0A2505-sharpen-stabilize.jpg Wild Horses “Max” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568af1bd4bf11868d1eef246/1452105656700/WEBC+rtf+challis+runs+PE2+TLadj+DSC09596.jpg Wild Horses - WH100: "Chiseled" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afd5c9cadb6f998fdf736/1468186258242/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+runs+at+sunset+PE3+DSC09684.jpg Wild Horses - WH104: "Gray Mare herd kicks up the dust" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afc8c0e4c114023c98000/1452105957150/WEBC+rtf+chief+runs+in+field+PE4+inc+canvas+size+1D0A0561.jpg Wild Horses - WH103: "Chief" Chief is a rare kiger mustang. Notice the legs stripes, dorsal black stripe, and bi-colored mane and tail. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d0a3b1ab48dea9e92ba6b1/1456514303425/WEBC+rtf+Amante+comes+forward+FINAL+CROP+A+TON+1D0A0473.jpg Wild Horses - WH189: "Amante" Amante is a wild Cerbat stallion that I must have hundreds of pictures of because I think he is such a gorgeous horse. Here he is running toward me. I used textures in the background and put crisper focus on only the front part of his face to make it look like he is popping right out of the photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afdd3e0327c7221149552/1452106075288/WEBC+rtf+challis+two+rub+heads+PE13+TXT+1D0A5525.jpg Wild Horses - WH105: "Meeting" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afdf4df40f32d504c7b33/1452106152077/WEBC+rtf+chief+girls+PE2+CROP+1D0A1204.jpg Wild Horses - WH106: Savannah Although not a true savannah, it certainly looks like one. This is Chief and his kiger mares. Notice the beautiful bi-colored manes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568d5bf82399a30df624cfbe/1452106274141/WEBC+rtf+challis+group+runs+away+PE5+TPZ+IMP+1D0A7103.jpg Wild Horses - WH107: "Time to go, I" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afe4fcbced67dd8a620dd/1452106293899/WEBC+rtf+challis+6+run+away+CROP+PE2+1D0A7164.jpg Wild Horses - WH108: "Time to go, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1108b204d5a4f87aa92f/1452105706734/WEBC+rtf+CC+shalah+runs+prfile+full+body+PE14+BW++DSC03874.jpg Wild Horses - WH101: "Shalah's form" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568eed300e4c112f75e25ecf/1452207503785/WEBC+rtf+shalah+running+profile+legs+n+chest+BW+PE6++DSC03874.jpg Wild Horses - WH177: "Shalah's form" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afb885a56689beca7d4da/1452105758417/WEBC+rtf+shalah+BW2+portrait+head+turn+1D0A9106.jpg Wild Horses - WH102: "I am Shalah" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b8461b631b1a87b3d1fc/1468184868610/WEBC+rtf+barack+vert+TPZ+BW2+1D0A8309.jpg Wild Horses - WH208: "Barack" This is Barack, a young wild stallion, son of the great RTF sire, Freedom. He has a LOT of energy that I wanted to capture in this image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff11d8af10978612fbb8/1468186892744/WEBC+rtf+lone+horse+rim+lit+BW3+1D0A5407.jpg Wild Horses - WH109: "Lone mustang" This photograph reminds me of that famous sculpture and painting called "End of the trail". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff11841aba419c37ab94/1452118016060/WEBC+rtf+shala+three+quarter+head+BW+1D0A8937.jpg Wild Horses - WH110: "Gentle Shalah" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff6340667a54498526c5/1452118168288/WEBC+rtf+shalah+ear+tips+PE6+BW+DSC04066.jpg Wild Horses - WH111: "Wind of heaven" There is an old Arabian proverb "The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133c69a91a2847e6efea/1583703888608/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+turns+head+eye+closed+PE14+TLmask+DSC04828.jpg Wild Horses - WH150: "The gray mare turns her head" She looks like a Greek sculpture to me in this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d184bfe3df28afe285a36d/1473349158310/WEBC+rtf+6+run+hi+key+SLO+BW+no+sepia+1D0A7624.jpg Wild Horses - WH235: 6 noses All 6 of these wild horses ran together. I love how they are almost all the same color. I used hi-key black and white to put the emphasis on their forms as they ran. There are many parallel lines in this image and. to me, that suggests graceful movement. Also, their noses all line up to make a beautiful "arrow" pointing in the direction that they are running! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff63a976afe460965afc/1452118245992/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+and+3+in+dust+PE6+BW+1D0A2016.jpg Wild Horses - WH112: Leading from behind" The Gray Mare is the lead mare of her herd. All of them pay attention to her whether she is in the front or the back. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff64a976afe460965b04/1452118330105/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+bows+head+BW3+LRG+1D0A2464.jpg Wild Horses - WH113: "Adieu" The Gray Mare seemed to take a bow and say a gracious "goodbye" on the last day we could photograph her (she and her herd were to be moved to a larger place). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d8a97c356fb0ef365895d8/1457040277142/WEBC+rtf+3+dun+run+PE5+TPZ+BW+1D0A0946.jpg Wild Horses - WH190: 3 wild Kiger dun mares run These are 3 of Chief's mares. He is in front (not shown) and they are running with him. He has 6 total and it was a stunning sight to see. I chose to do a toned black and white to put emphasis on their form, as well as formation, as they ran. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76699be6594d7642abcb6/1470588635182/WEBC+rtf+barack+three+qtrs+runs+BW+CROP+1D0A8751.jpg Wild Horses - WH218: Barack Barack is a young wild stallion at RTF. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d8aad504426221d4b6d0b7/1457040371521/WEBC+rtf+shalah+turns+head+detail+BW+1D0A9159.jpg Wild Horses - WH191: Shalah turns her head This is Shalah, a mare at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. I love the way she turns her head, showing off her muscles and exquisite mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff6540667a54498526f4/1452118409765/WEBC+rtf+bw+drk+horse+running+DSC02099+2+PE8.jpg Wild Horses - WH114: "Wild stallion run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06ebcbced64196967fde/1452214280598/WEBC+rtf+horse+profiles+in+dust+PE2+BW2+1D0A2658.jpg Wild Horses - WH180: "Profiles" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56b378631d07c0e5348e7b3c/1454602530410/WEBC+rtf+stallion+drk+brn+running+PE7+BW+IMG_1720.jpg Wild Horses - WH185: 4 up El Presidente is a wild stallion shown here running with all 4 feet off the ground. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a767d8f5e231cfd1558a1b/1470589049357/WEBC+rtf+chief+leads+6+mares+V3+CROP+BW+hikey+1D0A0205.jpg Wild Horses - WH220: Chief leads his ladies (BW version) This is the same image as WH219 except that I post-processed it as a high key black and white to put a more mystical mood to the shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4238dc5cb4a5b51589f6/1452127562064/WEBC+rtf+challis+herd+runs+toward+BW+toned+PE6+TLadj+DSC09503.jpg Wild Horses - WH165: "Here we come" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a768c5d1758e28c2a9e955/1470589291234/WEBC+rtf+george+mane+blowing+abstract+BW+1D0A1005.jpg Wild Horses - WH224: Every which way Sometimes I like to pay attention to the details of a horse's form. In this case, it is the many directions a puff of wind blew this stallion's mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff65a976afe460965b0c/1452118461747/WEBC+rtf+BW+freedom+turns+head+DSC08465.jpg Wild Horses - WH115: "Freedom" This is the great sire, Freedom, at Return to Freedom Sanctuary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124ea2bab84c7ca8e237/1452121394036/WEBC+rtf+challis+run+towards+PE8+TLBWfx+toned+DSC01175.jpg Wild Horses - WH142: "Bust loose" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1246c647adc8055bd35f/1452120261162/WEBC+rtf+chief+mares+canvas+size+V3+PANO+PE3+CROP+HIGH+KEY2+1D0A0849.jpg Wild Horses - WH130: "Chief's ladies" (black and white hi-key version) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423c0ab377164e9fc61c/1452127907627/WEBC+rtf+sulphur+stripes+rim+lit+PE2+BW+DSC01605.jpg Wild Horses - WH170: "Alone" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423f0ab377164e9fc66f/1452128315401/WEBC+rtf+white+n+brn+horses+grooming+PE4+DSC09363.jpg Wild Horses - WH175: "Love nibble" Two horses groom each other. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a75e2c6b8f5b05fd68bfa8/1470588344842/WEBC+rtf+apollo+runs+solo+stallion+BW+TPZ+restyle+1D0A5482.jpg Wild Horses - WH216: Apollo Apollo is a wild stallion at RTF. Here he runs through the dust stirred up by other stallions. I post-processed it to make the dust and background kind of dreamy while he remains very clear. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d0a38bab48dea9e92ba5ad/1456514166513/WEBC+rtf+BW+HI+KEY+CROP+challis+runs+white+in+front+PE3+1D0A7189.jpg Wild Horses - WH188: "Here we come" This is the wild horse herd called "Challis". I processed it in hi-key black and white to emphasize their forms and the stark difference between the dark and light horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbca12f449ad8f2d10e/1452118888289/WEBC+rtf+chief+6+ladies+sea+of+dun+TP+IMP4+1D0A0629.jpg Wild Horses - WH116: "Six kiger mares" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbdb204d5a4f879e7ef/1452118990556/WEBC+rtf+chief+mares+PANO+PE3+1D0A0849.jpg Wild Horses - WH117: "Chief's ladies" These are the 6 kiger mares in Chief's herd at RTF. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbea12f449ad8f2d117/1452119073132/WEBC+rtf+stallion+runs+three+qtr+PE5+1D0A5952.jpg Wild Horses - WH118: "Stallion portrait" I love this wild stallion's mane. You can also see battle scars on his body. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbfa12f449ad8f2d14c/1452119116693/WEBC+rtf+CROP+challis+run+PE3+1D0A4949.jpg Wild Horses - WH119: "Challis herd runs free" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbfb204d5a4f879e821/1452119227950/WEBC+rtf+COLOR+isadora+on+hill+PE6+1D0A5334.jpg Wild Horses - WH120: "Rare one" Isadora-Cruce is a rare medicine hat overo mare at Return to Freedom. The Breyer company has even made a statue of her. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affc0a12f449ad8f2d151/1452119308823/WEBC+rtf+3+in+the+dust+look+out+PE7+1D0A2734.jpg Wild Horses - WH121: "Break" Three young wild horses take a brief break as the dust settles around them from their run. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115125981da938842ab7/1452119484543/WEBC+rtf+3+run+at+sunset+DSC08920.jpg Wild Horses - WH122: "One breaks away" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1151bfe8739973fc0854/1452119556252/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+release+PE6+crop+TXT+1D0A0778.jpg Wild Horses - WH123: "Choctaw release" The Choctaws were very happy to be released into the hills. The trails you see are made by the horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115225981da938842ab9/1452119592908/WEBC+rtf+horse+at+sunset+PE4+1D0A5223.jpg Wild Horses - WH124: "Sunset portrait" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115325981da938842abc/1452119852275/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+cuts+right+PE5+COLOR+1D0A2698.jpg Wild Horses - WH125: "Gray power" The Gray Mare (she never has had any other name) struts her stuff. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1153bfe8739973fc0860/1452119921261/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+runs+in+dust+TXT6+1D0A2705.jpg Wild Horses - WH126: "Gray mare's sunset run" I love all the parallel diagonals in this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbeb204d5a4f879e81e/1452120030054/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+LRG+IMG+SIZ+CROP3+isadora+mane+tail+in+wind+CROP+w+blur+1D0A5259.jpg Wild Horses - WH127: "Horse study IV" Lately I have been drawn to photographing the wind in a horse's mane as well as the little hairs at the top of the tail. This is Isadora-Cruce, a rare medicine hat overo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115425981da938842ac5/1452120062739/WEBC+rtf+shala+mane+head+down+PE4+1D0A8890.jpg Wild Horses - WH128: "Mane" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1246df40f32d504d689c/1452120100183/WEBC+rtf+house+herd+runs+towards+PE6+1D0A2057.jpg Wild Horses - WH129: "Posse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1247c647adc8055bd362/1452120372700/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+20x40+LRG+horses+on+hill+many+TXTs+PE3+1D0A7411.jpg Wild Horses - WH131: "Hilltop play" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1248df40f32d504d689f/1452120405294/WEBC+rtf+two+trot+over+hill+PE3+TXTs+1D0A5264.jpg Wild Horses - WH132: "Together" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1248c647adc8055bd38a/1452120437939/WEBC+rtf+BW+two+stallions+rear+up+PE4+DSC05446.jpg Wild Horses - WH133: "Supremacy" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1249df40f32d504d68d1/1452120506223/WEBC+rtf+day+in+life+TXT4+PE4+DSC01028.jpg Wild Horses - WH134: "Day in the life" I love how the dried grasses make the under portions of each horse seem to glow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1249c647adc8055bd38e/1452120546131/WEBC+rtf+horse+mane+TXT7+DSC08474.jpg Wild Horses - WH135: "Renaissance horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124bc647adc8055bd391/1452120585168/WEBC+rtf+RESTYL7+CROP+challis+3+run+PE6+DSC08764.jpg Wild Horses - WH136: "Morning race" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124bdf40f32d504d68d7/1452120651459/WEBC+rtf+2+stallions+run+toward+us+PE19+TL+IMG_1634.jpg Wild Horses - WH137" "Point A to Point B" Two wild stallions running hell bent for leather to get from one spot to the next. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124c9cadb6f998feda63/1452120751673/WEBC+rtf+1255+looking+studly+LRG+VERTICAL+HEAD+ONLY+PE3+DSC02269+2.jpg Wild Horses - WH138: "El Presidente's portrait" El Presidente is a wild stallion who, although built tough like a brick house, often has sweet expressions. This is one of them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124cc647adc8055bd394/1452121150225/WEBC+rtf+amante+and+son+fight+air+together+PE7+DSC08234.jpg Wild Horses - WH139: "Correction" Amante (father) and Cristo (son, on left) get into it. Cristo is challenging his father for the mares. This challenge was met with a "correction" by his father (who ultimately won). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124d9cadb6f998feda65/1452121245286/WEBC+rtf+baby+peeking+out+DSC06930.jpg Wild Horses - WH140: "Curious" This baby really wanted to see what was going on with the humans and cameras. Mom and other female horses stepped in to cut him off from us. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124d4bf1182258dd227c/1452121347572/WEBC+rtf+BLK+BKGRND5+amante+alarmed+PE3+DSC08040.jpg Wild Horses - WH141: "On alert" Amante is a rare Cerbat wild stallion who heard a noise that he did not like. He lifted his head and froze, straining to see and hear and smell so he could decide what to tell the herd to do. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124e9cadb6f998feda69/1452121469078/WEBC+rtf+CROP+two+sweet+reds+PE6+DSC09814.jpg Wild Horses - WH143: "Close to you" I love the blue eye on the right-hand horse and the closed eye and windswept mane on the left-hand horse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b13397086d7219d0e0f4c/1452121511927/WEBC+rtf+6+stallions+running+R+to+L+pano+PE9+under+exp+DSC01900+2.jpg Wild Horses - WH144: "Six stallions run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568d9eacc647adf7c2d12850/1452121872499/WEBC+rtf+CC+white+gold+minus+back+shalah+runs+prfile+full+body+PE15+FLPtxt+++DSC03874.jpg Wild Horses - WH145: "Wild spirit horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133a69492e0872fee586/1452121939097/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+3+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00608.jpg Wild Horses - WH146: "Wild horses sunset run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133b7086d7219d0e0f57/1452121983902/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00656.jpg Wild Horses - WH147: "Sunset dance" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133b69492e0872fee58b/1452126294155/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+trot+at+sunset+PE2+DSC00517.jpg Wild Horses - WH148: "Gray mare at sunset" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133c69492e0872fee5b8/1452126370056/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+head+color+PE6+TLadj3+DSC09990.jpg Wild Horses - WH149: "The gray mare" The Gray Mare has never had any other name. Here she is running at full speed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133c69492e0872fee5bd/1452126504844/WEBC+rtf+mother+and+baby+3+stops+PE2+DSC07264.jpg Wild Horses - WH151: "Mother and baby" Intentionally over-exposed by 3 stops, this photo shows the movement of the mother's tail as well as some of the foal's legs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133d7086d7219d0e0f6d/1452126575976/WEBC+rtf+PANO+LEGS+ONLY+challis+herd+runs+PE3+DSC01222.jpg Wild Horses - WH152: "Horse power" The powerful legs of the Challis herd at Return to Freedom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133d841aba419c388271/1463672487130/rtf+the+release+DSC07989+PE5b+CROP.jpg Wild Horses - WH153: "Into the hills" The Hart Mountain herd from RTF is released into the hills, where they prefer to be. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133e69a91a2847e6eff2/1452126765182/WEBC+rtf+release+group+diag+right+to+left+PE4+DSC07951.jpg Wild Horses - WH154: "Who left the gate open?" The Hart Mountain herd prefers to be in the hills, not the flat lands. As soon as they found out the gate to the hills was open, they bolted. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133e69a91a2847e6eff6/1452126829140/WEBC+rtf+release+group+left+to+right+PE5+DSC07933.jpg Wild Horses - WH155: "Hart Mountain herd" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b134269a91a2847e6f02a/1452126895402/WEBC+rtf+stallion+tail+PE6+TLBWfx+IMG_1568.jpg Wild Horses - WH156: "In charge" A wild stallion goes back to check on his herd. Toned black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b134369492e0872fee5e1/1452126989527/WEBC+rtf+start+of+release+hrt+mtn+herd+PE3+CROP+DSC07928.jpg Wild Horses - WH157: "The release, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b13437086d7219d0e0fd6/1452127043867/WEBC+rtf+two+white+from+challis+walk+PE4+BW+DSC01206.jpg Wild Horses - WH158: "Going home" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4161df40f37b331e9679/1452127222671/WEBC+rtf+amante+turns+head+PE2+TXT+TPZ2+DSC08531.jpg Wild Horses - WH159: "Cool" Amante, a rare Cerbat mustang stallion, knows he is gorgeous and in charge. Yes, he knows he is cool. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4235dc5cb4a5b51589e7/1452127311539/WEBC+rtf+behind+house+on+hill+PE4+1D0A5377.jpg Wild Horses - WH160: "Mares enjoy the evening" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c42350e4c114023d527e1/1452127372341/WEBC+rtf+black+beauty+PE3+1D0A2578.jpg Wild Horses - WH161: "Black beauty" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4237dc5cb4a5b51589ef/1452127428732/WEBC+rtf+sunfire+hot+pursuit+wo+3rd+CROP+TPZ+IMP+1D0A6088.jpg Wild Horses - WH162: "Stallion power" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4237dc5cb4a5b51589f3/1452127476949/WEBC+rtf+2+stallions+run+in+AM+PE8+color+IMG_1618.jpg Wild Horses - WH163: "Stallions' morning run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c42370e4c114023d527f1/1452127511382/WEBC+rtf+3+amigos+rim+lit+PE3+DSC06830.jpg Wild Horses - WH164: "Three amigos" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c42390e4c114023d5282c/1452127604940/WEBC+rtf+hart+mtn+7+run+in+hills+PE4+DSC00958.jpg Wild Horses - WH166: "Hill run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4239dc5cb4a5b5158a2e/1452127681855/WEBC+rtf+hart+mtn+cloudy+PE4+DSC00492_tonemapped.jpg Wild Horses - WH167: "Pastoral" The trails you see are not man-made. The horses made them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423aa128e6a4d70d1da2/1452127784619/WEBC+rtf+one+challis+runs+AM+PE5+DSC08785.jpg Wild Horses - WH168: "Head for the hills" A single Challis herd horse takes a morning run toward the hills. I love the morning lighting and the California golden hills in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423b0e4c114023d52833/1452127849928/WEBC+rtf+stallion+shaking+head+PE9+BWfx+IMG_1580.jpg Wild Horses - WH169: "Attitude" A wild stallion tosses his head and comes toward me with a lot of attitude. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423d0ab377164e9fc627/1452128003691/WEBC+rtf+tomahawk+and+1547+fight+PE8+DSC05578.jpg Wild Horses - WH171: "Fight" Two wild stallions fight. This particular fight was severe and caused injuries. (These were tended to by the sanctuary.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423ddc5cb4a5b5158a5e/1452128088023/WEBC+rtf+tomahawk+runs+PE6+TLadj+DSC01896+2.jpg Wild Horses - WH172: "Tomahawk" Tomahawk is the alpha stallion at RTF. And he carries himself that way, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423f0ab377164e9fc66d/1452128142778/WEBC+rtf+white+horse+challis+runs+PE8+DSC01093.jpg Wild Horses - WH173: "Spirit horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423fdc5cb4a5b5158a62/1452128266582/WEBC+rtf+white+mare+group+running+dust+PE4+CROP+DSC09683.jpg Wild Horses - WH174: "Over the hill" Panoramic of the Gray Mare herd running over a hill. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568d5bf8e0327c722128ed9b/1452128360407/WEBC+rtf+FINAL+REALLY+gray+mare+and+3+in+dust+PE5+CKNOISE+1D0A2016.jpg Wild Horses - WH176: "Leading from behind" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06ea0ab377cb54adb5be/1452214141740/WEBC+rtf+chief+looks+toward+PE5+1D0A1340.jpg Wild Horses - WH178: "Chief, II" For clear reasons, Chief is one of the most photographed horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06eacbced64196967fdc/1452214200794/WEBC+rtf+freedom+daughter+Magic+BW+toned+DSC08460.jpg Wild Horses - WH179: "Wild mane" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06ee0ab377cb54adb5d8/1452214358995/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+challis+two+moms+w+baby+canvas+size+V2+TPZ+SIMP+V2+1D0A7380.jpg Wild Horses - WH181: "Two moms" In the wild, a female horse who does not foal will often help a mother raise her foal. Such is the case in this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06eecbced64196967ff8/1452214458862/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+V2+chief+leads+his+mares+PE3+canvas+size+1D0A0699.jpg Wild Horses - WH182: "Ends of the earth" Chief's six kiger mares seem as if they would follow him to the ends of the earth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56954d94841aba63061877da/1452625680449/WEBC+rtf+FLATTEN+CROP+amante+arches+neck+2+PE4+DSC07923.jpg Wild Horses - WH183: "Amante's arch" Amante, a rare wild Cerbat stallion, kept convincing expensive domestic Arabian mares to get together with him. Ranchers were unhappy and got the BLM to round him up. Amante promptly put 3 BLM wranglers into the hospital. Now safe at RTF, he has his own herd. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56b377a801dbae7dc58fc0cd/1454602456613/WEBC+rtf+challis+rim+lit+PE3+1D0A5379.jpg Wild Horses - WH184: 3 race on the hill The oblique lighting beautifully emphasizes the flying manes and dust. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56b3788c044262994df589be/1454602690187/WEBC+rtf+BW+toned+challis+white+mare+runs+PE2+DSC08638+2.jpg Wild Horses - WH186: Cheekbone This is a Challis herd mare running. I was attracted to her very flat and powerful cheekbone in this shot. I went for a toned BW and soft focus to make it a little more like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d0a0833c44d8a40044faac/1456513886101/WEBC+rtf+CROP1+running+away+Challis+TXT+PE2+1D0A7089.jpg Wild Horses - WH187: "Adios" Five from the wild Challis herd run to the hills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d8ac78f8baf30ef09c52a5/1457040600345/WEBC+rtf+3+grey+challis+charge+forward+TPZ+TXT+1D0A6969.jpg Wild Horses - WH192: 3 grey Challis herd horses run https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57002b432b8ddeaf5572e5ed/1459629218924/WEBC+rtf+SQUARE+challis+run+toward+w+cream+baby+PE2+1D0A7058+%281%29.jpg Wild Horses - WH193: "Protection" The three wild horses in the back were running hell bent for leather right toward the foal. The baby's mother very purposefully put herself between the baby and the charging horses in order to protect him. She kept her ears back so she could keep track of the horses in back. Meantime, the foal is oblivious to the danger. The ending is a happy one. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57002bb3d51cd411817cccd1/1459629321284/WEBC+rtf+3+gray+Challis+BW+TPZ2+TPZ+TXT+1D0A6882.jpg Wild Horses - WH194: "Gray Challis" Three of the gray horses in the Challis herd decided to bolt. They were so graceful as they ran. I darkened the areas around them to put emphasis on their forms. I toned the image to give it a bit of warmth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57004b0c2eeb810fd91d9737/1459637127412/WEBC+rtf+5+Challis+run+toward+FINAL+1D0A7128+%281%29.jpg Wild Horses - WH195: "Hell bent" Five of the mustangs in the Challis herd run right toward me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5701666af850820e70b28b4d/1459709647811/WEBC+rtf+7+challis+run+away+NIK+CROP+1D0A7170.jpg Wild Horses - WH196: 5 from the Challis herd run together https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b10920099e05b58a1209/1468183019079/WEBC+rtf+buckskin+CLOE+portrait+vert+V2+1D0A0670.jpg Wild Horses - WH197: "I am Cloe" This beautiful buckskin mare seems to trust humans enough to allow us to place her in an opening in the barn. The sidelight is from outside. I love the way the breeze flipped her mane up in the air. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b1726a4963f7d44f6192/1468183115026/WEBC+rtf+SLO+days+end+PMP3+1D0A7752_tonemapped.jpg Wild Horses - WH198: "End of the day" I shot this in the heart of the San Luis Obispo CA hills. We had to 4-wheel it into where these wild horses were. We became part of the herd and simply followed them wherever they went. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b272e58c622c695457fb/1468183431188/WEBC+rtf+SLO+many+horses+on+hill+PANO+TPZ+IMP+1D0A7670.jpg Wild Horses - WH199: "Desert horses" Although these wild horses were not in a desert, the drought in California caused the hills to all go golden and sometimes have the appearance of a desert. These horses are far into the interior hills of San Luis Obispo, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b2e3e58c622c69545b32/1468183518131/WEBC+rtf+KC+portrait+vert+from+CR2+1D0A0499.jpg Wild Horses - WH200: "KC at 32" KC is a 32 year old horse who was left to die but saved by Return to Freedom. He still trusts humans enough to allow us to place him in a side area of a barn. He gently stood there as we took photographs of his sweet expression. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b405e3df288f289549ca/1468183943784/WEBC+rtf+george+potrait+three+qtr+head+1D0A0800.jpg Wild Horses - WH201: "Take a bow" One of the gentle horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary seems to take a bow as we photographed him. I love his long mane and forelock and his expression in this shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b43e579fb375af60b4a6/1468183930875/WEBC+rtf+SLO+legs+dust+partial+face+PE2+1D0A7575.jpg Wild Horses - WH202: "With the herd" We became part of the herd of wild horses in the interior hills of San Luis Obispo. It was quiet and we simply observed their natural behavior. I like this shot because even though you do not see an entire face, you know exactly what is going on. And I love the wind knot in the mane of the horse nearest us. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b5ac8419c2419a97c73c/1468184214553/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+run+towards+CROP+PANO+1D0A3534.jpg Wild Horses - WH203: "Here come the Choctaws!" The Choctaw wild horses are often called ponies because they are smaller than the average horse (but they are, in fact, larger than most "ponies"). They are tough and are amazing endurance runners. They have a long history that is worth looking up. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b5dc9f74568e001dbdcd/1468184298518/WEBC+rtf+shalah+head+down+1D0A5946.jpg Wild Horses - WH204: "Thought" Shalah is one of my favorite photographic subjects at RTF. She is gorgeous whether she is running or simply standing still. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b710414fb585ab37709c/1468184466977/WEBC+rtf+cloe+buckskin+vert+inc+most+body+1D0A0651.jpg Wild Horses - WH205: "Shy" Cloe is a lovely buckskin mare at RTF. Here she appears shy and coy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b750f7e0aba104d6a886/1468184577272/WEBC+rtf+SLO+stallion+majestic+straighten+lighten+1D0A8007.jpg Wild Horses - WH206: "Hart Mountain stallion" In the late evening light, this stunning wild stallion pawed the earth. You can see the scars on his back from fighting with other stallions over mares. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b81ebe6594c387f4f3f6/1468366390951/WEBC+rtf+george+hair+blowing+1D0A0819.jpg Wild Horses - WH207: "Strike a pose" This is one of the stallions that seems to like humans. He stood in a side area of the barn as the breeze blew his mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b94303596e5098ed7d8e/1468185121546/WEBC+rtf+3+chief+mares+1D0A0269.jpg Wild Horses - WH209: "Chief's 3 Kiger mares" These are 3 of the 6 Kiger mares that are in Chief's herd. They are a rare type pf mustang that have stripes on their legs and bi-colored manes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b96e414fb585ab378285/1468185261139/WEBC+rtf+red+george+vert+mane+and+legs+1D0A0912.jpg Wild Horses - WH210: "Mane II" This is a study of a wild horse's mane and somewhat scruffy shoulder. For me, there is great beauty in seeing an ungroomed horse in his natural state. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b9b6b8a79b369b396f2c/1468185361751/WEBC+rtf+freedom+sons+running+1D0A8664.jpg Wild Horses - WH211: "Brothers three" These are three young brothers, all sons of the great sire at RTF called Freedom. As young stallions, they all have a LOT of energy, as you can see here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782bca65016e19ee3cf017c/1468185909129/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+pano+1+to+2+TPZ+IMP+1D0A4057.jpg Wild Horses - WH212: "Seven Choctaw run in the tall grass" The tough Choctaw wild horses can run and run. Here they are in the tall grass that is mostly golden from the California drought. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782bce820099e05b58a6ce2/1468186015912/WEBC+rtf+shalah+square+portrait+1D0A5957.jpg Wild Horses - WH213: "Curls" Shalah, a lovely mare at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary, is shown here with gorgeous side-light. The curls in her mane came from trying to undo a wind knot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782bdcb725e25016e614834/1468186232051/WEBC+rtf+shalah+tail+n+dust+BW+TPZ+1D0A6135.jpg Wild Horses - WH214: "Tail" This is a very non-traditional shot of a horse's tail as she ran in the dirt. I cropped it to only show her tail and back legs. Her hooves made dents in the dirt that could be imagined to be little waves in water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a75dadff7c50b5619b8a91/1470586388283/WEBC+rtf+cloe+very+close+up+V2+1D0A0716.jpg Wild Horses - WH215: Cloe, close Cloe is a beautiful buckskin mare at RTF. In this close up, I love how the light reflects through her eye onto her nose. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a765e2893fc0f0fd8fca48/1470588530624/WEBC+rtf+SLO+3X+swirling+tail+and+legs+1D0A7398.jpg Wild Horses - WH217: Swirling tail A large group of wild horses were standing peacefully in the interior hills of San Luis Obispo, CA. I intentionally over-exposed this one to put emphasis on the swirling tail to the left. I love the many colors in just that one tail! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a767bbc534a5bcfbe20187/1470588972002/WEBC+rtf+chief+leads+6+mares+V3+COLOR+CROP+1D0A0205.jpg Wild Horses - WH219: Chief leads his ladies (color version) Chief is a rare Kiger stallion at RTF. Here he leads his 6 Kiger mares. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a768a0440243dad48a6e06/1470589200286/WEBC+rtf+george+leans+over+head+1D0A0834.jpg Wild Horses - WH223: Breeze I love how the breeze moves this stallion's mane and forelock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a769b62994ca6cbb9757f4/1470589508577/WEBC+rtf+SLO+horses+round+the+corner+away+ALT+1D0A7780.jpg Wild Horses - WH225: End of the day A group of wild horses round the corner at day's end in the interior hills of San Luis Obispo, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a769f115d5db4d0a58d46b/1470589586878/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+group+run+profile+1D0A3514.jpg Wild Horses - WH226: Choctaw run A group of wild Choctaws run for the hills. These horses have great endurance and are smaller than the average horse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76ac56a4963e3866ff9b7/1470589863161/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+group+run+forward+V3+1D0A3510.jpg Wild Horses - WH227: Choctaw in field Gorgeous wild Choctaw horses in a mid-coast central California field. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76b255016e1838cd57225/1470589923753/WEBC+rtf+6+choctaw+go+by+CROP+V2+1D0A3703.jpg Wild Horses - WH228: Wary Two wild Choctaw horses go warily by us. The look on the closest one says it all. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76c16ff7c50b5619be7af/1470590224828/WEBC+rtf+5+white+choctaw+1D0A3665.jpg Wild Horses - WH229: 5 white Choctaw The beautiful wild horses look almost like a painting against the golden hills of central coast California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76c7520099e8bfa31a187/1470590307227/WEBC+rtf+chief+tucks+head+1D0A0289.jpg Wild Horses - WH230: Tuck Chief, a rare Kiger wild stallion, tucks his head on a run. You can see the stripes on his legs in this shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76c9320099e8bfa31a24b/1470590392398/WEBC+rtf+chief+ladies+in+diffused+light+top+blur+1D0A0226.jpg Wild Horses - WH231: Chief's ladies III I love photographing this group of 6 Kiger mares. They are the mares on Chief's (not shown) herd. Their color against the dry grass is phenomenal to me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d183f0e3df28afe28598f0/1473348919312/WEBC+gray+mare+dust+ACR+V4+1D0A2000.jpg Wild Horses - WH233: Dust drama The lead mare of a herd at Return to Freedom takes a hard right cut in the dust. This was in the summer of 2015 when the California drought was at its worst. Dust everywhere. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d18452e58c62f066675023/1473349000083/WEBC+rtf+SLO+3+stops+portrait+TXT+V2+1D0A7360.jpg Wild Horses - WH234: Portrait of Hart Mountain wild horse Intentional overexposure gives this horse's portrait a painterly feel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/58c310fa893fc021ade027f0/1489179313749/WEBC+rtf+sunset+dance+herd+shot+2+1D0A2659_tonemapped.jpg Wild Horses - WH600: "Sunset Dance #2" I love to go out near sunset to get these beautiful rim lit images of the wild horses at Return to Freedom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/58c312c63e00be42289e0d5c/1489179436683/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+profile+run+V2+TAIL+ADD+TXT+1D0A2701.jpg Wild Horses - WH601: Gray mare runs at sunset I shot this in 2015 at the height of the California drought. As a result, there is a lot of extra dust kicked up as she ran by. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/58c313ed1e5b6c36784ee82c/1489179768785/WEBC+rtf+dust+group+w+two+V2+1D0A2157.jpg Wild Horses - WH602: Kickin' it up The wild horses here are kicking up the dust. I love how the dust and light are around the two horses to the right. http://www.njffotographie.com/wild-horses-painterly daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e65659fd9214e5381468cac/1583703441935/ More Wild Horses “Chief III” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. This image was used in NYC Times Square to promote awareness of what has been happening to wild horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6561624f3cd622ab83f382/1583703441935/WEBC+CHIEF+III+++RTF+chief+3+qtr+BLK+BKGRND+V2+1D0A0960.jpg More Wild Horses “Chief III” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. This image was used in NYC Times Square to promote awareness of what has been happening to wild horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c440f25981da9388edcb8/1452209451347/WEBC+rtf+3+white+Challis+run+in+AM+FLPtxt4+DSC09006.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP100: "Horse morning" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d1a2bab8d575200933/1452209637077/WEBC+rtf+TXT6+bright+start+of+release+hrt+mtn+herd+PE2+CROP+DSC07928.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP101: "Hart Mountain Release" I post-processed this photograph (of the Hart Mountain herd getting ready to run) by adding several textures to it. It reminds me of cave paintings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d25a56689becb37630/1452210835646/WEBC+rtf+TXTa+horses+in+profile+on+hill++PANO+DSC09864.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP102: "Day is done" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42c9a2bab8d5752008e9/1452211533507/WEBC+rtf+challis+runs+toward+IMPRS+DETAIL+PE2+DSC09504.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP103: "Back atcha" Wild horses in the RTF Challis herd run toward me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/56a8e98d5a5668cac5c3d2da/1453910552158/WEBC+rtf+TPZ+TXT+CROP+PANO+10x20+start+of+release+hrt+mtn+herd+PE3+DSC07928.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP145: "Hart Mountain Release" (monotone hi-key) This is probably the 3rd major iteration I have done for this composition. You will find the straight photo of it in the Wild Horses collection. But I like the old western feel of doing it this way as well. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cda2bab8d575200925/1452210970629/WEBC+rtf+RESTYL+TXT+GM+pack+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00656.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP104: "Sunset dance" (painterly version) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568b0d367086d7219d0dcf42/1452211522417/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS+FLPtxt4+white+challis+mare+PE2+DSC08639.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP105: "Galaxy horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42c85a56689becb375c4/1452211507773/WEBC+rtf+challis+herd+runs+PE4+DSC08966.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP107: "Kick it up a notch" Wild horses running toward another field. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c440f40667a5449908f4b/1452212792396/WEBC+rtf+challis+herd+runs+AM+FLPtxt+PE3+DSC08756.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP125: "Mad dash" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42ca5a56689becb375ec/1452211328056/WEBC+rtf+day+in+life+TXT4+PE4+DSC01028.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP109: "Day in the life" (painterly version) The glow from the dry grasses on the undersides of the horses is just beautiful to me. I emphasized that with texture overlays. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42caa2bab8d5752008ec/1452211483036/WEBC+rtf+horse+mane+TXT7+DSC08474.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP110: "Renaissance horse" The background of this image reminds me of the backgrounds used in some of the Renaissance portrait paintings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cddc5cb4a5b51591ef/1452211661057/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS4+horse+turns+head+PE5+DSC01380.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP113: "Equine head turn" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cfdc5cb4a5b5159229/1452211726034/WEBC+rtf+two+brothers+TXT3+1D0A0331.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP114: "Brothers" These wild horses are sons of the great sire, Freedom, at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cfc647ad1e5183d970/1452211816830/WEBC+rtf+TXT+tomahawk+stinkeye+PE5+DSC00325.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP115: "Mr. Stinkeye" Tomahawk is the alpha wild stallion at RTF. His eyes always telegraph that trouble he is about to cause (not to mention that Mona Lisa smile). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d0a2bab8d575200930/1452211901506/WEBC+rtf+TXT2+CROP+horses+on+hill+DSC00387.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP116: "R & R" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c4339a976afe460a1d7e6/1452212062900/WEBC+rtf+BW+two+stallions+rear+up+PE4+DSC05446.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP118: "Supremacy" Two wild stallions fight for supremacy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c433ad82d5e25a61c6657/1452212669451/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+looking+right+one+PE2+DSC07273.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP122; "War horse" After I intentionally over-exposed this by 3 stops, I saw what reminded me of an ancient Greek war horse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c433bd82d5e25a61c665c/1452212719236/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+looking+to+side+single+horse+PE2+DSC07217.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP123: "War horse, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c440e40667a5449908f48/1452212760464/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+single+horse+head+light+PE3+DSC07226.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP124: "Profile" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441040667a5449908f80/1452212841062/WEBC+rtf+challis+white+mare+runs+PE4+FLPtxt+DSC09010.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP126: "Tail light" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441140667a5449908f85/1452212906230/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+bright+3+stops+PE3+FLPtxt+DSC07386.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP127: "Moon dream" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441140667a5449908f88/1452212952009/WEBC+rtf+CROP2+FLPtxt+one+runs+away+in+dust+DSC08912.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP128: "Looking at freedom" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441240667a5449908f8b/1452213155938/WEBC+rtf+FLATTEN+two+white+from+challis+walk+PE7+FLPtxt+DSC01206.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP129: "Going home" (painterly version) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c4412a976afe460a1e2fa/1452213301976/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+3+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00608.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP130: "There they are" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c4414a976afe460a1e332/1452213493279/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+runs+sunset+PE4+DSC00583.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP132: "Gray Mare herd runs" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441540667a5449908fca/1452213701366/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS+white+challis+mare+PE2+DSC08639.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP134: "Horse flame" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441640667a5449908fcd/1452214574528/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS2+amante+forelock+covers+face+PE4+DSC07980.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP135: "Amante's mane" I simplified this photograph to emphasize this amazing horse's mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441669a91a2847f16e4e/1452214636559/WEBC+rtf+lone+white+horse+PE11+BW+TL+adj+BWfx+DSC05755.jpg More Wild Horses - WH136: "Dreaming" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002e1c12102967123373/1452214870345/WEBC+rtf+BW+toned+challis+white+mare+runs+PE2+DSC08638+2.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP139: "Cheekbone" I love the flat cheek bone in this Challis mare. I used a soft focus and a simplification of detail to gently show her as she ran by. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002e0ab377cb54ad71b3/1452214957669/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+challis+two+moms+w+baby+canvas+size+V2+TPZ+SIMP+V2+1D0A7380.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP140: "Two moms" In the wild, a mare who has not foaled will sometimes help a mare raise her foal. Such is the case with this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002e1c12102967123376/1452215040118/WEBC+rtf+two+trot+over+hill+PE3+TXTs+1D0A5264.jpg More Wild Horses - WH140: "Together" These two horses took the hill together. It was beautiful to watch their joint gaits and their rim lit manes and tails. It was like ballet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002f0ab377cb54ad71ec/1452215187736/WEBC+rtf+chief+sulphur+springs+PE2+DSC04763.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP142: "Chief in the field" Do you love this horse's mane or what? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f00311c121029671233a9/1452215376409/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS3+gray+mare+grp+4+run+at+sunset+DSC04925.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP143: "Chiaroscuro" Chiaroscuro is an Italian painting term for "light and dark". I emphasized what feels like a moonlit run using this technique. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f00310ab377cb54ad71ef/1452215486175/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS3+joaquin+1547+arches+PE6+DSC05595.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP144: "Victor" Joaquin paws the ground after a fight, signaling to all that he won the fight. (In fact, he did not. This is wild stallion bravado.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4426d1758ea707781401/1497121976883/WEBC+rtf+SLO+IMPRS+portrait+wild+eye+mane+focus+1D0A6104.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM100: Wild one This wild horse got spunky all of a sudden and threw his head back and forth as his eyes got a crazy look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c44e4d2b857459a534331/1497122141067/WEBC+rtf+SLO+red+profile+w+blue+eye+V2+1D0A6271.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM101: "Blue eyes" I was amazed to see this blue eyed wild horse. Also notice the wind knot in his mane. He was just shedding his winter coat when I took this shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4b16be65945a2e7baa62/1497123729859/WEBC+rtf+SLO+sweet+nothings+CROP+4x5+two+roans+snuggle+1D0A5942.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM103: "Sweet nothings" Could this photograph be called anything else?? Two wild horses from the Hart Mountain Herd interact in a sweet way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4bc703596e06e97efa78/1497123982285/WEBC+rtf+SLO+V2+two+nuzzle+1D0A6173.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM104: "Lean on me" These two wild horses really seemed to like each other. I took many photographs of their interactions, and this one is my favorite. If you look to the lower right, you can also see the wind know in the horse's mane hanging down. Since they are wild, no one grooms them or clips their manes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4ccde3df286fa0f1469a/1497124189644/WEBC+rtf+SLO+CROP+red+far+left+head+cocked+who+me+1D0A6188.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM105: "Who, me?!!" This wild horse's expressions just made me laugh. I kept taking photos and this is my favorite. It really looks to me like he is saying "Who, me?!!". Might be the tilt of the head and the forelock split, but to me, the expression is priceless. I rendered the shot in a simplified painterly way to emphasize the expression. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4e67ebbd1af61fbbe9be/1497124679919/WEBC+rtf+TPZ+Stdio+BW+SLO+two+nip+1D0A6209.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM107: "Nip 'n tuck II" Another pair of wild horses get a little testy. No one got hurt! I post-processed this as a more dramatic image than usual. I thought doing so would nicely show off the lighting on their faces and manes.....not to mention it shows off a set of teeth! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4f6d5016e1368cb9e64b/1497125464380/WEBC+rtf+SLO+flaxen+mane+BLK+BKGRND+V2+1D0A6544.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM108: "Wisdom" This is one of my favorite images. This wild horse just looks like he has seen it all.....and weathered it all. You can clearly see the Bureau of Land Management freeze mark on his neck. I made sure to keep the rough divets in his coat in the lower right because I think it conveys his wildness. And I love his contrasting flaxen mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c52771b10e33a7a28dcc0/1497125743429/WEBC+rtf+SLO+CROP+V2+portrait+looking+at+camera+forelock+split+1D0A6580.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM109: "Plain and simple" Actually, I feel a horse's direct look is anything but plain and simple. But I titled it that way because his gaze seems to simply be taking things in. He seems to be filled with the wisdom only a horse can have. This horse is wild. But because I sat low on the ground and still, he allowed me to be closer than I usually get with wild horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c539f8419c2335f0a76b0/1497125989444/WEBC+rtf+PANO+chief+and+4+mares+run+1D0A0251.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM110: "It's all about the hair" Chief is one of the most photographed horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. You can see why! What a glorious mane he has!! I was lucky to catch it here as he goes by in all his glory. Two of his Kiger mares follow him. Wouldn't you?? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c548c6a4963cde6b58f8f/1497126196583/WEBC+rtf+SLO+Hart+Mtn+group+green+1D0A6026.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM111: "Grass is greener" The Hart Mountain herd of wild horses is shown here enjoying the incredibly green grass that arrived after the lengthy California drought. I took this image in the early spring of 2017 just to show how happy the horses are with the new and lush green grass. It made my heart sing, I can assure you! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c5739f5e231c0522e4675/1497126949647/WEBC+rtf+SLO+CROP+IMPRS+two+rub+noses+BW+WARM+1D0A6074.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM113: "I am with you" These two wild horses really seemed to enjoy each other's company. The one on the right walked over straight away to the other one and touched her nose. I decided to crop everything out except their faces. I created a warm monochromatic image that is also done in a painterly way in order to show the softness of the moment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c584b440243665c30d778/1497127112327/WEBC+rtf+SLO+STRAITND+V3+flaxen+mane+horse+facing+camera+V2+1D0A6491.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM114: "Sweetness" What a sweet look this wild horse rewarded me with. I stayed quiet and still as he looked at me seemingly without fear. Some horses just have a sweet look about them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6558588edf4322031a9ace/1583700164230/WEBC+WILD+HORSES+WOOD+COMPOSITE++++RTF+SLO+1x2+group+overX+1D0A0172-Recovered.jpg More Wild Horses Wild horses (composite with wood found where the horses were) - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65636187bd3863b8279476/1583702948626/WEBC++RELAX+++RTF+SLO+V2+profile+BW+one+hill+1D0A8761.jpg More Wild Horses “Relax” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65587fcdda4349baa54fcb/1583700186197/WEBC+WILD+HORSES++++RTF+SLO+1x2+group+overX+1D0A0172.jpg More Wild Horses Wild horses - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655a6d87bd3863b825b0e9/1583700624611/WEBC+TAILS+YOU+WIN+++RTF+SLO+tails+tell+1D0A1481.jpg More Wild Horses “Tails, you win” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d3c647ad1e5183d99c/1452212000779/WEBC+rtf+white+horse+over+hill+BW+crop+1D0A2664.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP117: "Horse dream" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6563be87bd3863b827a6f8/1583703056626/WEBC+GOING+HOME+II++++RTF+SLO+BW+herd+zig+zag1D0A8573.jpg More Wild Horses “Going home II” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cb5a56689becb375f3/1452211472891/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS+amante+turns+head+BW3+PE3+TXT+TPZ2+DSC08531.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP111: "Amante" Amante is a rare Cerbat wild stallion at Return to Freedom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c433ad82d5e25a61c6622/1452212545817/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+BW+one+runs+DSC07515.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP120: "Form" Experimenting with significant over-exposure, I found that one often gets more of the horse form with a suggestion of movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655cd5b6faeb732c1bdf4d/1583701303784/WEBC+Bucephalus++++RTF+SLO+1D0A9493.jpg More Wild Horses “Bucephalus” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary, perhaps the most famous ancient horse, Alexander the Great’s horse, Bucephalus. This horse reminded me of Bucephalus because of the way he is turning his head and his wildness. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c55576b8f5b4e85b8ef6f/1497126605596/WEBC+rtf+SLO+BW+CROP+two+cream+nuzzle+eye+closed+1D0A6601.jpg More Wild Horses - WHM112: "Cherish" I am one who believes animals have emotions. The expressions on both of these wild horses' faces say to me that they are enjoying this moment together. The closed eyes, the contented expressions, seem to say nothing other than joy in the moment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655df0f244c97e619061f4/1583701535791/WEBC+3+BOYS++++RTF+SLO+3+boys+run+close+V2+1D0A2103-sharpen-stabilize.jpg More Wild Horses “3 boys” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6561b18edf4322031c8805/1583702492639/WEBC+LONG+SHADOWS+++RTF+SLO+BW+5+w+long+shadows+1D0A8579.jpg More Wild Horses “Long shadows” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441469a91a2847f16e47/1452213576608/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+cuts+corner+PE5+BW+hikey+TLBW++DSC05053.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP133: "Gray mare cuts right" Processing this image as high key emphasizes her form and motion. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42c95a56689becb375ea/1452211240771/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+release+BW3+hikey+1D0A0395.jpg More Wild Horses - WHP108: "Leader" During the Choctaw release at Return to Freedom, the black horse emerged from the dust as the leader. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655eb00a1d4b4e742518ff/1583701721530/WEBC+CHARGE++++RTF+SLO+BW+FINAL+V3+group+some+kicking+up+1D0A1270-studio.jpg More Wild Horses “Charge” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e656319190266288c638448/1583702860748/WEBC+CREMELLO++SLO+V3+cremello+dream+white+1D0A8614.jpg More Wild Horses “Cremello” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6560bd24dfaf352633a4af/1583702241751/WEBC+HOMAGE+TO+TINTYPE+++RTF+SLO+PM+SILVER+fog+large+group+TPZ+1D0A2513-sharpen-stabilize-Recovered.jpg More Wild Horses “Homage to tintypes” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655a98c20640121bd772dc/1583700667226/WEBC+HORSE+GLORY+++RTF+SLO+8x20+TPZ+group+1D0A1594.jpg More Wild Horses “Horse glory” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655ac58edf4322031b18ac/1583700771710/WEBC+WHO+CALLED+THIS+MEETING%3F++++RTF+SLO+you+found+us+group+1D0A1625.jpg More Wild Horses “Who called this meeting?” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655b2fe2671908cf07e252/1583700817853/WEBC+RUNNING+THE+RIDGE+II+++RTF+SLO+group+ridge+run+1D0A3881.jpg More Wild Horses “Running the ridge” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655b6187bd3863b825dfec/1583700863852/WEBC+SAUNTER+++SLO+sunset+walk+from+orig+V4+1D0A7677.jpg More Wild Horses “Saunter” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655b8dcdda4349baa5d900/1583700935049/WEBC+RUNNING+THE+RIDGE+++SLO+8x20+group+running+1D0A3885.jpg More Wild Horses “Running the ridge II” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655bd1a29cd069c4dc9d01/1583701097684/WEBC+5+WILD+HORSES+++RTF+SLO+5+run+ariel+V2+1D0A3855-sharpen-stabilize.jpg More Wild Horses “5 wild horses” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655c71d9214e5381447eb4/1583701145758/WEBC+3+discuss+++RTF+SLO+3+discuss+1D0A2890.jpg More Wild Horses “Discussion” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655ca59369fa09531db632/1583701194471/WEBC+3+come+over+ridge+++++RTF+SLO+1D0A3915.jpg More Wild Horses “3 wild horses come over the hill” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655d4187bd3863b826443c/1583701376305/WEBC+ENJOYING+THE+RUN+++RTF+SLO+group+run+V2+1+to+2+CROP+1D0A3833-sharpen-stabilize.jpg More Wild Horses “Enjoying the run” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655d97c20640121bd81122/1583701475527/WEBC+SHY+II++++RTF+barn+all+brown+head+vert+1D0A9150.jpg More Wild Horses “Shy II” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655e2acdda4349baa663e2/1583701598812/WEBC+MAMAs+NUDGE+++RTF+SLO+mom+n+baby+nudge+1D0A9382.jpg More Wild Horses “Mama’s nudge” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655e69916b3a6bcbdd8538/1583701662550/WEBC+3+WILD+HORSES+++RTF+SLO+TPZ+three+inc+gray+mare+1D0A1663.jpg More Wild Horses “3 wild horses” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655ef8916b3a6bcbdda79d/1583702009510/WEBC+MAX++++Painterly+bkgrnd+GRN+YEL+RTF+SLO+vert+head+from+3+boys+1D0A2505-sharpen-stabilize.jpg More Wild Horses “Max” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65600424dfaf35263385ac/1583702085762/WEBC+MOONRISE+OVER+THE+WILD+ONES++++RTF+SLO+V4+w+moon+1D0A8726+copy.jpg More Wild Horses “Moonrise over the wild ones” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65606ccdda4349baa6dbd8/1583702195089/WEBC+CONVO+++RTF+SLO+5+hi-key+lo-sat+1D0A2913.jpg More Wild Horses “Convo” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6560f8de69c6177b080d4c/1583702307999/WEBC+GOING+HOME+V+++RTF+SLO+V3+CROP+many+go+up+hill+1D0A8324.jpg More Wild Horses “Going home V” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65612fde69c6177b0816bc/1583702361721/WEBC+4+HORSES+IN+FOG+++TXT+RTF+SLO+4+in+fog+1D0A1027.jpg More Wild Horses “4 horses in the fog” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6561ece2671908cf0950ca/1583702559140/WEBC++GOING+HOME+IV+++RTF+SLO+CROP+herd+up+hill+1D0A8314.jpg More Wild Horses “Going home IV” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65622fcdda4349baa73227/1583702618140/WEBC+UP+THE+HILL+++RTF+SLO+V3+TOPAZ+CROP+herd+runs+up+hill+1D0A8317.jpg More Wild Horses “Up the hill” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6562674f3cd622ab841d31/1583702795561/WEBC+AROUND+THE+CORNER+++RTF+SLO+V3+no+channel+around+the++corner+1D0A8546.jpg More Wild Horses “Around the corner” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6565389369fa09531f804a/1583703389822/WEBC+RUNNER++++RTF+barn+blk+against+blk+head+SQUARE+1D0A9269.jpg More Wild Horses “Runner” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary http://www.njffotographie.com/new-index-1 daily 0.75 2016-01-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/5e6556aede69c6177b061c6b/1583700241460/WEBC+FLORENCE+WINERY+++florence+ORDER+CG+winery+WC+scene+vase+n+bottles+DSC07038.jpg COLLECTIONS “Florence winery” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c7044e58c62c93bc329fe/1497133402035/WEBC+florence+IMPRS+ponte+vecchio+DSC05723_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - ITL321: Florence, Italy - Ponte Vecchio If you have been to Florence, you have seen this bridge and you likely have seen it from this angle. To make it a bit different than most folks photographs, I decided to process this in a very painterly way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6e7febbd1af61fbd5938/1497132868106/WEBC+florence+duomo+detail+window+WC+DSC06008.jpg COLLECTIONS - ITL320: Florence, Italy - Detail of Duomo I love all the lines and even colors in the Duomo in Florence. I took this one as the sun was going down so I could get the golden light. I post-processed this more like a watercolor because pretty much everything in Italy looks like a painting to me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6d2acd0f68786f3615a8/1497132641984/WEBC+florence+CROP2+ghiberti+doors+DSC05865_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - ITL319: Florence, Italy - Ghiberti's doors It is hard to create a good photograph of Ghiberti's doors on the Baptistry because the doors have so much going on. Where do you point the camera? I chose to include enough in this shot to show there were doors but chose two scenes where one (top) was done in high relief and the other (bottom) was done in low relief so that they did not compete with each other. Then I included the doorknobs "heads" so that there was a focal point. All done in HDR, the glorious gold color is not lost when printed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6c406b8f5b4e85b9f620/1497132308364/WEBC+florence+CROP+pano+DSC05653+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - ITL318: Panoramic of Florence, Italy I took this from the hill pretty much everyone goes to in order to get a panoramic that includes the Duomo. I shot 3 photos of exactly this, one underexposed, one over, and one normal and combined them to get this. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6b738419c2335f0b80dd/1497132069767/WEBC+florence+CROP+NO+SIGN+V2+san+giovani+plaza+DSC05892_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - ITL317: Florence, San Giovanni Plaza church front If you have ever been, you know the light in Italy is exquisite. It made this church front just sing as far as I am concerned. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c6a99ff7c50b39bd75fb3/1497131867003/WEBC+florence+V2+CROP+MORE+COLOR+street+artist+looks+at+womanDSC05747_8_9_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - ITL316: "The real art" Florence, Italy: A street vendor of art replicas takes a long glance at a woman in short shorts. I put her, him, and the street art in color to distinguish them from all the other distractions. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/593c5f6ed482e99f136eb419/1497129033971/WEBC+france+honfleur+woman+in+street+IMPRS+DVINCI+DSC01700_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR440: "Lady in Honfleur, France" I saw a woman walking down a street in Honfleur, France and captured it in color. When I got home I decided to process it as a sketch because doing so showed of the lovely light on the buildings as she walked by. I also love the sign with the glasses (upper right) looking at the Hotel Dauphin sign. Fun! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30eb7579fb3281392bb2a/1489178460527/WEBC+Rouen+WARM+BW+posters+DSC01059_60_61_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR439: "Flaubert, Verdi, Mortimer" No, not an attorney firm! In Rouen, France, I saw this series of posters placed, incidentally, in an interesting way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30e36893fc021addff751/1489178277808/WEBC+Rouen+church+window+DSC01020_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR438: Gothic window (Rouen, France) I love that although this window is blue, the architectural movement at the top seems to be in the shape of flames. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30d552e69cfc360901ce9/1489178092980/WEBC+Rouen+cathedral+round+window+inside+DSC01211_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR438: Rouen Cathedral This is the beautiful window in the Gothic Rouen Cathedral. It is interesting to note that whatever is behind the plain window below seems to have the shape of he Eiffel Tower (which, of course, could not be the real thing because this image is from Rouen, not Paris). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c308245016e1ebfdd3dd53/1489176794983/WEBC+Rouen+warm+church+inside+DSC01324.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR437: Twilight cathedral (Rouen, France) After the sun went down, I saw this warm light coming from inside the Rouen cathedral. I positioned myself to have the main light shine through the part of the window that sort of looks like a human figure. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c3071b414fb5f3a75430f6/1489176592419/WEBC+Rouen+storefront+BW+DSC00990_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR436: "Captive as captivating" (Rouen, France) The art work hanging in this gallery caught my eye immediately. The nude woman seems quite unhappy. It is almost as if she is trapped by her riches. You can see a woman's reflection in the window.....captivated by this image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c30676d2b8573ccaddb664/1489176324655/WEBC+Rouen+storefront+DSC01101_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR435: "Come on in!" (Rouen, France) How can one resist such a delightful window display???? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c304a637c581a0d280d973/1489176160269/WEBC+Rouen+clock+plaza+DSC01393_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR434: "The Great Clock" (Rouen, France) This clock's mechanisms date back to the 1300s. It is in the gorgeous plaza in Rouen, France. I love the architecture, warm light, and symbolism in the clock's ornamentation. And, of course, Rouen itself is simply beautiful. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2d0343e00be4c0088b1b2/1489162436474/WEBC+versailles+outdoor+bust+gold+railing+TXT+V2+DSC01818_19_20_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR433: Classical bust (Versailles, France) This is one of the thousands of sculptures at King Louis' XIV palace. You can see the "Sun King" golden emblem on the railing.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cf9dbe65945a92180b2c/1489162267635/WEBC+versailles+kings+gilded+cage+DSC01906_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR432: King's gilded cage In Versailles, I was struck at how even the most intimate things about the king's daily life were public. It felt like he was in a gilded cage. This is a view from the inside into the main palace courtyard. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cf3729687f4f84626d79/1489162122355/WEBC+versailles+hall+of+mirrors+DSC02295_6_7_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR431: Hall of Mirrors When in Versailles, one MUST take the obligatory shot of the Hall of Mirrors! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2ce56ff7c50dd0e61cac9/1489162008255/WEBC+versailles+FLATTEN+TPZ+fix+bottom+king+treasure+gold+blue+white+vase+DSC01990_1_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR430: "Woman revealed" (Versailles, France) I found a very ornate vase in Versailles that had a lovely figure of a woman almost seeming to "emerge" from the vase. I took the shot and then added 5 digital textures. The final texture makes it look as if she is emerging from rock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cdbdd2b8574cf9c5fc7c/1489161794964/WEBC+versailles+ceiling+DSC02198_199_200_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR429: "Every square inch" In the king's palace in Versailles, France, it seems that every square inch is decorated. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2ccb6440243d83e9037d5/1489161640110/WEBC+Honfleur+V2+sculpture+attracts+attention+DSC01679_80_81_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR428: Missing pieces (Honfleur, France) Bruno Catalano is a French sculptor who creates sculptures that, upon initial glance, seem to defy gravity. I stood behind one such sculpture and photographed people's reaction to it as they walked by. (No one even noticed me, they were so enthralled by the sculpture!) I chose to do partial B&W and color in order to emphasize the subjects against a busy background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cbbbdb29d6fb17c56e52/1489161380049/WEBC+honfleur+TPZ+storefront+umbrella+DSC01694_5_6_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR427: Gallery celebrates art! (Honfleur, France) It is interesting to me that they have the sculpture lifting her arms toward the inside of the gallery, with her back to the viewer. But it works! It does make you want to go in. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2cafd1b10e33e6e7a7b1d/1489161084739/WEBC+Honfleur+IMPRS+carousel+DSC01643_4_5_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR426: Carousel (Honfleur, France) I love carousels! They just seem so fantastical and happy. The many lights on this one can be seen even in the middle of the day! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/58c2ca789f7456c91174912f/1489160925788/WEBC+honfleur+11x14+crop+cafe+scene+V2+DSC01682_3_4_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR425: Cafe scene (Honfleur, France) I love how the outside tables and chairs in European cafes all face outward so one can people watch! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3ae1414fb5367a4b49d4/1478379406426/WEBC+france+paris+metropolitain+TPZ+IMPRS+IMG_4662_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR424: Paris - Metro sketch This is actually photograph that I post-processed like a sketch. I did it this way to emphasize the city in constant motion. Love the guy in the hoodie on the cell phone in the foreground! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3a79be659448b771b054/1478379259999/WEBC+france+metro+w+bird+flying+DSC03509_10_11_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR423 - Paris: bird flight If you have been to Paris, you know that the signs for their Metro are wonderful Art Nouveau. This is a triple exposure of a single bird in flight. What luck to have mysterious clouds in the background! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e39268419c273288c800a/1478379112926/WEBC+Arc+d%27Triomphe+IMG_4648.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR422 - Paris: Arc d'Triomphe We actually were not in Paris that long and this is as close as I could get to the Arc d'Triomphe.....on a bus! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e382d37c581a003933285/1478377996597/WEB+france+paris+monet+lillies+DSC03585.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR415 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3825f5e231b25f8ef7da/1478377932835/WEB+france+paris+monet+lillies+DSC03522.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR414 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e381a725e25cfd53f56a1/1478377878581/WEB+france+paris+monet+water+lillies+and+sky+DSC03531.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR413 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3802b8a79bf741bc187b/1478377815871/WEB+france+paris+monet+blue+yellow+willow+vert+DSC03563_HDR_edit.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR412 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37f803596e905903ddf0/1478377750537/WEB+france+paris+monet+lily+pads+DSC03535_HDR_edit.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR411 - Paris: Detail from Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37ebf7e0abaa8f37649a/1478377688148/WEB+france+paris+monet+purple+blue+DSC03579_HDR_edit.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR410 - Paris: Detail of Monet mural This is a detail from one of Monet's very large panoramic murals at the l'Orangerie in Paris. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37c36a49638d950d58fc/1478378979022/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+w+people+DSC02904_5_6_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR421: Paris, Notre Dame: Nave w/ altar and people This is the high altar in Notre Dame in Paris. I included the people to show a sense of the enormous size of this Gothic cathedral. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37a2725e25cfd53f51ed/1478378857442/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+3+back+windows+PE2+DSC02918_9_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR420 - Paris, Notre Dame A simple straight on shot of the main nave as it approaches the high altar (not shown). I wanted the emphasis to be on the ceiling and the stained glass windows. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e37174402439b5609f368/1478378683524/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+no+bottom+arch+DSC03212_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR419 - Paris: Notre Dame More beautiful arches and lights in Notre Dame in Paris. Whether you are religious or not, one almost has to be in awe of such art and architecture created by human hands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e370be3df287bcc81a11d/1478378523802/WEBC+france+paris+notre+dame+crown+DSC03317_8_9_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR418 - Paris: Notre Dame (with crown) I love all the angles and arches and colors in these great Gothic cathedrals. Notre Dame in Paris is no exception. I also included the crown at the bottom middle of the image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e36f7d1758e9703f6a40c/1478378394854/WEBC+france+paris+grapes+DSC03065_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR417 - Paris: grapes at market The Parisian open air markets are some of the best in the world. I took this image from a box of grapes that were for sale. The light just happened to hit a portion of them, giving the image more dimension. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e36b6f5e231b25f8eeac0/1478378126873/WEBC+france+E%CC%81glise+Sainte-Radegonde+de+Giverny+church+monet+DSC00630_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR416: Giverny, France: Chairs in church These chairs are in the church just down the street from Monet's home. His grave is in this church's cemetary. I like how the stained glass windows throw color onto the church floor. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e36106a49638d950d449c/1478377246847/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+copper+pots+V2+DSC00462_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR407-Giverny, France: Monet's copper pots & pans These are the original pots and pans Monet used in his kitchen. I love the high gloss paint used on the ceiling and shelf because they reflect the tiles and pans so beautifully. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35fc6a49638d950d43f5/1478377533095/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+lily+pond+w+bridge+DSC00570_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR409-Giverny, France: Monet's lily pond and bridge This is Monet's famous lily pond and Japanese bridge. He had a river diverted so that he could make this pond! He created many famous paintings of this very spot.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35e829687f6b1d6c9a0f/1478377400419/WEBC+france+giverny+garden+w+arches+DSC00348_49_50_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR408: Monet's garden archway This is the rose archway in Monet's garden. If you look carefully, you can see someone standing in the doorway of his home. With some imagination, you could think it was Monet himself standing there pleased with what he sees.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35c72e69cf3e25ea7ada/1478377088030/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+flowers+in+vase+TPZ+IMPS+DSC00429_HDR.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR406: Flowers in Monet's dining room The people that care for Monet's home put fresh flowers in his chrome yellow dining room daily. I decided to process this in a painterly way, having been inspired by Monet's paintings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e35b12e69cf3e25ea79f4/1478376966935/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+pitcher+faucet+DSC00481_HDR_edit.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR405 - Giverny, France: Monet's water pitcher If you have ever been to Monet's home in Giverny, you know how simple and yet spectacular his kitchen is. This water pitcher sits on top of his stove in the kitchen. The tiles are from Rouen. I love all the reflections! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e359629687f6b1d6c97c9/1478376784367/WEBC+france+giverny+monet+living+room+DSC00384_HDR.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR404 - Giverny, France: Monet's drawing room This is actually Claude Monet's first studio and then it became his drawing room for visitors. He hung paintings from each of his "phases" as well as art from other Impressionists. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3566e6f2e1714ce535c5/1478376675677/WEBC+france+paris+gigolo+BW+DSC03494.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR403 - Paris: Gigolo I saw this interestingly named Italian restaurant in Paris. And then, at that instant, one of the handsome waiters decided to take a break. What luck for me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3556b3db2b4ee65ad04e/1478376586491/WEBC+france+paris+violinist+on+metro+CROP+BW+DSC02775_HDR.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR402: Paris: Metro fiddler We were on a jammed Metro train when this fiddler hopped on and started playing. AS you can see, no one seemed to care as they were all in their own worlds. But in his world, there was music to be played. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e3501d2b85747b9d858b7/1478376474582/WEBC+france+paris+love+locks+on+bridge+TPZ+TXT+DSC02990_HDR_edit.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR401 - Paris: Love locks Ah, love! People keep putting "love locks" on the bridges around Paris only to have them removed by police later on. And then, more locks show up...... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/581e34492994ca6b3adaceb8/1478376386347/WEBC+france+STRAIGHTEN+paris+eiffel+liberty+DSC00270_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - FR400 - Paris: Eiffel and Liberty You can only get this picture by being in the middle of the Seine River in Paris. Luckily, we were on a river cruise so that was no problem! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fb012b2eeb817eecbd9ec4/1459290701462/WEBC+florence+winery+shelves+3+vases+TPZ+IMP+DSC07042.jpg COLLECTIONS - "3 vases and a lot of wine" This scene was at a great winery in Florence. Somehow the Italians just know how to design a display that makes you want to keep looking at it. I rendered this scene more like a chalk pastel because doing so keeps the painterly feel of what I actually saw. Everything is just so artful in Italy! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fb006dd210b8911569af56/1459290352147/WEBC+florence+table+for+two+DSC06460.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT314: "Florence: Table for two" At a small hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Florence, I saw this small table tucked away in a more remote corner. I thought "How romantic!" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56faff65f8508278fbc0e9bb/1459290168637/WEBC+Florence+paintings+on+building+wall+PE3+DSC06430_1_2_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT313: Florence: "Paintings everywhere" How glorious is it that you can walk almost anywhere in Florence and find art? Here is a fine example of just that. At one point this building had paintings all over it. But even though what is left of it is worn and tattered, you can feel and see the art nonetheless. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fafe811d07c0c393da021d/1459289919682/WEBC+florence+lighted+window+TPZ+TXT2+WC+DSC06045.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT312: Piazza San Giovanni While in Florence, everyone was swarming around the famous baptistry. But along the way, I saw this beautiful "modern art" that no one was looking at. It was a window with a warm glow that seemed to say that the heartbeat of Florence goes on even as we gaze upon the great art of the past. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56fafd0062cd948e9a5ddda3/1459289647476/WEBC+florence+5+hearts+wine+glasses+TPZ+TXT+WC+DSC05639.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT311: "Florence: 5 hearts" We were at a winery right outside Florence when I saw these 5 glasses seeming to reflect 5 hearts. I rendered the shot more as a painting because that is what the wall textures and reflecting glasses looked like to me.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56d0a863746fb9e04dc377f4/1456517031416/WEBC+italy+santa+maria+novella+TXT+IMPRS2+DSC06876.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT310: "Florence: Santa Maria Novella" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a13f8169a91a4c4fe1169d/1453408313432/WEBC+venice+girl+w+pigeons+DSC05428.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT309: "Venice: Girl feeding pigeons" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a020faab2810c56d9035fc/1453334910028/WEBC+italy+carousel+TPZ+TXT2+DSC06228.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT308: "Italy: Carousel" This beautiful carousel looked like a painting to me. So I added a number of textures to it, simplified it, and this is the result. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a01f8469492e551d0e6f30/1453334742801/WEBC+italy+ceramics+vert+TXT+DSC06689.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT307: "Italy: Italian ceramics" This is the same store window as the two others but in vertical format. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a01f8269492e551d0e6f2c/1453334661637/WEBC+italy+ceramics+TXT2+DSC06691.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT306: "Italy: Italian ceramics" I had a great time adding textures to this photograph to make it look like a painting. You can see a crackle texture among them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56a01f8269492e551d0e6f2a/1453334567806/WEBC+italy+ceramics+in+window+TXT3+DSC06692.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT305: "Italy: 3 shelves of Italian ceramics" I must have added 7 textures to this photograph. I absolutely LOVE Italian ceramics and wanted that to come through in this image. I wanted it to feel like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56917d81cbced6b74bc3b1e4/1452375556047/WEBC+verona+juliet+balcony+DSC04450.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT294: "Verona: Juliet's balcony" This supposedly is the balcony Juliette looked out from to see Romeo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/569173c40ab377deeece781e/1452375824208/WEBC+italian+street+scene+PE4+DSC03109_10_11_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT296: "Italy: Opinions" Men discussing their opinions on, well, what men discuss! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/569149dee0327c8c4226f5bf/1452376464697/WEBC+florence+watermelon+bike+DSC06654.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT304: "Italy: Watermelon bike" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/56913f4acbced6b74bc1a3bf/1452359791454/WEBC+rome+st+peters+holy+spirit+window+PE3+DSC08426_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT259: "Rome: St. Peter's Basilica Holy Spirit window" I framed the Holy Spirit window with a column and drapery from the high altar. The only way to do that and get detail in everything is with High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568dc2f2df40f349160c3b1e/1452372748635/WEBC+bologna+half+wall+PE4+DSC02906_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT279: "Bologna: Half wall" Look carefully and you will see a half wall (unfinished). Apparently they ran out of money and, well, this is how far they got. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2be0327c72212156ea/1452376417436/WEBC+italy+windows+4+PE+DSC08698.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT303: "Italy: Outside wall" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2bd82d5e25a61dabe7/1452376372974/WEBC+italy+lumera+window+scene+PE+DSC07451.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT302: "Italy: Lovely storefront" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2ae0327c72212156e7/1452376315366/WEBC+italy+elevator+floors+PE+DSC09122_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT301: "Italy: elevator math - who is on first?" I was told to go to the first floor. These signs (which appeared fairly permanent) were of great interest! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f2ad82d5e25a61dabc3/1452376139082/WEBC+italy+bread+and+white+wine+PE+DSC07457.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT300: "Italy: dinner always looks like this" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f29d82d5e25a61dabc1/1452376074453/WEBC+italy+antique+books+PE+DSC07703.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT299: "Italy: antique book store" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f29d82d5e25a61dabbe/1452376030387/WEBC+italy+2+ladies+reading+map+PE+CROPPED++DSC07517.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT298: "Italy: You are here" Sometimes it is not a bad thing to be lost in Italy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f29e0327c72212156e2/1452375933167/WEBC+italy+IMPRS5+italian+walkway+PE6+DSC03283_4_5_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT297: "Padua: pastel walkway" It always amazes me to find sites of architectural beauty almost anywhere you walk in Italian towns. This one is no exception. I made it look more like a chalk pastel to give more of the painterly feel to the artwork on the ceiling. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5f09d82d5e25a61daa91/1452375672813/WEBC+padua+walkway+PE6+DSC02731_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT295: "Padua: Portico and pigeon" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5ee4a976afe460a32af5/1452374504910/WEBC+Verona+window+PE2+DSC04348.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT293: "Verona: outside wall in plaza" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb9841aba419c444133/1452373746769/WEBC+Ravenna+nun+PE3+DSCF1716.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT285: "Ravenna: Nun in awe of San Vitale mosaics" You cannot tell but there was considerable noise and chaos on the church floor due to a lot school tours that day. But somehow this nun rose above it all and seemed to simply glow in the view. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb7e0327c722121527b/1452374341327/WEBC+Ravenna+mosaics+PE2+DSC03616_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT291: "Ravenna: main arch mosaics, San Vitale" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb7e0327c722121527a/1452374264174/WEBC+Ravenna+mosaics+inc+partial+dome+PE3+DSC03607_8_9_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT290: "Ravenna: San Vitale arch with dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb5e0327c722121526e/1452374180319/WEBC+Ravenna+mosaics+double+arch+PE2+DSC03589_90_91_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT289: "Ravenna: Main arch, San Vitale Basilica" It is hard to imagine the dedication and devotion that it took to make these incredible mosaics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb5e0327c722121526b/1452374139118/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+yellow+TPZ+PE3+DSC03682_3_4_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT288: "Ravenna: Detail, San Vitale Basilica" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb2e0327c722121524a/1452373949467/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+dome+PE4+DSC03697_8_9_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT287: "Ravenna: Dome, San Vitale" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eb1841aba419c4440eb/1452373866061/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+4+arches+dome+TPZ+CLRTY+PE4++DSC03679_80_81_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT286: "Ravenna: Dome and arches" Four arches and dome from San Vitale Basilica. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eafe0327c7221215219/1452373612413/WEBC+ravenna+san+vitale+3+arches+PE4+DSC03724_5_6_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT284: "Ravenna: 5th century mosaics" San Vitale Basilica. Incredible 5th century mosaics in one of the main sites in Ravenna. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eaf841aba419c4440a7/1452373442102/WEBC+ravenna+mausoleum+PE+DSC03559_60_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT283: "Ravenna mosaics - small mausoleum" Galla Placidia (386-452), sister of the Roman Emperor Honorius who had transferred the Capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna in 402 AD, built this little Mausoleum with a Latin cross plan around 425-450 AD. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eae841aba419c4440a1/1452373199042/WEBC+ravenna+IMPRS2+modern+mosaic+shop+PE2+DSC03904+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT282: "Ravenna: Modern mosaic shop" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5eaee0327c7221215217/1452374403817/WEBC+ravenna+IMPRS2+small+church+dome+PE2+DSC04022_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT292: "Ravenna: small church dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7869a91a2847f2acd9/1452372330111/WEBC+Bologna+white+vespa+PE2+CROPPED+DSC03203.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT276: "Italy: Whie Vespa" Why is it that scooters look so cool in Italy? Is it the old walls? Is it the excitement of riding through a town where lines on the road are mere suggestions? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7657eb8d622b8b23de/1452373093105/WEBC+Bologna+veggies+PE+DSC02978_79_80_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT281: "Italy: vibrant market" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e76dc5cb4a5b516d998/1452372568976/WEBC+Bologna+tromp+loeil+bldg+front+PE5+DSC03320.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT278: "Italy: Trompe l'oeil" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7669a91a2847f2aca9/1452372408863/WEBC+Bologna+red+yellow+tables+PE+DSC03221.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT277: "Italy: Red and yellow tables" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e75a2bab8d575214df3/1452372207635/WEBC+Bologna+red+green+vespas+PE+DSC03269.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT275: "Italy: Scooters are everywhere" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7569a91a2847f2aca1/1452372145861/WEBC+Bologna+pies+PE2+DSC03081.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT274: "Bologna: Pies, Pies, Oh My!" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7469a91a2847f2ac9f/1452372075212/WEBC+Bologna+noodles+meat+cheese+PE2+DSC03180.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT273: "Bologna: market bounty" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7357eb8d622b8b2383/1452371995736/WEBC+Bologna+market+flowers+table+PE+DSC03071_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT272: "Bologna: Market" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7269a91a2847f2ac7a/1452371936465/WEBC+Bologna+market+chocolate+PE2+DSC03084.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT271: "Bologna: Chocolate food group" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7157eb8d622b8b237a/1452371873871/WEBC+Bologna+clock+tower+PE+DSC02909_10_11_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT270: "Bologna: Clock in Palazzo d' Accursio" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5e7169a91a2847f2ac76/1452360583464/WEBC+Bologna+bicycles+storefront+PE3+DSC03264.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT269: "Italy: Bicycles" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c72d82d5e25a61d90f1/1452360473685/WEBC+rome+view+from+capitoline+museum+PE2+DSC09156.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT268: "Rome: View from Capitoline" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c72bfe873997307cdef/1452360420513/WEBC+rome+view+from+capitoline+museum+PE2+DSC09149.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT267: "Rome: Roman rooftops" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c71a2bab8d57521390b/1452360364358/WEBC+rome+via+dei+fori+imperiali+PE+DSC09237.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT266: "Rome: Wall on the road to the Imperial Roman Forum" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c71e0327c7221213a8b/1452360246899/WEBC+rome+umbrella+trees+PE3+DSC08838_39_40_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT265: "Rome: Umbella pines" The famed umbrella pines of Rome are simply gorgeous to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6fa2bab8d5752138e9/1456161790286/WEBC+Rome+Trevi+fountain+horse+PE3+DSC07485_6_7_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT264: "Rome: 4 Rivers Fountain detail, Piazza Navonna" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6fa12f449ad8ff6e1d/1452360116179/WEBC+Rome+Trevi+fountain+full+horiz+PE4+DSC07790_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT263: "Rome: Trevi Fountain - Make a wish" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6ea2bab8d5752138e6/1452360039720/WEBC+rome+trajan+forum+DSC08737_8_9_fused+PE4.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT262: "Rome: Trajan's column" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6ea12f449ad8ff6e17/1452358428780/WEBC+rome+temple+trees+dark+sky+PE5+DSC08906_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT250: "Roman Forum: Temple of Vesta" What luck to get such a brooding sky! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6da2bab8d5752138de/1452359991637/WEBC+rome+street+art+PE+DSC08969.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT261: "Rome: Artist wares" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c5c6da12f449ad8ff6e06/1452358335472/WEBC+rome+temple+of+castor+columns+palatine+hill+PE2+DSC08891_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT249: "Roman Forum: temple of Castor and Pollux" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c47960e4c114023d56dd9/1452359913511/WEBC+florence+winery+WC+scene+vase+n+bottles+DSC07038.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT260: "Italy: Vase with wine" A beautifully arranged set of shelves at a winery in Italy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468be0327c7221203e91/1452359464514/WEBC+Rome+St+Peters+interior+blue+dome+PE2+DSC08495_6_7_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT258: "Rome: St. Peter's Basilica side dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468b57eb8d622b8a0882/1452359307416/WEBC+Rome+st+peters+inside+PE3+DSC08513_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT257: "Rome: St. Peter's Basilica archway" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4689df40f37b331ed921/1452359129738/WEBC+Rome+Sistine+Chapel+PE+DSC08194_5_6_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT255: "Rome/Vatican: Sistene Chapel" I wanted to include the panel showing the creation of man but also wanted to show the windows and walls leading up to it. I had to use high dynamic range photography in order to get all the details. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4689e0327c7221203e5b/1452359242028/WEBC+rome+st+peters+dome+w+arches+PE2+DSC08405_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT256: "Rome: Dome in St. Peter's Basilica" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4689e0327c7221203e58/1452358961692/WEBC+Rome+roman+streets+we+walked+PE5+DSC07412.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT254: "Rome: SPQR everywhere" SPQR (the Roman Senate and People, from ancient times) appears almost everywhere you look in Rome. Here it is on a street grate. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4687d8af1097861ec636/1452358759916/WEBC+rome+pope+gelati+DSC08662_3_4_fused+PE2.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT253: "Rome: Only in Italy" Nothing like having the Pope's image to sell ice cream. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468757eb8d622b8a0849/1452358622448/WEBC+Rome+Pantheon+walking+in+PE3+DSC07596_7_8_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT252: "Rome: Oculus in the Pantheon" Besides the oculus and ceiling being so amazing, I never realized just how big the doors are. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4686d8af1097861ec632/1452358144685/WEBC+rome+palatine+hill+and+red+flowers+PE2+DSC08871.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT248: "Roman Forum: Palatine hill" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4686e0327c7221203e48/1452358478514/WEBC+rome+man+on+steps+PE4+DSC09013.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT251: "Rome: Italian light" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46850ab377164e9ffd97/1452358026477/WEBC+rome+forum+castor+omen+PE+DSC08902.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT247: "Roman Forum: Omen" A bird flies over the temple of Castor and Pollux. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4685e0327c7221203e22/1452357891093/WEBC+rome+DSC09121+hercules+at+capitoline+PE.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT246: "Rome: Hercules" Gilded statue of Hercules in the Roman Capitoline Museum. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c468457eb8d622b8a083a/1452357625087/WEBC+Rome+discus+thrower+draft+PE+DSC08071_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT245: "Rome/Vatican: copy of the discus thrower" The Vatican Museum contains both originals and copies of great artwork. I wanted this copy of the Greek "Discus Thrower" to appear like soft marble. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4684e0327c7221203e1c/1452357459172/WEBC+rome+colosseum+7+arches+horiz+PE2+DSC07169_70_71_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT244: "Rome: Colosseum" Rather than show the typical angle, I chose to show details of the construction of the Roman Colosseum. Also, it seems to look a little less threatening in the morning to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4683df40f37b331ed8ae/1452357309347/WEBC+rome+capitaline+colossus+PE2+DSC09021.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT243: "Rome: Colossus of Constantine" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4682e0327c7221203e11/1452357131727/WEBC+Rome+walkway+ceiling+PE2+DSC02875_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT242: Rome: arches" Everywhere you look in Italy it seems you find beauty. This is just an "every day" walk way. And yet look at its soaring beauty! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4682df40f37b331ed8a3/1452372823045/WEBC+rome+top+building+scene+PE+IMPRS2+crop+TXT+DSC02954_5_6_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT280: "Italy: Painterly street scene" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4681df40f37b331ed89c/1452356922163/WEBC+rome+IMPRS+window+shutter+PE4+DSC01455_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT241: "Rome: Opening" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4681e0327c7221203e0e/1452356815431/WEBC+rome+arch+and+window+PE3+DSC02990_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT240: "Rome: wall with faux column" In Rome, I love that even the modern buildings use elements of classical architecture. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46277086d7219d18b2a1/1452356701350/WEBC+venice+WC+girl+pink+dress+birds+PE2+DSC05423.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT239: "Venice: Focused" This little girl was so taken by the pigeons that she paid no attention to all the hub-bub around her. It was a peaceful moment in an otherwise very crowded city. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46267086d7219d18b29d/1452356466452/WEBC+venice+view+from+ship+PE2+DSC04233.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT238: "Venice: St. Maria of Salute" This scene so reminded me of a watercolor that I decided to post process the photograph that way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46257086d7219d18b25c/1452356364676/WEBC+venice+view+from+ship+evening+stroll+PE3+DSC04672_3_4_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT237: "Venice: Waterway" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c462569a91a2847f1886d/1452301743927/WEBC+venice+st+marks+interior+PE7+DSC02463_4_5_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT236: "Venice: St. Mark's Basilica gold interior, III" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46237086d7219d18b256/1452301697870/WEBC+venice+st+marks+interior+PE2+DSC02493_4_5_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT235: "Venice: St. Mark's Basilica gold interior, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c462269a91a2847f18861/1452301651600/WEBC+venice+st+marks+interior+dome+and+arches+PE+DSC02442_3_4_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT234: "Venice" St. Mark's Basilica gold interior, I" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46227086d7219d18b24d/1452301593337/WEBC+venice+st+marks+exterior+PE4+DSC02066_7_8_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT233: "Venice: St. Mark's Square" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c462169a91a2847f1882d/1452301546921/WEBC+Venice+st+marks+exterior+mosaic+PE2+DSC01635_6_7_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT232: "Venice: detail from one of St. Mark's basilica's doorways" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c46207086d7219d18b20e/1452301488364/WEBC+venice+st+mark+lion+flag+PE3+DSC01232.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT231: Venice: St. Mark's lion flag hangs outside window" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c461f7086d7219d18b20c/1452301423496/WEBC+venice+st+maria+della+salute+PE4+DSC01184.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT230: "Venice: St. Maria of Salute Basilica at night" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c461f69a91a2847f18828/1452301332496/WEBC+venice+red+gondola+PE2+DSC01423_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT229: "Venice: gondalier gets ready for the day" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e41c12106651214b92/1452301191508/WEBC+Venice+lovers+in+boat+PE2+DSC04699.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT228: two lovers in boat at sunset" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e42399a30df61bd096/1452301082475/WEBC+Venice+grand+canal+selfie+PE4+DSC02223_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT227: "Venice: selfie on the Grand Canal" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e305f8e2af8028bbbd/1452301054345/WEBC+Venice+Grand+Canal+PE5+DSC02191_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT226: "Venice: Grand Canal, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e20e4c114023d55846/1452301001598/WEBC+venice+grand+canal+PE3+DSC02209_10_11_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT225: "Venice: Grand Canal, I" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e205f8e2af8028bbb7/1452300825803/WEBC+venice+gondolas+PE3+DSC02316.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT224: "Venice: blue covered gondolas" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e11c12106651214b5c/1452300735189/WEBC+venice+gondola+station+PE2+DSC02134_5_6_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT223: "Venice: gondola stand in Grand Canal" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e09cadb64c79582cd9/1452300637298/WEBC+venice+gondola+rides+PE7+DSC01422_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT222: "Venice: gondola in waterway" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45e01c12106651214b59/1452300587117/WEBC+Venice+gondola+PE3+DSC02229_30_31_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT221: "Venice: gondola in Grand Canal" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45df9cadb64c79582cac/1452300524721/WEBC+Venice+Burano+PE2+DSC05525.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT220: "Venice: Island of Burano" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45de1c12106651214b54/1452300406468/WEBC+venice+bridge+of+sighs+BW+PE8+DSC02034_5_6_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT219: "Venice: Bridge of sighs" This bridge was the last time a soon-to-be prisoner could see Venice. I juxtaposed the foreground sculpture with this bridge because the man seems sad and looking away from the bridge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c45de9cadb64c79582caa/1452300275905/WEBC+venice+blue+boat+lion+bridge+PE5+DSC01276.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT218: "Venice: blue boat with St. Mark's lion" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c458c0e4c114023d55488/1452300203323/WEBC+venice+TXT+IMPRS+wall+w+posters+PE6+DSC01500_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT217: "Venice: posters on street" Even the posters in Italy seem to be hung in an artistic manner! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c458aa128e6a4d70d4968/1452300126576/WEBC+venice+IMPRS3e+4+sculptures+PE3+DSC01256_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT216: "Venice: stand guard" (sketch version) This is a photograph that I rendered as a colored pencil sketch. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c458adc5cb4a5b515b5c7/1452300036627/WEBC+venice+IMPRS3+close+gondola+PE3+DSC01427_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT215: "Venice: classic gondola shot" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4589a128e6a4d70d4964/1452299964764/WEBC+venice+IMPRS2+red+mask+violin+PE2+DSC01498.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT214: "Venice: red violin mask" Venice is known for its masks, especially ones with a lot of bling. This one is very unusual, though, and that is what drew me to it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4589dc5cb4a5b515b5c3/1452299835028/WEBC+venice+IMPRS+waterway+PE2+DSC01434_5_6_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT213: "Venice: Waterway" I rendered this photograph as a watercolor because of the shimmering colors on the water and even on the walls. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4588a128e6a4d70d495b/1452299763602/WEBC+venice+IMPRS+lettere+door+PE3+DSC01412_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT212: "Venice: Lettere" So many every day things in Italy seem to have "design flare". I thought this door looked absolutely beautiful. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4588dc5cb4a5b515b592/1452299654072/WEBC+venice+4+IMPRS+oil+sculptures+PE3+DSC01256_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT211: "Venice: stand guard" Sculptures along one of the waterways. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4522d8af1097861eb46a/1452299538188/WEBC+Florence+orange+wall+4+windows+PE2+DSC03209.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT210: "Italy: blazing wall" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4522d8af1097861eb468/1452299284166/WEBC+Florence+blue+glasses+on+table+PE2+DSC04346.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT209: "Italy: table for two" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4478cbced67dd8b1a12e/1452299225653/WEBC+florence+WC+ponte+vechio+PE3+DSC05693.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT208: "Florence: Ponte Vecchio" I made this photograph look more like a watercolor because I think in simplifying the details, more of the colors and form come out. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4477cbced67dd8b1a12a/1452130910969/WEBC+Florence+man+w+painting+PE2+DSC06670.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT204: "Artist" Not bad. He is using his bike as an easel and doing business on the phone while he waits for his next customer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4476841aba419c430c6f/1452131023931/WEBC+Florence+guitar+serenade+PE+DSC05629.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT205: "Serenade" (WC) We were serenaded in Florence and I loved to watch this man's hands. I rendered it in watercolor style to simplify the details. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4476841aba419c430c6d/1452130701429/WEBC+Florence+duomo+WC+vert+PE2+DSC06720.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT202: "Florence: Duomo and rooftops (WC)" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4475841aba419c430c6a/1452130623222/WEBC+Florence+Duomo+cloudy+day+PE+DSC05678.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT201: "Duomo during the day (WC)" Florence: Duomo during the day, rendered as a watercolor (WC). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4475841aba419c430c68/1452299095851/WEBC+Florence+coffee+PE2+DSC03371.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT207: "Italy: Morning necessity" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4473841aba419c430c38/1452130797809/WEBC+florence+winery+window+lace+PE+DSC06951_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT203: "Florence: Lace" Lace curtains at a Florence winery. I rendered this photograph more like a chalk pastel to emphasize the softness of the lace. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568c4473841aba419c430c37/1452299019611/WEBC+florence+crucifix+PE2+DSC06483_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT206: "Florence: crucifix inside Santa Maria Novella https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0a2240667a5449859fc1/568b0a40c21b86066ae6ca5e/1452298867299/WEBC+florence+duomo+night+vert+PE2+DSC06835_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - IT200: "Florence: Duomo at night" Taken from 5 floors above street level, and using High Dynamic Range photography, I was able to get the Duomo in proper perspective as well as details in shadows and highlights. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a2ba39601f60a6897f89/1583457207252/WEBc+SF+bus+1056+DSC00312.jpg COLLECTIONS “Bus 1056” - Streets of San Francisco. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a2a9ac8b200ee6e6d0e4/1583457167446/WEBC+SF+Set+Free++flying+birds+on+wall+Zelos+DSC00348.jpg COLLECTIONS “Set free” - Streets of San Francisco. Most people think I captured an impressive flight of birds between an older hotel and a modern building. Truth is that these “birds” are painted on the modern building and I simply walked around to make it look like they were real birds flying between the buildings. San Francisco is surprising that way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a298c19c4468c3c4f18b/1583457059448/WEBC++Fourth+Street+++SF+Chanel+crosswalk+DSC00346.jpg COLLECTIONS “Fourth Street” - Streets of San Francisco. I did not add the Chanel ad. It was there as is. Her sitting there alongside people sitting in wheelchairs is just so San Francisco to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1da1836da126b5248a1/1583456909352/WEBC+Urban+sign+++SF+sign+and+reflections+DSC00249.jpg COLLECTIONS “Urban sign” - Streets of San Francisco. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1d01836da126b5247d5/1583456885137/WEBC+Moment+++SF+clock+walker+w+umbra+DSC00580.jpg COLLECTIONS “Moment” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite. This image is meant to pay homage to Henri Cartier-Bresson’s famous concept of called “The Decisive Moment”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1c367396b07d8ea9f6d/1583456779268/WEBC+Architecture+++SF+warm+window+VERT+DSC00259.jpg COLLECTIONS “Architecture” - Streets of San Francisco https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1262d777d1b5d2217bf/1583456698962/WEBC+Axiom+The+Continuous+Thread+SF++DSC00801.jpg COLLECTIONS “Axiom: The Continuous Thread” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite. This is an exhibit that was held in San Francisco. Its intent was to say how we are all one continuous thread, specifically with native peoples. Axiom is a truth and is the name of a hotel nearby. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a0ee7e0f211357e228fb/1583456590697/WEBC+SF+Endless+Journey+DSC00366.jpg COLLECTIONS “Endless journey” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a0abc19c4468c3c49b11/1583456480241/WEBC+Crossing++hill+man+umbrella+DSC00547.jpg COLLECTIONS “Crossing” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a042dcfd00351711bca7/1583456420196/WEBC+Unwrap+awesome+++++bus+DSC00788.jpg COLLECTIONS “Unwrap awesome” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d123d64e1faf80001eba663/1561476543420/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Willow+Glen+School+2--3+DSC07511_2_3_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - "Willow Glen School" All the elements of the iconic Willow Glen School are here. The sign (California Distinguished School), the gorgeous red metal gates, and people walking in. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fcf27247fa10001f5e468/1561317320477/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Pizza%21+2+girls+leave+pizza+DSC07635_6_7_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - "Pizza!" Pizza My Heart, established Oct 13, 1961, is a favorite in Willow Glen. The surfer pictures, as well as the the 3 dog holds (Great Dane, Labrador, and Pekinese) are iconic things that pretty much every person in Willow Glen has seen many times. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fceb5807a8800016f74fe/1561317114375/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Much+to+love+Hickle+mom+and+girl+DSC07602_3_4_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - "Much to love" A woman and her daughter admire the storefront at Hicklebee’s book store. There is much to love between them and what they see in the store! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc5746d532e0001a0a379/1561317530856/WEBC+WG+TPZ+hickle+books+no+peeps+DSC07626_7_8_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - "Local bookstore" The sign on the front says it all “We love our local bookstore”. Folks in Willow Glen truly love this place for its charm, books, and events. It is fun to study every detail in their window display. You can see their version of “American Gothic” (he is reading a book). There are reflections on the window from shops across the street. There is a Pete Rose book with him coming to home plate. All quintessential Willow Glen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc40049511800017d1179/1561314643795/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Hickle+w+Ladies+night+out+DSC07590_1_2_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - "Hicklebee's" Hicklebee’s is a fabulous local bookstore in Willow Glen. They run great author events as well as other educational events. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc3a46d532e0001a0879b/1561314269387/WEBC+WG+TPZ+School%27s+out+gate+NO+SIGN+DSC07523_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - "School's out" These are the gorgeous gates at the Willow Glen Elementary School. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc22e7afa91000120dd17/1561313914983/WEBC+WG+TPZ+V2+School+one+boy+going+in+door+Back+to+school+DSC07502_3_4_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - "Back to school" A boy enters the gates at Willow Glen Elementary School. I love how his right foot is cocked slightly. To me, it is so “boy”! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/593c5e82bf629a6afed74d65/1497128659964/WEBC+WG+just+table+sign+at+night+IMPRS+DSC04291_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG621: "The Table" Already an iconic sign in Willow Glen, "The Table" sign is shown here at night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c84af7e0ab73ba6bf47d/1489160427050/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+less+blue+VW+bus+mural+DSC03866_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG620: VW bus parks anywhere This is a detail from one of the many great murals in Willow Glen. I intentionally included the "parking restricted" sign because it seems to me, surfers in a VW bus are gonna park where they want! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c7029f7456c911745b15/1489160059277/WEBC+WG+sign+at+night+1929+DSC04170_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG619: Historic Willow Glen at night Willow Glen pride shows in the banners they have put up all along Lincoln Ave. Each one shows Willow Glen scenes from the past. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c677f5e231655c5198f7/1489159897353/WEBC+WG+Night+WG+IMPRS+V3+home+n+garden+Zebra+DSC04037_8_9_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG618: Willow Glen stripes The Willow Glen Home and Garden shop has beautiful window displays. I love the zebra juxtaposed with the striped pillow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c5e4f7e0ab73ba6bd101/1489159765315/WEBC+WG+night+IMPRS+Noah+Peet+Beauty+DSC04103_4_5_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG617: Noah, Peet, Beauty (Willow Glen) I love how Willow Glen looks at night. This is a popular crossing spot on Lincoln Ave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c540be65945a921765c4/1489159622502/WEBC+WG+fountain+DSC03960_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG617: Willow Glen Town Square Every town has to have a town square and Willow Glen is no exception. The fountain, lights, greenery, eateries, and plentiful benches combine to make it a great place just to sit and enjoy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c47ae6f2e14660d648dd/1489159403774/WEBC+WG+CROP+starbucks+DSC04198_199_200_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG616: Mmmm that was good! (Willow Glen) So many good things to have at Starbucks in Willow Glen! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c3e486e6c0616c3856fd/1489159271131/WEBC+WG+cheese+bar+DSC04222_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG615: Willow Glen happy hour The 20/twenty cheese bar has plenty more than cheese. You can get fabulous libations to go with. It is such a warm happy scene at night so that is why I decided to go with an evening shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1e12db3db2b118f2caddc/1489101199557/WEBC+WG+Starbucks+DSC04216_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG614: Minnesota & Lincoln The Starbuck's mermaid beckons you to come in and have an after dinner coffee. Who can resist? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1e090440243d83e86f740/1489101057593/WEBC+WG+night+IMPRS+Table+sign+w+Willow+St+sign+DSC03986_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG613: The Table (Willow Glen) Definitely a fun restaurant in Willow Glen. They have indoor and heated outdoor seating. Something for every one! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dfff37c581ac65d27048/1489100917508/WEBC+WG+night+IMPRS+Eat+Cake+DSC04028_29_30_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG612: Eat cake (Willow Glen) Susiecakes is a great shop on Lincoln Ave. If you have been there, you know there is a cool gal outlined on the door. And when you take this shot at night, she seems to float in space and beckon you to come in! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1df6aff7c50dd0e585192/1489100738596/WEBC+WG+mural+triptych+DSC03704_5_6_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG611: Willow Glen mural This is a great mural next to Goosetown. I love that it includes the Garden Theater and palm trees and birds in the background! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dedda5790ae2230095c9/1489100610794/WEBC+WG+Garden+Theater+w+2+walkers+DSC03788_89_90_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG610: Willow Glen Garden Theater The Garden Theater sign is an icon in Willow Glen. I waited until some folks walked by whose clothing would look really good with the colors at the Garden Theater. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1de3e59cc688682a144a5/1489100437199/WEBC+WG+family+Glow+DSC03803_4_5_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG609: What to choose? (Willow Glen) A family stands in front of Glow, the candle making shop. How does one choose among all the fun places to be on Lincoln Ave in Willow Glen? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dd88197aea86abe3575a/1489100297050/WEBC+WG+CROP+kid+bike+peets+beagle+DSC03827_8_9_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG608: Squirrel! (Willow Glen) This little boy quickly cast his eyes away from the road the minute he saw the sleeping dog. Good news is that no wrecks were involved. This is a typical Willow Glen scene! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dcbc8419c2b8c95460fa/1489100129221/WEBC+WG+CROP+IMPRS+Garden+theater+close+up+DSC03857_8_9_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG607: Willow Glen - Ladies night out The Garden Theater sign is an icon in Willow Glen. And Ladies Night Out is now a tradition. So the two combined makes a great Willow Glen shot. I love the architectural elements of the Garden Theater. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d810a5790ae2230025df/1489098918683/WEBC+WG+night+two+walk+to+Garden+Theater+DSC04082_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG606: Willow Glen at night The Garden Theater, the banners, and the globe lights all come together to make a quintessential Willow Glen night time scene. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d75c46c3c4b8bc3ee102/1489098689802/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+V2+signs+lamp+TONED+BW+DSC03818_19_20_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG605: Historic Willow Glen I love all the banners with historic photographs of Willow Glen. And they are almost always next to these beautiful globe lights. I thought doing this in sepia might make it seem "aged". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d5ece4fcb5954a9f91bb/1489098524658/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+V2+peets+scene+man+walking+DSC03800_1_2_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG604: Willow Glen morning One of the fun things about Willow Glen to me is the almost constant gathering of people at Peet's and Noah's. It always seems like they are having such a good time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d0fdc534a59cc494cfdf/1489097188894/WEBC+WG+CGPRO+powell+as+a+child+sees+it+IMPRS+DSC03785_6_7_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG603: Willow Glen - "As a child sees it" Who can resist Powell's sweet shop? I decided to process this in over-saturated colors because I imagined that is how a child sees this shop of wonders! (Um, I am pretty sure there are a few adults that see it that way, too, but not naming names.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d064e3df28a52ab7e7b7/1489096929538/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+vin+santo+heart+table+DSC04240_1_2_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG602: Love in Willow Glen Vin Santo is one of the more romantic restaurants in Willow Glen. On Valentine's Day weekend, they decorated their outside table with rose petals in the shape of a heart, moving colored dots of light, and candlelight. How could one refuse?? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1cfba440243d83e85da47/1489096750117/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+gussied+up+DSC04246_7_8_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG601: Dog party There is a great boutique in Willow Glen called "Gussied up." They have the coolest window displays, and this one is no exception. Willow Glen is such a dog friendly town, so this seems to be the perfect image. I love all the dog noses and happy hats!! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1cea4ff7c50dd0e572f95/1489096534965/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+Aqui+DSC04258_59_60_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WG600: Willow Glen - Industrial spirits Aqui's makes the best margaritas and they are truly industrial, as advertised! I love their neon lights at night and their eclectic choices of art. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf99cadb622633ac0df/1452625944404/webc+chicago+person+fountain+w+small+boy+PE+IMGP5970_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU701: "Chicago: Smile upon him" Millennium Park, Crown Fountain. This 50' tall fountain has two facing glass block walls with faces projected on the walls. Often, water squirts out where the mouth is. This little boy was oblivious to everything but the ground water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf925981daf06275aa1/1452626125823/webc+chicago+interior+architecture+PE+IMGP5890_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU703: "Chicago: interior architecture elements" Many of the buildings downtown have designs on the wall that compliment the rest of the interior. This building is no exception. I posterized it to put emphasis on the detail that attracted me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf89cadb622633ac0a5/1452626001316/WEBC+chicago+starbucks+PE+IMGP5968_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU702: "Chicago" They are everywhere" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf69cadb622633ac0a1/1452627215778/WEBC+chicago+marshall+field+PE+IMGP5881_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU709: "Chicago: Marshall Field" Marshall Field building on Washington & State Street. Marshall Field (which opened in Chicago in 1892) was sold to Macy's in 2005 and Chicagoans have mourned that ever since. Looks like the Marshall Field sign stayed! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c646dd8af109786201c1e/1452723998319/WEBC+SF+golden+gate+black+birds+fog+PE+DSC02744_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU730: "San Francisco: Golden Gate" Black birds (far right) admire the Golden Gate Bridge. Although this looks like fog rolling in, it is an overexposed picture that I post-processed to pull out the birds and house. Doing so makes us think it is the usual SF fog. Different view! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644c7086d7219d1a31a8/1452725348663/WEBC+SWest+santa+fe+canyon+road+wall+PE2+IMG0011_2_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU742: "Santa Fe: Canyon Road inset" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644bd8af109786201ab7/1452725818016/WEBC+SWest+mission+tower+cross+PE2+IMG0039_2_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU746: N. New Mexico: adobe church" Simple and clean adobe building...SW essence. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644b2399a30df61d2c83/1452725537371/WEBC+SWest+mesa+verde+PE3+PINK+final+IMG0098_2_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU745: "Mesa Verde, CO (color)" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644a1115e0d0bc205894/1452725495593/WEBC+SWest+mesa+verde+PE3+B%26W+IMG0098_2_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU744: "Mesa Verde, CO" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64492399a30df61d2c7c/1452725431851/WEBC+Swest+corn+blue+door+PE+MG0041_2_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU743: "Santa Fe: Indian corn" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64497086d7219d1a3180/1452627752930/WEBC+south+france+wall+PE+E_002_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU714: "South France: Twilight" This is a twilight scene in the south of France. The textures and architecture are endlessly fascinating to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6448841aba419c44790d/1452724884176/WEBC+SF+SF+Belle+vert+w+gate+PE2+w+CROP+final+really+DSC02829_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU739: San Francisco Belle" This shows a portion of the San Francisco Belle Hornblower boat at the dock. I like how the deck and gate lead the eye to the red reflection in the water. I was lucky to have a person on the boat to give perspective. A San Francisco postcard! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6448d8af109786201a85/1452724815115/WEBC+SF+SF+Belle+boat+PE+DSC02819_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU738: "San Francisco Belle" There are so many great things going on here. The San Francisco Belle boat, water reflecting colored lights, and then the lit up Bay Bridge in the background. Another San Francisco postcard! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6447d8af109786201a82/1452724747580/WEBC+SF+Pier+to+Trans+Amer+2+benches+PE5+B%26W+DSC02831+%281%29_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU737: "San Francisco: Looking back" This is the pier that looks back at the Transamerica building.I loved how the benches threw such interesting shadows from the strong lights. And yet the scene seemed lonely, despite all the lights. But then you see the couple in the middle-left. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6447841aba419c44790b/1452724424765/WEBC+SF+Palace+FA+w+person+PE2+DSC02764_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU735: "San Francisco: Palace of Fine Arts" I waited to get a person on the main archway to show how absolutely huge this place is. There was a little wind that night, enough to make the light shimmer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6445841aba419c447902/1452724452071/WEBC+SF+golden+gate+PE2+CROP+NO+BIRD++DSC02753_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU734: "San Francisco: Golden Gate at night" Golden Gate Bridge about 30 minutes after the sun went down. At that time of night you get both the blue sky and the night lights and their reflections. Does not get much better than that! We drove across and shot from the Marin County side. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64442399a30df61d2c39/1452724202337/WEBC+SF+Bay+Bridge+shake+PE2+STRAIGHTENED+DSC02832_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU733: "San Francisco: Bay Bridge shake up" No, we were not having an earthquake! But I got this shot by moving the camera around during a long exposure. I post-processed it in a way that would show the delicate slight exposures of the bridge in the far background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64447086d7219d1a3140/1452724115187/WEBC+SF+Bay+Bridge+no+pylons+PE3+DSC02864_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU732: "San Francisco: Bay Bridge at night" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64432399a30df61d2c36/1452724048561/WEBC+san+fran+night+bay+bridge+w+pylons+CROP+PE5+DSC02859_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU731: "San Francisco: Bay Bridge at night" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64417086d7219d1a310a/1452723612810/WEBC+japan+red+post+box+PE+B_034_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU727: "Japan: Nippon post" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636c69a91a2847f2dbda/1452723541911/WEBC+house+SJ+red+light+cheese+steak+PE+DSC00588_89_90_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU726: "San Jose, CA - street scene" I took a series of these from my car. Every last one of them had red lights in them! The only time I could shoot was when my car had stopped and was in front of the line. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636c57eb8d622b8b550f/1452630347174/WEBC+house+clock+bread+PE3+L1010118_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU725: "San Jose, CA: Bread" This scene was at a house in San Jose. I intentionally made it look more like a painting, giving details to the normally very dark areas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636aa2bab8d575217e5d/1452629507313/WEBC+france+woman+walking+vert+PE+SPONGE+E_020_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU720: "South France: woman walking" Woman walking in southern France (Valbonne). I used a sponge effect to make it look more like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636957eb8d622b8b5502/1452627929134/WEBC+france+rooftop+abstract+PE6+FILTER+E_022_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU718: "South France: Weathered rooftops" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6369a128e6a4d70eb5b2/1452629302331/WEBC+france+veggies+market+PE4+BOX_2_027_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU719: "South France: Open market" The European open markets have such wonderful displays of vegetables. This one is in the south of France. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6368a976afe460a359dd/1452627836943/WEBC+france+purple+and+red+door+PE+E_006_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU715: "South France: door" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6368a2bab8d575217e56/1452627662485/WEBC+france+maison+bleue+PE3+CROP+E_008_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU713: "South France: blue house" Maison bleue (blue house) in south of France. Isn't this just a grand shade of blue? And the words were painted on the building (I do not believe in Photoshopping that kind of thing in). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6366a976afe460a359d8/1452627295887/webc+chicago+woman+red+dress+PE2+IMGP5887_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU710: "Chicago" Woman in red" So many of the colors around her were grays and browns. Then she shows up with a gorgeous red outfit and bright purse! How could I resist? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636669a91a2847f2dba0/1452627145284/WEBC+chicago+theatre+red+sign+PE2+IMGP5884_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU708: "Chicago Theatre" I had fun with this one. Even though it is cropped, you know it says "Chicago." But cropping it to say "chic" was a fun twist. I really love the little yellow lights on the building to the right. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6365a2bab8d575217e1b/1452625013475/WEBC+chicago+rain+street+PE4+IMG_1616_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU700: "Chicago: downtown rain" A view of a Chicago street on a rainy day from inside a car with rain on the windows. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636569a91a2847f2db80/1452627055914/WEBC+chicago+pirie+scott+bldg+PE+IMGP5867_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU707: "Pirie Scott building" Sullivan Center, formerly known as the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, was the latest technology and art in 1899. The large expanse of windows allowed maximum light into the store. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6363a976afe460a359a3/1452626619502/WEBC+chicago+interior+architecture+words+PE2+CROPPED+IMGP5926_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU706: "Chicago: interior architecture elements" Many of the buildings downtown have writings on the wall that compliment the rest of the interior. This building is no exception. I posterized it to put emphasis on the detail that attracted me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6363a128e6a4d70eb579/1452627399280/WEBC+chicago+cutler+mail+chute+PE4+IMG_1480.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU711: "Chicago: mail box" Even the mail boxes are gorgeous in downtown Chicago! This one is an internal mail chute. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6362a976afe460a3599a/1452626484374/WEBC+chicago+church+cross+rainy+window+PE4+waterclr+110+w+madison+IMG_1619_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU705: "Chicago: Church in rain" Chicago, 101 W. Madison, St. Peter's Catholic church. I saw this scene thru a rainy car window. The rain begged for a watercolor look to this scene. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6361a128e6a4d70eb542/1452626216842/WEBC+chicago+105+w+madison+PE+IMGP5862_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU704: "Chicago: 105 W. Madison" The lovely thing about downtown Chicago is that even street addresses look great. I tried my best to showcase the gold in the 105 and the beautiful rain shield above it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6361a976afe460a35996/1452629760228/WEBC+charleston+lamp+B%26W+PE2+IMGP0140_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU722: "Charleston: B&B entry" Charleston, SC. I chose to make this black and white, and soften it, to show the delicate patterns on the lamp and curtains. (Having this in color would have overwhelmed the subtle textures.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6360a976afe460a35977/1452725007576/WEBC+ALB+fountain+PE2+L1010936_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU741: "Albuquerque: fountain" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568b0ef80e4c114023ca500c/1452627530567/WEBC+santa+fe+las+palomas+door+night+TPZ+IMP2+DSC09143.jpg COLLECTIONS - TU712: "Santa Fe: Night entrance" In the "City Different" one finds stunning sites almost everywhere. This door entrance at night is no exception. I rendered the photograph as a chalk pastel to give it a painterly look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/569922de25981d2a2f43c8d9/1452876572195/WEBC+quilt+horiz+river+orange+purple+PE+DSCN0285_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1023: "Quilt detail: River rocks" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/56991ef6841abad250aead8f/1452877853237/WEBC+3+cypress+along+I5+CA+PE4+DSC09665.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1035: "Drought" 3 cypress trees off I-5 in drought stricken California. I used a crackle texture on a toned B&W photo to emphasize the drought. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/56943194c647ad6209de1def/1452876089320/WEBC+tulips+PE2+DSC00751.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1017: "Tulips II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/5694319369492eeb1b38e260/1452876171188/WEBC+botanic+gardens+meadow+PE2+DSC00556.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1018: "Meadow" Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, meadow (done in watercolor style). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/56943193c647ad6209de1db9/1452876058173/WEBC+botanic+garden+tulips+PE4+DSC00752.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1016" "Tulips" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/569145481c1210fdda2f0ea5/1452875178038/WEBC+palm+springs+WTC+PE2+DSC09601.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1005: "Palms" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c6915cbced67dd8b348ad/1452878315172/WEBC+bubble+PE3+Part+003_025_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1033: "Earth bubble" In San Francisco, I came upon a guy that was blowing huge bubbles (about a foot wide!). This one reminded me of earth. I think it shows how delicate our planet and home is. The reflections of the garage door on the top of the bubble seem like longitude and latitude. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fcd82d5e25a61dfc98/1452877634064/WEBC+Wash+DC+colored+roosevelt+close+PE3+DSC00936_7_8_fused.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1033: "FDR" At the FDR memorial in Washington DC, this is the first sculpture that you see. The actual color part of this is not quite so pronounced. But in my interpretation, I emphasized them to bring out what I felt was the multiple powers of FDR. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fb05f8e2af802a4e95/1452874749986/WEBC+she+hath+done+PE+L1050007_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1001: "She hath done...." Chapel Hill, NC: At a very small 1800's cemetery almost hidden in the woods, I saw this tombstone. The many women who have seen this all say they can relate. Aesthetically, I thought the placement of most of the text on one line was curious. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fbd82d5e25a61dfc92/1452877555074/WEBC+SF+fireworks+two+of+us+PE2+DSC02796_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1031: ""The two of us: smokin' hot" Don't you just love how this looks like two people with wild hair and purple and blue smoke popping out? I left the city below to anchor the shot a bit. (San Francisco) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fb05f8e2af802a4e91/1452875416658/WEBC+SF+cracked+vase+craftsman+PE+P1010385_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1007: "Vase" Close up of Craftsman vase with cracked glaze. In the final print, the cracked glaze is so lifelike that you are tempted to touch the print to see if you can feel the cracks. Vase by Carl Schmidt, 1912, Rookwood Pottery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fa05f8e2af802a4e65/1452877430332/WEBC+quilt+tree+little+color+PE2+DSC02906_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1030: "Tree" Detail of a quilt by Jenny K. Lyon. It is hard to imagine anyone could make thread and material do what she has made them do. There is so much detail to enjoy here! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f905f8e2af802a4e63/1452875884097/WEBC+quilt+tea+for+two+PE+FINAL+DSCN0219_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1013: "Tea" Tea quilt detail (notice the "reflection" of the cup and bowl on the teapot!). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f9d82d5e25a61dfc8c/1452877374391/WEBC+quilt+street+scene+w+face+PE+DSC03030_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1029: "Florence" Detail from a quilt by Linda Schmidt called "Rendezvous in Florence." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f805f8e2af802a4e60/1452876902523/WEBC+quilt+spiral+on+black+PE+DSC03303_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1028: "Spiral" A gorgeous spiral of Japanese fabric circles. Quilt by Yoshiko Katagiri. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f7a128e6a4d70ee22f/1452876825961/WEBC+quilt+meyer+lemon+PE2+DSC02936_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1027: "Citrus" Detail of a quilt by Marie K. O'Kelley. This quilt just made me so happy! It made me think of permanent summer. Her color choices are simply stunning. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f7d82d5e25a61dfc6c/1452876772667/WEBC+quilt+japan+detail+PE+DSC02953_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1026: "Asian Zen II" Detail of a quilt by Sylvia Zeng. The golden dragonflies seem to hover right above the field of indigo. Don't you just love how she did this? Besides incredible color choices, the patterns of her thread support the whole theme. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f605f8e2af802a4e5b/1452876711708/WEBC+quilt+japan+crane+PE4+DSC03114_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1025: "Quilt detail - Crane" Detail of a quilt by Fumiko Matsuu. Besides the gorgeous crane, be sure to look at the "black" area. You will find plenty of design there as well. I tried to capture the Japanese sensibility that the whole quilt embodied. Stunning! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f505f8e2af802a4e58/1452876647054/WEBC+quilt+japan+4+red+circles+PE3+DSC02955_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1024: "Quilt detail - Asian Zen" Detail of a quilt by Sylvia Zeng. I love the way she used the subtle indigo right next to the red. It pops!! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f505f8e2af802a4e57/1452876467286/WEBC+quilt+horiz+warm+river+PE+DSCN0283_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1022: "Quilt detail - River" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f405f8e2af802a4e28/1452876405710/WEBC+quilt+head+rainbow+words+PE+DSCN0209_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1021: "Quilt detail: Losing memory" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f405f8e2af802a4e27/1452876316767/WEBC+quilt+eye+phone+PE+DSC03010_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1020: "Apple" Detail from quilt called "Apple of my eye" by Mary E. Barry. I love the way she did the iPhone! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f305f8e2af802a4e22/1452876244227/WEBC+quilt+clock+PE2+DSCN0135_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1019: "Quilt detail, Clock" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f269a91a2847f307cc/1452876022265/WEBC+house+clock+bread+PE3+L1010118_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1015: "Bread" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f2a128e6a4d70ee1f3/1452875981673/WEBC+ghost+town+tin+cans+PE2+BOX_2_013_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1014: "Cans" Cans as I found them in a southwestern ghost town. No reason to move them around since they clearly liked where they were for many years. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f169a91a2847f307ac/1452875790404/WEBC+ghost+town+bowl+n+tack+PE2+D_0003_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1012: "Ghost town" This is a scene I saw in a ghost town in Utah. I could just hear the cowboys talking in this place. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f105f8e2af802a4e0c/1452874661177/WEBC+ghost+town+boots+PE2+BOX_2_016_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1000: "Old boots at a Western ghost town" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ef69a91a2847f307a8/1452875717208/WEBC+edison+records+and+modern+phone+PE3+cup+out+L1040380_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1011: "Sound" Thomas Edison wax cylinders for the phonograph with a modern phone in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67eed82d5e25a61dfc3b/1452875656601/WEBC+cowslip+clock+PE+FINAL+L1000450_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1010: "Craftsman clock" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67edd82d5e25a61dfc1b/1452875112015/WEBC+cowslip+clock+PE+FINAL+L1000322_tonemapped_edited-1.png COLLECTIONS - XX1004: "At one point" This is an image that I took at a B&B. This is in their guests' living room. I wanted to make it look more like a painting because that is what their objects and arrangement looked like to me. Notice the lamp reflecting in the Maxfield Parrish piece. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ed69a91a2847f307a3/1452875608253/WEBC+capitola+father+and+daughter+PE2+C_0004_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1009: "Father and daughter" This is a portion of a wall mural in Capitola, CA. I chose to crop it this way because it seemed to become the universal conversation between father and daughter. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67edd82d5e25a61dfc16/1452875486958/WEBC+bowl+of+yellow+red+orange+fruit+PE4+L1000440_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1008: "Still life" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ecd82d5e25a61dfc12/1452874989744/WEBC+B%26W+classical+bust+on+mantel+france+PE+B%26W+4x5Neg_002_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1003: "Classical" When in the south of France I saw this classical bust in the evening light. I left the object (that is throwing the shadow on the bust) out of the picture but left the shadow in order to parallel the lines on the shelf. Adds interest. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ec69a91a2847f3079c/1452875329623/WEBC+ashland+whiskey+glass+PE2+DSCN0093_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1006: "Tasty" We were having a whiskey & bourbon tasting at a great B&B in Ashland, Oregon. Could it have been such a tasting that inspired this shot? I love the reflections on the glass table. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568b1035c647adc8055bbe2d/1452874858556/WEBC+two+women+shield+hat+B%26W+PE3+final++CROPPED+P1010182_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - XX1002: "Two women: one with shield; one with hat" I love the juxtaposition of the round shield and the brim of the lady's hat. It was even luckier that she was wearing a black coat to mimic the aged bronze statue. Interesting that they are looking away from each other, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5e65686387bd3863b828b709/1583704401561/WEBC+RUNNER++++RTF+barn+blk+against+blk+head+SQUARE+1D0A9269.jpg COLLECTIONS “Runner” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5e6566a5d9214e538146b79c/1583703825786/WEBC+MAX++++Painterly+bkgrnd+GRN+YEL+RTF+SLO+vert+head+from+3+boys+1D0A2505-sharpen-stabilize.jpg COLLECTIONS “Max” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/58c313ed1e5b6c36784ee82c/1489179768785/WEBC+rtf+dust+group+w+two+V2+1D0A2157.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH602: Kickin' it up The wild horses here are kicking up the dust. I love how the dust and light are around the two horses to the right. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/58c312c63e00be42289e0d5c/1489179436683/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+profile+run+V2+TAIL+ADD+TXT+1D0A2701.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH601: Gray mare runs at sunset I shot this in 2015 at the height of the California drought. As a result, there is a lot of extra dust kicked up as she ran by. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/58c310fa893fc021ade027f0/1489179313749/WEBC+rtf+sunset+dance+herd+shot+2+1D0A2659_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH600: "Sunset Dance #2" I love to go out near sunset to get these beautiful rim lit images of the wild horses at Return to Freedom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d184bfe3df28afe285a36d/1473349158310/WEBC+rtf+6+run+hi+key+SLO+BW+no+sepia+1D0A7624.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH235: 6 noses All 6 of these wild horses ran together. I love how they are almost all the same color. I used hi-key black and white to put the emphasis on their forms as they ran. There are many parallel lines in this image and. to me, that suggests graceful movement. Also, their noses all line up to make a beautiful "arrow" pointing in the direction that they are running! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d18452e58c62f066675023/1473349000083/WEBC+rtf+SLO+3+stops+portrait+TXT+V2+1D0A7360.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH234: Portrait of Hart Mountain wild horse Intentional overexposure gives this horse's portrait a painterly feel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d183f0e3df28afe28598f0/1473348919312/WEBC+gray+mare+dust+ACR+V4+1D0A2000.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH233: Dust drama The lead mare of a herd at Return to Freedom takes a hard right cut in the dust. This was in the summer of 2015 when the California drought was at its worst. Dust everywhere. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57d18336d1758e0dfecebd04/1473348544867/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+using+irene+process+V4+1D0A3534.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH232: Heaven's horses The wild horses from the Choctaw herd stir up the dust. I particularly like the almost ghostly white horse in the upper left (hence the title of this piece). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76c9320099e8bfa31a24b/1470590392398/WEBC+rtf+chief+ladies+in+diffused+light+top+blur+1D0A0226.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH231: Chief's ladies III I love photographing this group of 6 Kiger mares. They are the mares on Chief's (not shown) herd. Their color against the dry grass is phenomenal to me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76c7520099e8bfa31a187/1470590307227/WEBC+rtf+chief+tucks+head+1D0A0289.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH230: Tuck Chief, a rare Kiger wild stallion, tucks his head on a run. You can see the stripes on his legs in this shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76c16ff7c50b5619be7af/1470590224828/WEBC+rtf+5+white+choctaw+1D0A3665.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH229: 5 white Choctaw The beautiful wild horses look almost like a painting against the golden hills of central coast California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76b255016e1838cd57225/1470589923753/WEBC+rtf+6+choctaw+go+by+CROP+V2+1D0A3703.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH228: Wary Two wild Choctaw horses go warily by us. The look on the closest one says it all. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76ac56a4963e3866ff9b7/1470589863161/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+group+run+forward+V3+1D0A3510.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH227: Choctaw in field Gorgeous wild Choctaw horses in a mid-coast central California field. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a769f115d5db4d0a58d46b/1470589586878/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+group+run+profile+1D0A3514.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH226: Choctaw run A group of wild Choctaws run for the hills. These horses have great endurance and are smaller than the average horse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a769b62994ca6cbb9757f4/1470589508577/WEBC+rtf+SLO+horses+round+the+corner+away+ALT+1D0A7780.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH225: End of the day A group of wild horses round the corner at day's end in the interior hills of San Luis Obispo, California. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a768c5d1758e28c2a9e955/1470589291234/WEBC+rtf+george+mane+blowing+abstract+BW+1D0A1005.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH224: Every which way Sometimes I like to pay attention to the details of a horse's form. In this case, it is the many directions a puff of wind blew this stallion's mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a768a0440243dad48a6e06/1470589200286/WEBC+rtf+george+leans+over+head+1D0A0834.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH223: Breeze I love how the breeze moves this stallion's mane and forelock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a767d8f5e231cfd1558a1b/1470589049357/WEBC+rtf+chief+leads+6+mares+V3+CROP+BW+hikey+1D0A0205.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH220: Chief leads his ladies (BW version) This is the same image as WH219 except that I post-processed it as a high key black and white to put a more mystical mood to the shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a767bbc534a5bcfbe20187/1470588972002/WEBC+rtf+chief+leads+6+mares+V3+COLOR+CROP+1D0A0205.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH219: Chief leads his ladies (color version) Chief is a rare Kiger stallion at RTF. Here he leads his 6 Kiger mares. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a76699be6594d7642abcb6/1470588635182/WEBC+rtf+barack+three+qtrs+runs+BW+CROP+1D0A8751.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH218: Barack Barack is a young wild stallion at RTF. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a765e2893fc0f0fd8fca48/1470588530624/WEBC+rtf+SLO+3X+swirling+tail+and+legs+1D0A7398.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH217: Swirling tail A large group of wild horses were standing peacefully in the interior hills of San Luis Obispo, CA. I intentionally over-exposed this one to put emphasis on the swirling tail to the left. I love the many colors in just that one tail! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a75e2c6b8f5b05fd68bfa8/1470588344842/WEBC+rtf+apollo+runs+solo+stallion+BW+TPZ+restyle+1D0A5482.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH216: Apollo Apollo is a wild stallion at RTF. Here he runs through the dust stirred up by other stallions. I post-processed it to make the dust and background kind of dreamy while he remains very clear. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57a75dadff7c50b5619b8a91/1470586388283/WEBC+rtf+cloe+very+close+up+V2+1D0A0716.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH215: Cloe, close Cloe is a beautiful buckskin mare at RTF. In this close up, I love how the light reflects through her eye onto her nose. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782bdcb725e25016e614834/1468186232051/WEBC+rtf+shalah+tail+n+dust+BW+TPZ+1D0A6135.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH214: "Tail" This is a very non-traditional shot of a horse's tail as she ran in the dirt. I cropped it to only show her tail and back legs. Her hooves made dents in the dirt that could be imagined to be little waves in water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782bce820099e05b58a6ce2/1468186015912/WEBC+rtf+shalah+square+portrait+1D0A5957.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH213: "Curls" Shalah, a lovely mare at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary, is shown here with gorgeous side-light. The curls in her mane came from trying to undo a wind knot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782bca65016e19ee3cf017c/1468185909129/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+pano+1+to+2+TPZ+IMP+1D0A4057.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH212: "Seven Choctaw run in the tall grass" The tough Choctaw wild horses can run and run. Here they are in the tall grass that is mostly golden from the California drought. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b9b6b8a79b369b396f2c/1468185361751/WEBC+rtf+freedom+sons+running+1D0A8664.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH211: "Brothers three" These are three young brothers, all sons of the great sire at RTF called Freedom. As young stallions, they all have a LOT of energy, as you can see here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b96e414fb585ab378285/1468185261139/WEBC+rtf+red+george+vert+mane+and+legs+1D0A0912.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH210: "Mane II" This is a study of a wild horse's mane and somewhat scruffy shoulder. For me, there is great beauty in seeing an ungroomed horse in his natural state. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b94303596e5098ed7d8e/1468185121546/WEBC+rtf+3+chief+mares+1D0A0269.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH209: "Chief's 3 Kiger mares" These are 3 of the 6 Kiger mares that are in Chief's herd. They are a rare type pf mustang that have stripes on their legs and bi-colored manes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b8461b631b1a87b3d1fc/1468184868610/WEBC+rtf+barack+vert+TPZ+BW2+1D0A8309.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH208: "Barack" This is Barack, a young wild stallion, son of the great RTF sire, Freedom. He has a LOT of energy that I wanted to capture in this image. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b81ebe6594c387f4f3f6/1468366390951/WEBC+rtf+george+hair+blowing+1D0A0819.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH207: "Strike a pose" This is one of the stallions that seems to like humans. He stood in a side area of the barn as the breeze blew his mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b750f7e0aba104d6a886/1468184577272/WEBC+rtf+SLO+stallion+majestic+straighten+lighten+1D0A8007.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH206: "Hart Mountain stallion" In the late evening light, this stunning wild stallion pawed the earth. You can see the scars on his back from fighting with other stallions over mares. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b710414fb585ab37709c/1468184466977/WEBC+rtf+cloe+buckskin+vert+inc+most+body+1D0A0651.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH205: "Shy" Cloe is a lovely buckskin mare at RTF. Here she appears shy and coy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b5dc9f74568e001dbdcd/1468184298518/WEBC+rtf+shalah+head+down+1D0A5946.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH204: "Thought" Shalah is one of my favorite photographic subjects at RTF. She is gorgeous whether she is running or simply standing still. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b5ac8419c2419a97c73c/1468184214553/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+run+towards+CROP+PANO+1D0A3534.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH203: "Here come the Choctaws!" The Choctaw wild horses are often called ponies because they are smaller than the average horse (but they are, in fact, larger than most "ponies"). They are tough and are amazing endurance runners. They have a long history that is worth looking up. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b43e579fb375af60b4a6/1468183930875/WEBC+rtf+SLO+legs+dust+partial+face+PE2+1D0A7575.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH202: "With the herd" We became part of the herd of wild horses in the interior hills of San Luis Obispo. It was quiet and we simply observed their natural behavior. I like this shot because even though you do not see an entire face, you know exactly what is going on. And I love the wind knot in the mane of the horse nearest us. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b405e3df288f289549ca/1468183943784/WEBC+rtf+george+potrait+three+qtr+head+1D0A0800.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH201: "Take a bow" One of the gentle horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary seems to take a bow as we photographed him. I love his long mane and forelock and his expression in this shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b2e3e58c622c69545b32/1468183518131/WEBC+rtf+KC+portrait+vert+from+CR2+1D0A0499.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH200: "KC at 32" KC is a 32 year old horse who was left to die but saved by Return to Freedom. He still trusts humans enough to allow us to place him in a side area of a barn. He gently stood there as we took photographs of his sweet expression. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b272e58c622c695457fb/1468183431188/WEBC+rtf+SLO+many+horses+on+hill+PANO+TPZ+IMP+1D0A7670.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH199: "Desert horses" Although these wild horses were not in a desert, the drought in California caused the hills to all go golden and sometimes have the appearance of a desert. These horses are far into the interior hills of San Luis Obispo, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b1726a4963f7d44f6192/1468183115026/WEBC+rtf+SLO+days+end+PMP3+1D0A7752_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH198: "End of the day" I shot this in the heart of the San Luis Obispo CA hills. We had to 4-wheel it into where these wild horses were. We became part of the herd and simply followed them wherever they went. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5782b10920099e05b58a1209/1468183019079/WEBC+rtf+buckskin+CLOE+portrait+vert+V2+1D0A0670.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH197: "I am Cloe" This beautiful buckskin mare seems to trust humans enough to allow us to place her in an opening in the barn. The sidelight is from outside. I love the way the breeze flipped her mane up in the air. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/5701666af850820e70b28b4d/1459709647811/WEBC+rtf+7+challis+run+away+NIK+CROP+1D0A7170.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH196: 5 from the Challis herd run together https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57004b0c2eeb810fd91d9737/1459637127412/WEBC+rtf+5+Challis+run+toward+FINAL+1D0A7128+%281%29.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH195: "Hell bent" Five of the mustangs in the Challis herd run right toward me! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57002bb3d51cd411817cccd1/1459629321284/WEBC+rtf+3+gray+Challis+BW+TPZ2+TPZ+TXT+1D0A6882.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH194: "Gray Challis" Three of the gray horses in the Challis herd decided to bolt. They were so graceful as they ran. I darkened the areas around them to put emphasis on their forms. I toned the image to give it a bit of warmth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/57002b432b8ddeaf5572e5ed/1459629218924/WEBC+rtf+SQUARE+challis+run+toward+w+cream+baby+PE2+1D0A7058+%281%29.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH193: "Protection" The three wild horses in the back were running hell bent for leather right toward the foal. The baby's mother very purposefully put herself between the baby and the charging horses in order to protect him. She kept her ears back so she could keep track of the horses in back. Meantime, the foal is oblivious to the danger. The ending is a happy one. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d8ac78f8baf30ef09c52a5/1457040600345/WEBC+rtf+3+grey+challis+charge+forward+TPZ+TXT+1D0A6969.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH192: 3 grey Challis herd horses run https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d8aad504426221d4b6d0b7/1457040371521/WEBC+rtf+shalah+turns+head+detail+BW+1D0A9159.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH191: Shalah turns her head This is Shalah, a mare at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. I love the way she turns her head, showing off her muscles and exquisite mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d8a97c356fb0ef365895d8/1457040277142/WEBC+rtf+3+dun+run+PE5+TPZ+BW+1D0A0946.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH190: 3 wild Kiger dun mares run These are 3 of Chief's mares. He is in front (not shown) and they are running with him. He has 6 total and it was a stunning sight to see. I chose to do a toned black and white to put emphasis on their form, as well as formation, as they ran. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d0a3b1ab48dea9e92ba6b1/1456514303425/WEBC+rtf+Amante+comes+forward+FINAL+CROP+A+TON+1D0A0473.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH189: "Amante" Amante is a wild Cerbat stallion that I must have hundreds of pictures of because I think he is such a gorgeous horse. Here he is running toward me. I used textures in the background and put crisper focus on only the front part of his face to make it look like he is popping right out of the photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d0a38bab48dea9e92ba5ad/1456514166513/WEBC+rtf+BW+HI+KEY+CROP+challis+runs+white+in+front+PE3+1D0A7189.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH188: "Here we come" This is the wild horse herd called "Challis". I processed it in hi-key black and white to emphasize their forms and the stark difference between the dark and light horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56d0a0833c44d8a40044faac/1456513886101/WEBC+rtf+CROP1+running+away+Challis+TXT+PE2+1D0A7089.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH187: "Adios" Five from the wild Challis herd run to the hills. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56b3788c044262994df589be/1454602690187/WEBC+rtf+BW+toned+challis+white+mare+runs+PE2+DSC08638+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH186: Cheekbone This is a Challis herd mare running. I was attracted to her very flat and powerful cheekbone in this shot. I went for a toned BW and soft focus to make it a little more like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56b378631d07c0e5348e7b3c/1454602530410/WEBC+rtf+stallion+drk+brn+running+PE7+BW+IMG_1720.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH185: 4 up El Presidente is a wild stallion shown here running with all 4 feet off the ground. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56b377a801dbae7dc58fc0cd/1454602456613/WEBC+rtf+challis+rim+lit+PE3+1D0A5379.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH184: 3 race on the hill The oblique lighting beautifully emphasizes the flying manes and dust. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/56954d94841aba63061877da/1452625680449/WEBC+rtf+FLATTEN+CROP+amante+arches+neck+2+PE4+DSC07923.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH183: "Amante's arch" Amante, a rare wild Cerbat stallion, kept convincing expensive domestic Arabian mares to get together with him. Ranchers were unhappy and got the BLM to round him up. Amante promptly put 3 BLM wranglers into the hospital. Now safe at RTF, he has his own herd. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06eecbced64196967ff8/1452214458862/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+V2+chief+leads+his+mares+PE3+canvas+size+1D0A0699.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH182: "Ends of the earth" Chief's six kiger mares seem as if they would follow him to the ends of the earth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06ee0ab377cb54adb5d8/1452214358995/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+challis+two+moms+w+baby+canvas+size+V2+TPZ+SIMP+V2+1D0A7380.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH181: "Two moms" In the wild, a female horse who does not foal will often help a mother raise her foal. Such is the case in this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06ebcbced64196967fde/1452214280598/WEBC+rtf+horse+profiles+in+dust+PE2+BW2+1D0A2658.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH180: "Profiles" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06eacbced64196967fdc/1452214200794/WEBC+rtf+freedom+daughter+Magic+BW+toned+DSC08460.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH179: "Wild mane" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568f06ea0ab377cb54adb5be/1452214141740/WEBC+rtf+chief+looks+toward+PE5+1D0A1340.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH178: "Chief, II" For clear reasons, Chief is one of the most photographed horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568eed300e4c112f75e25ecf/1452207503785/WEBC+rtf+shalah+running+profile+legs+n+chest+BW+PE6++DSC03874.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH177: "Shalah's form" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568d9eacc647adf7c2d12850/1452121872499/WEBC+rtf+CC+white+gold+minus+back+shalah+runs+prfile+full+body+PE15+FLPtxt+++DSC03874.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH145: "Wild spirit horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568d5bf8e0327c722128ed9b/1452128360407/WEBC+rtf+FINAL+REALLY+gray+mare+and+3+in+dust+PE5+CKNOISE+1D0A2016.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH176: "Leading from behind" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568d5bf82399a30df624cfbe/1452106274141/WEBC+rtf+challis+group+runs+away+PE5+TPZ+IMP+1D0A7103.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH107: "Time to go, I" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423f0ab377164e9fc66f/1452128315401/WEBC+rtf+white+n+brn+horses+grooming+PE4+DSC09363.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH175: "Love nibble" Two horses groom each other. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423fdc5cb4a5b5158a62/1452128266582/WEBC+rtf+white+mare+group+running+dust+PE4+CROP+DSC09683.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH174: "Over the hill" Panoramic of the Gray Mare herd running over a hill. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423f0ab377164e9fc66d/1452128142778/WEBC+rtf+white+horse+challis+runs+PE8+DSC01093.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH173: "Spirit horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423ddc5cb4a5b5158a5e/1452128088023/WEBC+rtf+tomahawk+runs+PE6+TLadj+DSC01896+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH172: "Tomahawk" Tomahawk is the alpha stallion at RTF. And he carries himself that way, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423d0ab377164e9fc627/1452128003691/WEBC+rtf+tomahawk+and+1547+fight+PE8+DSC05578.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH171: "Fight" Two wild stallions fight. This particular fight was severe and caused injuries. (These were tended to by the sanctuary.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423c0ab377164e9fc61c/1452127907627/WEBC+rtf+sulphur+stripes+rim+lit+PE2+BW+DSC01605.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH170: "Alone" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423b0e4c114023d52833/1452127849928/WEBC+rtf+stallion+shaking+head+PE9+BWfx+IMG_1580.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH169: "Attitude" A wild stallion tosses his head and comes toward me with a lot of attitude. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c423aa128e6a4d70d1da2/1452127784619/WEBC+rtf+one+challis+runs+AM+PE5+DSC08785.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH168: "Head for the hills" A single Challis herd horse takes a morning run toward the hills. I love the morning lighting and the California golden hills in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4239dc5cb4a5b5158a2e/1452127681855/WEBC+rtf+hart+mtn+cloudy+PE4+DSC00492_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH167: "Pastoral" The trails you see are not man-made. The horses made them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c42390e4c114023d5282c/1452127604940/WEBC+rtf+hart+mtn+7+run+in+hills+PE4+DSC00958.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH166: "Hill run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4238dc5cb4a5b51589f6/1452127562064/WEBC+rtf+challis+herd+runs+toward+BW+toned+PE6+TLadj+DSC09503.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH165: "Here we come" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c42370e4c114023d527f1/1452127511382/WEBC+rtf+3+amigos+rim+lit+PE3+DSC06830.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH164: "Three amigos" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4237dc5cb4a5b51589f3/1452127476949/WEBC+rtf+2+stallions+run+in+AM+PE8+color+IMG_1618.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH163: "Stallions' morning run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4237dc5cb4a5b51589ef/1452127428732/WEBC+rtf+sunfire+hot+pursuit+wo+3rd+CROP+TPZ+IMP+1D0A6088.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH162: "Stallion power" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c42350e4c114023d527e1/1452127372341/WEBC+rtf+black+beauty+PE3+1D0A2578.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH161: "Black beauty" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4235dc5cb4a5b51589e7/1452127311539/WEBC+rtf+behind+house+on+hill+PE4+1D0A5377.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH160: "Mares enjoy the evening" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568c4161df40f37b331e9679/1452127222671/WEBC+rtf+amante+turns+head+PE2+TXT+TPZ2+DSC08531.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH159: "Cool" Amante, a rare Cerbat mustang stallion, knows he is gorgeous and in charge. Yes, he knows he is cool. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b13437086d7219d0e0fd6/1452127043867/WEBC+rtf+two+white+from+challis+walk+PE4+BW+DSC01206.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH158: "Going home" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b134369492e0872fee5e1/1452126989527/WEBC+rtf+start+of+release+hrt+mtn+herd+PE3+CROP+DSC07928.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH157: "The release, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b134269a91a2847e6f02a/1452126895402/WEBC+rtf+stallion+tail+PE6+TLBWfx+IMG_1568.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH156: "In charge" A wild stallion goes back to check on his herd. Toned black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133e69a91a2847e6eff6/1452126829140/WEBC+rtf+release+group+left+to+right+PE5+DSC07933.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH155: "Hart Mountain herd" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133e69a91a2847e6eff2/1452126765182/WEBC+rtf+release+group+diag+right+to+left+PE4+DSC07951.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH154: "Who left the gate open?" The Hart Mountain herd prefers to be in the hills, not the flat lands. As soon as they found out the gate to the hills was open, they bolted. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133d841aba419c388271/1463672487130/rtf+the+release+DSC07989+PE5b+CROP.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH153: "Into the hills" The Hart Mountain herd from RTF is released into the hills, where they prefer to be. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133d7086d7219d0e0f6d/1452126575976/WEBC+rtf+PANO+LEGS+ONLY+challis+herd+runs+PE3+DSC01222.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH152: "Horse power" The powerful legs of the Challis herd at Return to Freedom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133c69492e0872fee5bd/1452126504844/WEBC+rtf+mother+and+baby+3+stops+PE2+DSC07264.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH151: "Mother and baby" Intentionally over-exposed by 3 stops, this photo shows the movement of the mother's tail as well as some of the foal's legs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133c69a91a2847e6efea/1583703888608/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+turns+head+eye+closed+PE14+TLmask+DSC04828.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH150: "The gray mare turns her head" She looks like a Greek sculpture to me in this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133c69492e0872fee5b8/1452126370056/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+head+color+PE6+TLadj3+DSC09990.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH149: "The gray mare" The Gray Mare has never had any other name. Here she is running at full speed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133b69492e0872fee58b/1452126294155/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+trot+at+sunset+PE2+DSC00517.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH148: "Gray mare at sunset" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133b7086d7219d0e0f57/1452121983902/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00656.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH147: "Sunset dance" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b133a69492e0872fee586/1452121939097/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+3+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00608.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH146: "Wild horses sunset run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b13397086d7219d0e0f4c/1452121511927/WEBC+rtf+6+stallions+running+R+to+L+pano+PE9+under+exp+DSC01900+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH144: "Six stallions run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124e9cadb6f998feda69/1452121469078/WEBC+rtf+CROP+two+sweet+reds+PE6+DSC09814.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH143: "Close to you" I love the blue eye on the right-hand horse and the closed eye and windswept mane on the left-hand horse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124ea2bab84c7ca8e237/1452121394036/WEBC+rtf+challis+run+towards+PE8+TLBWfx+toned+DSC01175.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH142: "Bust loose" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124d4bf1182258dd227c/1452121347572/WEBC+rtf+BLK+BKGRND5+amante+alarmed+PE3+DSC08040.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH141: "On alert" Amante is a rare Cerbat wild stallion who heard a noise that he did not like. He lifted his head and froze, straining to see and hear and smell so he could decide what to tell the herd to do. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124d9cadb6f998feda65/1452121245286/WEBC+rtf+baby+peeking+out+DSC06930.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH140: "Curious" This baby really wanted to see what was going on with the humans and cameras. Mom and other female horses stepped in to cut him off from us. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124cc647adc8055bd394/1452121150225/WEBC+rtf+amante+and+son+fight+air+together+PE7+DSC08234.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH139: "Correction" Amante (father) and Cristo (son, on left) get into it. Cristo is challenging his father for the mares. This challenge was met with a "correction" by his father (who ultimately won). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124c9cadb6f998feda63/1452120751673/WEBC+rtf+1255+looking+studly+LRG+VERTICAL+HEAD+ONLY+PE3+DSC02269+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH138: "El Presidente's portrait" El Presidente is a wild stallion who, although built tough like a brick house, often has sweet expressions. This is one of them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124bdf40f32d504d68d7/1452120651459/WEBC+rtf+2+stallions+run+toward+us+PE19+TL+IMG_1634.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH137" "Point A to Point B" Two wild stallions running hell bent for leather to get from one spot to the next. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b124bc647adc8055bd391/1452120585168/WEBC+rtf+RESTYL7+CROP+challis+3+run+PE6+DSC08764.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH136: "Morning race" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1249c647adc8055bd38e/1452120546131/WEBC+rtf+horse+mane+TXT7+DSC08474.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH135: "Renaissance horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1249df40f32d504d68d1/1452120506223/WEBC+rtf+day+in+life+TXT4+PE4+DSC01028.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH134: "Day in the life" I love how the dried grasses make the under portions of each horse seem to glow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1248c647adc8055bd38a/1452120437939/WEBC+rtf+BW+two+stallions+rear+up+PE4+DSC05446.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH133: "Supremacy" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1248df40f32d504d689f/1452120405294/WEBC+rtf+two+trot+over+hill+PE3+TXTs+1D0A5264.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH132: "Together" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1247c647adc8055bd362/1452120372700/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+20x40+LRG+horses+on+hill+many+TXTs+PE3+1D0A7411.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH131: "Hilltop play" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1246c647adc8055bd35f/1452120261162/WEBC+rtf+chief+mares+canvas+size+V3+PANO+PE3+CROP+HIGH+KEY2+1D0A0849.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH130: "Chief's ladies" (black and white hi-key version) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1246df40f32d504d689c/1452120100183/WEBC+rtf+house+herd+runs+towards+PE6+1D0A2057.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH129: "Posse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115425981da938842ac5/1452120062739/WEBC+rtf+shala+mane+head+down+PE4+1D0A8890.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH128: "Mane" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1153bfe8739973fc0860/1452119921261/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+runs+in+dust+TXT6+1D0A2705.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH126: "Gray mare's sunset run" I love all the parallel diagonals in this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115325981da938842abc/1452119852275/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+cuts+right+PE5+COLOR+1D0A2698.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH125: "Gray power" The Gray Mare (she never has had any other name) struts her stuff. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115225981da938842ab9/1452119592908/WEBC+rtf+horse+at+sunset+PE4+1D0A5223.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH124: "Sunset portrait" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1151bfe8739973fc0854/1452119556252/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+release+PE6+crop+TXT+1D0A0778.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH123: "Choctaw release" The Choctaws were very happy to be released into the hills. The trails you see are made by the horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b115125981da938842ab7/1452119484543/WEBC+rtf+3+run+at+sunset+DSC08920.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH122: "One breaks away" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568b1108b204d5a4f87aa92f/1452105706734/WEBC+rtf+CC+shalah+runs+prfile+full+body+PE14+BW++DSC03874.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH101: "Shalah's form" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affc0a12f449ad8f2d151/1452119308823/WEBC+rtf+3+in+the+dust+look+out+PE7+1D0A2734.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH121: "Break" Three young wild horses take a brief break as the dust settles around them from their run. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbfb204d5a4f879e821/1452119227950/WEBC+rtf+COLOR+isadora+on+hill+PE6+1D0A5334.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH120: "Rare one" Isadora-Cruce is a rare medicine hat overo mare at Return to Freedom. The Breyer company has even made a statue of her. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbfa12f449ad8f2d14c/1452119116693/WEBC+rtf+CROP+challis+run+PE3+1D0A4949.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH119: "Challis herd runs free" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbeb204d5a4f879e81e/1452120030054/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+LRG+IMG+SIZ+CROP3+isadora+mane+tail+in+wind+CROP+w+blur+1D0A5259.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH127: "Horse study IV" Lately I have been drawn to photographing the wind in a horse's mane as well as the little hairs at the top of the tail. This is Isadora-Cruce, a rare medicine hat overo. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbea12f449ad8f2d117/1452119073132/WEBC+rtf+stallion+runs+three+qtr+PE5+1D0A5952.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH118: "Stallion portrait" I love this wild stallion's mane. You can also see battle scars on his body. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbdb204d5a4f879e7ef/1452118990556/WEBC+rtf+chief+mares+PANO+PE3+1D0A0849.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH117: "Chief's ladies" These are the 6 kiger mares in Chief's herd at RTF. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568affbca12f449ad8f2d10e/1452118888289/WEBC+rtf+chief+6+ladies+sea+of+dun+TP+IMP4+1D0A0629.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH116: "Six kiger mares" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff65a976afe460965b0c/1452118461747/WEBC+rtf+BW+freedom+turns+head+DSC08465.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH115: "Freedom" This is the great sire, Freedom, at Return to Freedom Sanctuary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff6540667a54498526f4/1452118409765/WEBC+rtf+bw+drk+horse+running+DSC02099+2+PE8.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH114: "Wild stallion run" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff64a976afe460965b04/1452118330105/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+bows+head+BW3+LRG+1D0A2464.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH113: "Adieu" The Gray Mare seemed to take a bow and say a gracious "goodbye" on the last day we could photograph her (she and her herd were to be moved to a larger place). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff63a976afe460965afc/1452118245992/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+and+3+in+dust+PE6+BW+1D0A2016.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH112: Leading from behind" The Gray Mare is the lead mare of her herd. All of them pay attention to her whether she is in the front or the back. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff6340667a54498526c5/1452118168288/WEBC+rtf+shalah+ear+tips+PE6+BW+DSC04066.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH111: "Wind of heaven" There is an old Arabian proverb "The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff11841aba419c37ab94/1452118016060/WEBC+rtf+shala+three+quarter+head+BW+1D0A8937.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH110: "Gentle Shalah" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568aff11d8af10978612fbb8/1468186892744/WEBC+rtf+lone+horse+rim+lit+BW3+1D0A5407.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH109: "Lone mustang" This photograph reminds me of that famous sculpture and painting called "End of the trail". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afe4fcbced67dd8a620dd/1452106293899/WEBC+rtf+challis+6+run+away+CROP+PE2+1D0A7164.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH108: "Time to go, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afdf4df40f32d504c7b33/1452106152077/WEBC+rtf+chief+girls+PE2+CROP+1D0A1204.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH106: Savannah Although not a true savannah, it certainly looks like one. This is Chief and his kiger mares. Notice the beautiful bi-colored manes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afdd3e0327c7221149552/1452106075288/WEBC+rtf+challis+two+rub+heads+PE13+TXT+1D0A5525.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH105: "Meeting" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afd5c9cadb6f998fdf736/1468186258242/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+runs+at+sunset+PE3+DSC09684.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH104: "Gray Mare herd kicks up the dust" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afc8c0e4c114023c98000/1452105957150/WEBC+rtf+chief+runs+in+field+PE4+inc+canvas+size+1D0A0561.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH103: "Chief" Chief is a rare kiger mustang. Notice the legs stripes, dorsal black stripe, and bi-colored mane and tail. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568afb885a56689beca7d4da/1452105758417/WEBC+rtf+shalah+BW2+portrait+head+turn+1D0A9106.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH102: "I am Shalah" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568af159841aba87954c1a6c/568af1bd4bf11868d1eef246/1452105656700/WEBC+rtf+challis+runs+PE2+TLadj+DSC09596.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH100: "Chiseled" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6565389369fa09531f804a/1583703389822/WEBC+RUNNER++++RTF+barn+blk+against+blk+head+SQUARE+1D0A9269.jpg COLLECTIONS “Runner” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6563be87bd3863b827a6f8/1583703056626/WEBC+GOING+HOME+II++++RTF+SLO+BW+herd+zig+zag1D0A8573.jpg COLLECTIONS “Going home II” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65636187bd3863b8279476/1583702948626/WEBC++RELAX+++RTF+SLO+V2+profile+BW+one+hill+1D0A8761.jpg COLLECTIONS “Relax” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e656319190266288c638448/1583702860748/WEBC+CREMELLO++SLO+V3+cremello+dream+white+1D0A8614.jpg COLLECTIONS “Cremello” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6562674f3cd622ab841d31/1583702795561/WEBC+AROUND+THE+CORNER+++RTF+SLO+V3+no+channel+around+the++corner+1D0A8546.jpg COLLECTIONS “Around the corner” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65622fcdda4349baa73227/1583702618140/WEBC+UP+THE+HILL+++RTF+SLO+V3+TOPAZ+CROP+herd+runs+up+hill+1D0A8317.jpg COLLECTIONS “Up the hill” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6561ece2671908cf0950ca/1583702559140/WEBC++GOING+HOME+IV+++RTF+SLO+CROP+herd+up+hill+1D0A8314.jpg COLLECTIONS “Going home IV” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6561b18edf4322031c8805/1583702492639/WEBC+LONG+SHADOWS+++RTF+SLO+BW+5+w+long+shadows+1D0A8579.jpg COLLECTIONS “Long shadows” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6561624f3cd622ab83f382/1583703441935/WEBC+CHIEF+III+++RTF+chief+3+qtr+BLK+BKGRND+V2+1D0A0960.jpg COLLECTIONS “Chief III” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. This image was used in NYC Times Square to promote awareness of what has been happening to wild horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65612fde69c6177b0816bc/1583702361721/WEBC+4+HORSES+IN+FOG+++TXT+RTF+SLO+4+in+fog+1D0A1027.jpg COLLECTIONS “4 horses in the fog” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6560f8de69c6177b080d4c/1583702307999/WEBC+GOING+HOME+V+++RTF+SLO+V3+CROP+many+go+up+hill+1D0A8324.jpg COLLECTIONS “Going home V” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6560bd24dfaf352633a4af/1583702241751/WEBC+HOMAGE+TO+TINTYPE+++RTF+SLO+PM+SILVER+fog+large+group+TPZ+1D0A2513-sharpen-stabilize-Recovered.jpg COLLECTIONS “Homage to tintypes” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65606ccdda4349baa6dbd8/1583702195089/WEBC+CONVO+++RTF+SLO+5+hi-key+lo-sat+1D0A2913.jpg COLLECTIONS “Convo” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65600424dfaf35263385ac/1583702085762/WEBC+MOONRISE+OVER+THE+WILD+ONES++++RTF+SLO+V4+w+moon+1D0A8726+copy.jpg COLLECTIONS “Moonrise over the wild ones” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655ef8916b3a6bcbdda79d/1583702009510/WEBC+MAX++++Painterly+bkgrnd+GRN+YEL+RTF+SLO+vert+head+from+3+boys+1D0A2505-sharpen-stabilize.jpg COLLECTIONS “Max” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655eb00a1d4b4e742518ff/1583701721530/WEBC+CHARGE++++RTF+SLO+BW+FINAL+V3+group+some+kicking+up+1D0A1270-studio.jpg COLLECTIONS “Charge” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655e69916b3a6bcbdd8538/1583701662550/WEBC+3+WILD+HORSES+++RTF+SLO+TPZ+three+inc+gray+mare+1D0A1663.jpg COLLECTIONS “3 wild horses” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655e2acdda4349baa663e2/1583701598812/WEBC+MAMAs+NUDGE+++RTF+SLO+mom+n+baby+nudge+1D0A9382.jpg COLLECTIONS “Mama’s nudge” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655df0f244c97e619061f4/1583701535791/WEBC+3+BOYS++++RTF+SLO+3+boys+run+close+V2+1D0A2103-sharpen-stabilize.jpg COLLECTIONS “3 boys” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655d97c20640121bd81122/1583701475527/WEBC+SHY+II++++RTF+barn+all+brown+head+vert+1D0A9150.jpg COLLECTIONS “Shy II” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655d4187bd3863b826443c/1583701376305/WEBC+ENJOYING+THE+RUN+++RTF+SLO+group+run+V2+1+to+2+CROP+1D0A3833-sharpen-stabilize.jpg COLLECTIONS “Enjoying the run” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655cd5b6faeb732c1bdf4d/1583701303784/WEBC+Bucephalus++++RTF+SLO+1D0A9493.jpg COLLECTIONS “Bucephalus” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary, perhaps the most famous ancient horse, Alexander the Great’s horse, Bucephalus. This horse reminded me of Bucephalus because of the way he is turning his head and his wildness. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655ca59369fa09531db632/1583701194471/WEBC+3+come+over+ridge+++++RTF+SLO+1D0A3915.jpg COLLECTIONS “3 wild horses come over the hill” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655c71d9214e5381447eb4/1583701145758/WEBC+3+discuss+++RTF+SLO+3+discuss+1D0A2890.jpg COLLECTIONS “Discussion” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655bd1a29cd069c4dc9d01/1583701097684/WEBC+5+WILD+HORSES+++RTF+SLO+5+run+ariel+V2+1D0A3855-sharpen-stabilize.jpg COLLECTIONS “5 wild horses” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655b8dcdda4349baa5d900/1583700935049/WEBC+RUNNING+THE+RIDGE+++SLO+8x20+group+running+1D0A3885.jpg COLLECTIONS “Running the ridge II” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655b6187bd3863b825dfec/1583700863852/WEBC+SAUNTER+++SLO+sunset+walk+from+orig+V4+1D0A7677.jpg COLLECTIONS “Saunter” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655b2fe2671908cf07e252/1583700817853/WEBC+RUNNING+THE+RIDGE+II+++RTF+SLO+group+ridge+run+1D0A3881.jpg COLLECTIONS “Running the ridge” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655ac58edf4322031b18ac/1583700771710/WEBC+WHO+CALLED+THIS+MEETING%3F++++RTF+SLO+you+found+us+group+1D0A1625.jpg COLLECTIONS “Who called this meeting?” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655a98c20640121bd772dc/1583700667226/WEBC+HORSE+GLORY+++RTF+SLO+8x20+TPZ+group+1D0A1594.jpg COLLECTIONS “Horse glory” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e655a6d87bd3863b825b0e9/1583700624611/WEBC+TAILS+YOU+WIN+++RTF+SLO+tails+tell+1D0A1481.jpg COLLECTIONS “Tails, you win” - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e65587fcdda4349baa54fcb/1583700186197/WEBC+WILD+HORSES++++RTF+SLO+1x2+group+overX+1D0A0172.jpg COLLECTIONS Wild horses - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/5e6558588edf4322031a9ace/1583700164230/WEBC+WILD+HORSES+WOOD+COMPOSITE++++RTF+SLO+1x2+group+overX+1D0A0172-Recovered.jpg COLLECTIONS Wild horses (composite with wood found where the horses were) - Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c584b440243665c30d778/1497127112327/WEBC+rtf+SLO+STRAITND+V3+flaxen+mane+horse+facing+camera+V2+1D0A6491.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM114: "Sweetness" What a sweet look this wild horse rewarded me with. I stayed quiet and still as he looked at me seemingly without fear. Some horses just have a sweet look about them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c5739f5e231c0522e4675/1497126949647/WEBC+rtf+SLO+CROP+IMPRS+two+rub+noses+BW+WARM+1D0A6074.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM113: "I am with you" These two wild horses really seemed to enjoy each other's company. The one on the right walked over straight away to the other one and touched her nose. I decided to crop everything out except their faces. I created a warm monochromatic image that is also done in a painterly way in order to show the softness of the moment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c55576b8f5b4e85b8ef6f/1497126605596/WEBC+rtf+SLO+BW+CROP+two+cream+nuzzle+eye+closed+1D0A6601.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM112: "Cherish" I am one who believes animals have emotions. The expressions on both of these wild horses' faces say to me that they are enjoying this moment together. The closed eyes, the contented expressions, seem to say nothing other than joy in the moment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c548c6a4963cde6b58f8f/1497126196583/WEBC+rtf+SLO+Hart+Mtn+group+green+1D0A6026.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM111: "Grass is greener" The Hart Mountain herd of wild horses is shown here enjoying the incredibly green grass that arrived after the lengthy California drought. I took this image in the early spring of 2017 just to show how happy the horses are with the new and lush green grass. It made my heart sing, I can assure you! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c539f8419c2335f0a76b0/1497125989444/WEBC+rtf+PANO+chief+and+4+mares+run+1D0A0251.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM110: "It's all about the hair" Chief is one of the most photographed horses at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. You can see why! What a glorious mane he has!! I was lucky to catch it here as he goes by in all his glory. Two of his Kiger mares follow him. Wouldn't you?? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c52771b10e33a7a28dcc0/1497125743429/WEBC+rtf+SLO+CROP+V2+portrait+looking+at+camera+forelock+split+1D0A6580.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM109: "Plain and simple" Actually, I feel a horse's direct look is anything but plain and simple. But I titled it that way because his gaze seems to simply be taking things in. He seems to be filled with the wisdom only a horse can have. This horse is wild. But because I sat low on the ground and still, he allowed me to be closer than I usually get with wild horses. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4f6d5016e1368cb9e64b/1497125464380/WEBC+rtf+SLO+flaxen+mane+BLK+BKGRND+V2+1D0A6544.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM108: "Wisdom" This is one of my favorite images. This wild horse just looks like he has seen it all.....and weathered it all. You can clearly see the Bureau of Land Management freeze mark on his neck. I made sure to keep the rough divets in his coat in the lower right because I think it conveys his wildness. And I love his contrasting flaxen mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4e67ebbd1af61fbbe9be/1497124679919/WEBC+rtf+TPZ+Stdio+BW+SLO+two+nip+1D0A6209.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM107: "Nip 'n tuck II" Another pair of wild horses get a little testy. No one got hurt! I post-processed this as a more dramatic image than usual. I thought doing so would nicely show off the lighting on their faces and manes.....not to mention it shows off a set of teeth! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4ccde3df286fa0f1469a/1497124189644/WEBC+rtf+SLO+CROP+red+far+left+head+cocked+who+me+1D0A6188.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM105: "Who, me?!!" This wild horse's expressions just made me laugh. I kept taking photos and this is my favorite. It really looks to me like he is saying "Who, me?!!". Might be the tilt of the head and the forelock split, but to me, the expression is priceless. I rendered the shot in a simplified painterly way to emphasize the expression. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4bc703596e06e97efa78/1497123982285/WEBC+rtf+SLO+V2+two+nuzzle+1D0A6173.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM104: "Lean on me" These two wild horses really seemed to like each other. I took many photographs of their interactions, and this one is my favorite. If you look to the lower right, you can also see the wind know in the horse's mane hanging down. Since they are wild, no one grooms them or clips their manes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4b16be65945a2e7baa62/1497123729859/WEBC+rtf+SLO+sweet+nothings+CROP+4x5+two+roans+snuggle+1D0A5942.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM103: "Sweet nothings" Could this photograph be called anything else?? Two wild horses from the Hart Mountain Herd interact in a sweet way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c44e4d2b857459a534331/1497122141067/WEBC+rtf+SLO+red+profile+w+blue+eye+V2+1D0A6271.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM101: "Blue eyes" I was amazed to see this blue eyed wild horse. Also notice the wind knot in his mane. He was just shedding his winter coat when I took this shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/593c4426d1758ea707781401/1497121976883/WEBC+rtf+SLO+IMPRS+portrait+wild+eye+mane+focus+1D0A6104.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHM100: Wild one This wild horse got spunky all of a sudden and threw his head back and forth as his eyes got a crazy look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/56a8e98d5a5668cac5c3d2da/1453910552158/WEBC+rtf+TPZ+TXT+CROP+PANO+10x20+start+of+release+hrt+mtn+herd+PE3+DSC07928.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP145: "Hart Mountain Release" (monotone hi-key) This is probably the 3rd major iteration I have done for this composition. You will find the straight photo of it in the Wild Horses collection. But I like the old western feel of doing it this way as well. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f00310ab377cb54ad71ef/1452215486175/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS3+joaquin+1547+arches+PE6+DSC05595.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP144: "Victor" Joaquin paws the ground after a fight, signaling to all that he won the fight. (In fact, he did not. This is wild stallion bravado.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f00311c121029671233a9/1452215376409/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS3+gray+mare+grp+4+run+at+sunset+DSC04925.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP143: "Chiaroscuro" Chiaroscuro is an Italian painting term for "light and dark". I emphasized what feels like a moonlit run using this technique. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002f0ab377cb54ad71ec/1452215187736/WEBC+rtf+chief+sulphur+springs+PE2+DSC04763.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP142: "Chief in the field" Do you love this horse's mane or what? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002e1c12102967123376/1452215040118/WEBC+rtf+two+trot+over+hill+PE3+TXTs+1D0A5264.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH140: "Together" These two horses took the hill together. It was beautiful to watch their joint gaits and their rim lit manes and tails. It was like ballet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002e0ab377cb54ad71b3/1452214957669/WEBC+rtf+ORDER+challis+two+moms+w+baby+canvas+size+V2+TPZ+SIMP+V2+1D0A7380.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP140: "Two moms" In the wild, a mare who has not foaled will sometimes help a mare raise her foal. Such is the case with this photograph. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568f002e1c12102967123373/1452214870345/WEBC+rtf+BW+toned+challis+white+mare+runs+PE2+DSC08638+2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP139: "Cheekbone" I love the flat cheek bone in this Challis mare. I used a soft focus and a simplification of detail to gently show her as she ran by. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441669a91a2847f16e4e/1452214636559/WEBC+rtf+lone+white+horse+PE11+BW+TL+adj+BWfx+DSC05755.jpg COLLECTIONS - WH136: "Dreaming" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441640667a5449908fcd/1452214574528/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS2+amante+forelock+covers+face+PE4+DSC07980.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP135: "Amante's mane" I simplified this photograph to emphasize this amazing horse's mane. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441540667a5449908fca/1452213701366/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS+white+challis+mare+PE2+DSC08639.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP134: "Horse flame" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441469a91a2847f16e47/1452213576608/WEBC+rtf+gray+mare+cuts+corner+PE5+BW+hikey+TLBW++DSC05053.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP133: "Gray mare cuts right" Processing this image as high key emphasizes her form and motion. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c4414a976afe460a1e332/1452213493279/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+runs+sunset+PE4+DSC00583.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP132: "Gray Mare herd runs" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c4412a976afe460a1e2fa/1452213301976/WEBC+rtf+GM+pack+3+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00608.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP130: "There they are" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441240667a5449908f8b/1452213155938/WEBC+rtf+FLATTEN+two+white+from+challis+walk+PE7+FLPtxt+DSC01206.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP129: "Going home" (painterly version) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441140667a5449908f88/1452212952009/WEBC+rtf+CROP2+FLPtxt+one+runs+away+in+dust+DSC08912.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP128: "Looking at freedom" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441140667a5449908f85/1452212906230/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+bright+3+stops+PE3+FLPtxt+DSC07386.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP127: "Moon dream" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c441040667a5449908f80/1452212841062/WEBC+rtf+challis+white+mare+runs+PE4+FLPtxt+DSC09010.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP126: "Tail light" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c440f40667a5449908f4b/1452212792396/WEBC+rtf+challis+herd+runs+AM+FLPtxt+PE3+DSC08756.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP125: "Mad dash" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c440f25981da9388edcb8/1452209451347/WEBC+rtf+3+white+Challis+run+in+AM+FLPtxt4+DSC09006.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP100: "Horse morning" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c440e40667a5449908f48/1452212760464/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+single+horse+head+light+PE3+DSC07226.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP124: "Profile" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c433bd82d5e25a61c665c/1452212719236/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+looking+to+side+single+horse+PE2+DSC07217.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP123: "War horse, II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c433ad82d5e25a61c6657/1452212669451/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+looking+right+one+PE2+DSC07273.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP122; "War horse" After I intentionally over-exposed this by 3 stops, I saw what reminded me of an ancient Greek war horse. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c433ad82d5e25a61c6622/1452212545817/WEBC+rtf+3+stops+BW+one+runs+DSC07515.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP120: "Form" Experimenting with significant over-exposure, I found that one often gets more of the horse form with a suggestion of movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c4339a976afe460a1d7e6/1452212062900/WEBC+rtf+BW+two+stallions+rear+up+PE4+DSC05446.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP118: "Supremacy" Two wild stallions fight for supremacy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d3c647ad1e5183d99c/1452212000779/WEBC+rtf+white+horse+over+hill+BW+crop+1D0A2664.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP117: "Horse dream" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d25a56689becb37630/1452210835646/WEBC+rtf+TXTa+horses+in+profile+on+hill++PANO+DSC09864.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP102: "Day is done" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d1a2bab8d575200933/1452209637077/WEBC+rtf+TXT6+bright+start+of+release+hrt+mtn+herd+PE2+CROP+DSC07928.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP101: "Hart Mountain Release" I post-processed this photograph (of the Hart Mountain herd getting ready to run) by adding several textures to it. It reminds me of cave paintings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42d0a2bab8d575200930/1452211901506/WEBC+rtf+TXT2+CROP+horses+on+hill+DSC00387.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP116: "R & R" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cfc647ad1e5183d970/1452211816830/WEBC+rtf+TXT+tomahawk+stinkeye+PE5+DSC00325.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP115: "Mr. Stinkeye" Tomahawk is the alpha wild stallion at RTF. His eyes always telegraph that trouble he is about to cause (not to mention that Mona Lisa smile). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cfdc5cb4a5b5159229/1452211726034/WEBC+rtf+two+brothers+TXT3+1D0A0331.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP114: "Brothers" These wild horses are sons of the great sire, Freedom, at Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cda2bab8d575200925/1452210970629/WEBC+rtf+RESTYL+TXT+GM+pack+at+sunset+PE4+DSC00656.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP104: "Sunset dance" (painterly version) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cddc5cb4a5b51591ef/1452211661057/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS4+horse+turns+head+PE5+DSC01380.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP113: "Equine head turn" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42cb5a56689becb375f3/1452211472891/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS+amante+turns+head+BW3+PE3+TXT+TPZ2+DSC08531.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP111: "Amante" Amante is a rare Cerbat wild stallion at Return to Freedom. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42caa2bab8d5752008ec/1452211483036/WEBC+rtf+horse+mane+TXT7+DSC08474.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP110: "Renaissance horse" The background of this image reminds me of the backgrounds used in some of the Renaissance portrait paintings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42ca5a56689becb375ec/1452211328056/WEBC+rtf+day+in+life+TXT4+PE4+DSC01028.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP109: "Day in the life" (painterly version) The glow from the dry grasses on the undersides of the horses is just beautiful to me. I emphasized that with texture overlays. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42c95a56689becb375ea/1452211240771/WEBC+rtf+choctaw+release+BW3+hikey+1D0A0395.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP108: "Leader" During the Choctaw release at Return to Freedom, the black horse emerged from the dust as the leader. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42c9a2bab8d5752008e9/1452211533507/WEBC+rtf+challis+runs+toward+IMPRS+DETAIL+PE2+DSC09504.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP103: "Back atcha" Wild horses in the RTF Challis herd run toward me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568c42c85a56689becb375c4/1452211507773/WEBC+rtf+challis+herd+runs+PE4+DSC08966.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP107: "Kick it up a notch" Wild horses running toward another field. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0cf20ab377164e94cf45/568b0d367086d7219d0dcf42/1452211522417/WEBC+rtf+IMPRS+FLPtxt4+white+challis+mare+PE2+DSC08639.jpg COLLECTIONS - WHP105: "Galaxy horse" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e3797f773607e251d7dd/1583539203028/WEBC+MEMORY+LONG+AGO+shadow+on+bricks+IMG_2900.jpg COLLECTIONS “Memory long ago” - this photograph started out as a shot of my shadow on a brick sidewalk. The shadow shape made me think of how fleeting things are. So I used a “digital encaustics” filter (mimicking beeswax, also ephemeral) and even a “gauze filter”. By the time I got done, it looked like a memory….. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e32bd76181178d424a02/1583539039865/WEBC+3+Lemons+yellow+bowl+VERT+DSC07672.jpg COLLECTIONS “3 lemons” - I set up this still life in my studio and then added some French text and digital filters to make it look like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e27066f6581a85195d61/1583538975114/WEBC+FINAL+V2+The+Fair+Sex++3+lemons+pear+rose+wine+HORIZ+DSC07669.jpg COLLECTIONS “The fair sex” - this still life is a composite of several images I took. One is of a 1763 Ladies Almanac; another of a French student’s study book from 1928; the last is of a modern day still life which I set up in my studio. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e23fd76181178d4217a4/1583538790875/WEBC+The+limit+IMG_2220.jpg COLLECTIONS “The limit” - you can pretty much read what you want into this title! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e1e57f773607e2518ff5/1583538721184/WEBC+DISTANCE+TXT+TEST+P+tree+in+fog+art+nuveau+IMG_3403.jpg COLLECTIONS “Distance” - I photographed this tree in the fog. And then I used some digital textures to mimic a scratched metal tintype. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e1513508b27e5a97d77a/1583538578533/WEBC+Pastels+out+of+the+box+%23+5+IMG_2896+Leif+Trygg.jpg COLLECTIONS “Pastels out of the box #5” - I love photographing painters’ work areas. This is exactly as he had it….but I turned the colors upside down. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e0e33508b27e5a97c324/1583538446931/WEBC+From+the+garden++WC+oranges+n+lemons+in+sink+IMG_3666.jpg COLLECTIONS “From the garden” - these are oranges and lemons from our garden. Here they are in the sink waiting to be washed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e079eb862b64341c3472/1583538385810/WEBC+Peeling+Lemons+++lemons+pear+rose+wine+partial+DSC07673+copy.jpg COLLECTIONS “Peeling lemons” - in this still life, I added a number of digital textures as well as removed a lot of detail (such as the wine label) so that it looks like an old painting. The lemons look like they are peeling right off the page. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e01963928e65b7cdabd2/1583538278144/WEBC+Room+in+Monet%27s+Home++Monet+house+in+giverny+DSC00423_4_5_Fusion-Natural.jpg COLLECTIONS “Room in Monet’s home - Giverny, France. This is a side room in his very colorful home. I feel like this composition almost looks like a painting itself. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dfb53fac8d4c98a24cba/1583538186024/WEBC+VERDIGRIS+++giverny+monet+copper+pots+V2+DSC00462_3_4_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS “Verdigris” - One of my more experimental images, this shows an “out there” rendering of copper pots in Monet’s kitchen in Giverny, France. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62df4e95105261eeee3e25/1583538083547/WEBC+I+Will+Stand+by+my+friend+DSC00246.jpg COLLECTIONS “I will stand by my friend” - A still life that includes many indicators of a rich and full friendship. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62df2195105261eeee376e/1583537972217/WEBC+Morning+Glory+++creamer+reflecting+mosaic+bright+IMG_3682.jpg COLLECTIONS “Morning glory” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62defd63928e65b7cd78b7/1583537943102/WEBC+Season+to+Taste+++WC+V2+salt+and+pepper+mosaic+bright+IMG_3005.jpg COLLECTIONS “Season to taste” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62deb43fac8d4c98a21f6a/1583537900736/WEBC+Pacific+Light++++WC+Sea+soft+rocks+reflection+IMG_3518.jpg COLLECTIONS “Pacific light” - the beach off central California coast. I rendered this as a watercolor, including texture of watercolor paper. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62de6b3fac8d4c98a212d1/1583537827903/WEBC+Coastal+Kinetics+++WC+half+rocks+rest+sea+IMG_3514.jpg COLLECTIONS “Coastal kinetics” - A rocky beach on the central California coast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62de1546004249879291a0/1583537750804/WEBC+Town+Square+Fountain+WG+WC+water+fountain+half+IMG_3243.jpg COLLECTIONS “Town Square Fountain” - this is a fountain in Willow Glen where I live. I decided to render it in a painterly way to put emphasis on the water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dd955358e75868d5f5b3/1583537661477/WEBC++Church+of+the+Heavens+++V2+church+of+the+heavens.jpg COLLECTIONS “Church of the heavens” - This is a composite of two photographs I took. One is the Basilica of Rouen in France. The other is clouds. I painstakingly removed parts of the church roof and windows to let the clouds come through. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dd1cf25d2344a69b0b03/1583537515180/WEBC++Painter+within+me+IMG_2899.jpg COLLECTIONS “Painter within me” - I have always felt I had a painter within me….except I cannot paint. Once photography went digital, I was able to let that “painter” come out. These are pastel sticks made in a painterly way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dcf123b2d500d3426c45/1583537415385/WEBC+Stand+of+Trees+in+the+Mist++painterly+tree+stand+CROP+IMG_3425.jpg COLLECTIONS “Stand of trees in the mist” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dc9dd76181178d4119ce/1583537376744/WEBC+Pastels+out+of+the+box+%233+IMG_2898.jpg COLLECTIONS “Pastels out of the box #3” - I love photographing painters’ work areas. These are pastels but I turned the color palette upside down. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dc50eb862b64341b84fb/1583537295954/WEBC+PEERLESS++Peerless+room+coca+cola+IMG_0125.jpg COLLECTIONS “Peerless” - A wall advertisement for a nearby hotel by this name. I added a lot of digital filters to give it a more nostalgic look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dbc5f25d2344a69ad08b/1583537213137/WEBC+By+hand+JS+Bach+and+Steinway++RED+handwritten+Bach+on+Steinway+soundboardIMG_2623.jpg COLLECTIONS “By hand: J. S. Bach and Steinway” - The script is a hand-written music manuscript by J. S. Bach. The soundboard is that of a hand-made 1912 Steinway grand piano. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62db6fd5ef33626df46513/1583537072892/WEBC+Soundboard+of+1912+Steinway.jpg COLLECTIONS “Soundboard of 1912 Steinway” - I added several digital filters to get this effect. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654de0327c7221219659/1452732733180/WEBC+santana+vert+warm+close+PE+L1000545_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA810: "Paint and iron #9" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654da976afe460a36b6e/1452732118702/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+warm+four+PE+L1000520_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA803: "Paint and iron #2" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654b25981da938906379/1452733633326/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+one+PE+L1000512_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA800: "Paint and iron #8" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654bdc5cb4a5b517222e/1452732219734/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+one+PE+L1000511_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA804: "Paint and iron #3" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654a25981da938906372/1452732468226/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+close+PE+L1000529_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA807: "paint and iron #16" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654adc5cb4a5b517222b/1452732647348/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+six+PE+L1000502_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA809: "Paint and iron #12" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c6549dc5cb4a5b5172206/1452732557714/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+PE+L1000498_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA808: "paint and iron #6" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654925981da93890634b/1452732363102/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+PE+L1000497_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA806: "Paint and iron #21" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c6548dc5cb4a5b5172202/1452732287306/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+four+PE+L1000505_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA805: "Paint and iron #1" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654825981da938906347/1452732045596/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+close+PE+L1000544_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA802: "Paint and iron #7" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568b0f360e4c114023ca52d0/1452731968516/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+two+PE+L1000513_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PA801: "Paint and iron #11" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619a0d8960465a54b0b73e/1583454831778/WEBC+Poppy+Party+poppies+group+6332+DSC06332.jpg COLLECTIONS “Poppy party” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619a02051e7e4ae4531bd0/1583454813752/WEBC+Poppy+stages+poppies+group+8916+1D0A8916.jpg COLLECTIONS “Poppy stages” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6199bdfb17e42d9da51c5a/1583454713003/WEBC+poppies+and+friends+8892+1D0A8892.jpg COLLECTIONS “Poppies and friends” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619899161de15448f8489e/1583454690436/WEBC+Poppy+rain+poppies+single+w+water+6317+DSC06317.jpg COLLECTIONS “Poppy rain” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619845fb17e42d9da4d6c6/1583454354352/WEBC+poppies+touching++two+6296+DSC06296.jpg COLLECTIONS “Poppies touching” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6197ebc19c4468c3c2fee7/1583454210626/WEBC+Poppy+glow+poppies+group+one+stands+out+8862+1D0A8862.jpg COLLECTIONS “Poppy glow” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6197ca4780973473da009c/1583454178247/WEBC+One+among+many++poppies+single+w+group+6347+DSC06347.jpg COLLECTIONS “One among many” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6192651836da126b4fa385/1583454143524/WEBC+Two+friends++poppies+two+8872+1D0A8872.jpg COLLECTIONS “Two friends” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619247e775535b087bea30/1583452763529/WEBC+Delicate+poppies+single+6343+DSC06343.jpg COLLECTIONS “Delicate” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e61922739601f60a6866c20/1583452734933/WEBC+Young+poppy+poppies+red+bud+8917+1D0A8917.jpg COLLECTIONS “Young poppy” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e61920a2d11fe33f5f5bee0/1583452701690/WEBC+Three++++poppies+three+6276+DSC06276.jpg COLLECTIONS “Three” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6191ddfb17e42d9da3a518/1583452668918/WEBC+Hill+of+poppies+++poppy+park+group+vert+7291+DSC07291.jpg COLLECTIONS “Hill of poppies” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6191a186a4f80422e067bf/1583452626686/WEBC+Monet+poppies+++poppy+park+group+horiz+7186+DSC07186.jpg COLLECTIONS “Monet poppies” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/56b375bb356fb004b3c26db1/1454602032114/WEBC+CA+IMPRS+photopnt+golden+hills+PE6+DSCN0986.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN930: California golden hills California golden hills somewhere off I-5 in northern CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6675dc5cb4a5b5173009/1452817522148/WEBC+yosemite+springs+clouds+in+water+PE2+L1040342_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN929: "Yellowstone: cloud reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66734bf1182258e97efc/1452817460577/WEBC+yellowstone+springs+PE3+L1040347_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN928: "Springs" Yellowstone National Park: More hot springs. These have lots of minerals in them and produce these gorgeous colors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6673df40f37b3320431f/1452817405059/WEBC+yellowstone+hot+spring+PE2+L1040345_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN927: "Yellowstone: Reflections" Yellowstone National Park - hot springs. The colors, cloud reflections, and tiny waves all attracted me to this scene. If you study this image closely, you will also see some slight purples in the upper left quadrant. So amazing is nature! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66734bf1182258e97ef8/1452817320986/WEBC+west+train+red+rocks+PE+FINAL+REALLY+L1020544_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN926: "Red rocks near Grand Junction, CO" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6673df40f37b33204319/1452817271937/WEBC+waterton+lake+sunset+PE3+L1040131_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN925: "Waterton" Sunset in the Canadian portion of Glacier National Park. This is the glorious view from the Prince of Wales hotel in Waterton, Canada. But it kinda looks like I hiked a long way to get it! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6672df40f37b33204313/1452815968856/WEBC+veggie+glow+PE3+CROPPED+MORE+L1040452_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN915: "Veggie glow" These are from our garden. It was a cloudy day when I took this and somehow that made these seem to glow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6671dc5cb4a5b5172fdd/1452817191857/WEBC+train+vert+sunset+PE2+L1020619_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN924: "Finger clouds" A glorious sunset in New Mexico. Can you believe those clouds? What a gorgeous display! New Mexico has some spectacular skies. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c667169a91a2847f2f98f/1452816032107/WEBC+veggie+bounty+PE2+L1040447_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN916: "Bounty" More veggies from our garden. We always harvest them in a basket and just toss them in. I liked the positions these veggies took as we put them in randomly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66701c1210665122c5ea/1452815260644/WEBC+train+snow+mountains+sunset+PE4+L1020728_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN907: "Sunset in Colorado" The Southwest has some of the most incredible vistas. I felt so lucky to be there (with Leica in hand!) to capture it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6670df40f37b332042d7/1452817097864/WEBC+train+2010+yellow+clouds+hills+PE2+L1020692_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN923: "Sunrise, Colorado" I love the glow of the clouds on the mountains below. It seems very ethereal to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66704bf1182258e97ebd/1452815797215/WEBC+train+0214+PE3+L1030171_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN914: "Tree stand" I got rid of most of the shading in this image to put more emphasis on the trees. But I left a little shading to give some depth (i.e. not have something that looked like a posterized scene). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666f1c1210665122c5e6/1452815724853/WEBC+train+0214+PE2+L1030172_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN913: "Lone tree" I eliminated almost all the detail so that the emphasis would be on the tree. However, I left a little detail for depth so that this would not look like a flat posterized B&W image. That is, you will find a little shading in it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666fdf40f37b332042d4/1452817010162/WEBC+train+0214+pano+PE2+L1030549_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN922: "New Mexico sunset (panoramic" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666f1c1210665122c5e2/1452816915997/WEBC+train+3+peaks+PE3+L1020548_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN921: "Colorado sunset" Sunset in Colorado near Grand Junction. I really like the three rocks jutting out. Oh, aren't we lucky that the clouds rose just above them? Look at the sweeping details in the mountains, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666ddf40f37b332042b3/1452816827239/WEBC+ruby+canyon+022014+PE3+L1020325_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN920: "Red rocks near Grand Junction, CO" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666d1c1210665122c5a6/1452816772569/WEBC+reno+trees+grass+snow+PE+FINAL+L1040484_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN919: "Crisp morning" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666c4bf1182258e97e88/1452816772586/WEBC+reno+morning+tree+grass+PE+FINAL+L1040460_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN918: "Morning" Morning in Reno, NV. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666cdf40f37b33204272/1452814397693/WEBC+raleigh+leaves+PE2+D_0006_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN901: "Parking lot art" Raleigh, NC. I'd love to say I hiked miles to get this shot. Truth it, it was simply sitting there on a median in a parking lot where I used to work! Besides the glorious color, I was captivated by the rain on the other leaves in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666c4bf1182258e97e7f/1452815630276/WEBC+ocean+spider+web+w+dew+plants+PE+P1010510_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN912: "Web" Dew on almost invisible spider web. I shot this in black and white so that the dew became the subject. When I came upon this scene, I looked all over the place for the actual web. It is very hard to see. But the droplets define it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666bdf40f37b3320426e/1452815547523/WEBC+near+donner+pass+PE+L1020123_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN911: "Donner Pass" Trees and snow near Donner Pass, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666b4bf1182258e97e6d/1452815450928/WEBC+lompoc+sky+pano+PE3+IMG_1297.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN910: "Sky" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66691c1210665122c591/1452815410852/WEBC+Keck+SB+lily+PE3b+DSC00722_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN909: "Lotus" Lotus and lily pads at Santa Barbara park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666925981da938906f94/1452815318397/WEBC+Keck+lily+pads+reflection+PE2+DSC00729_30_31_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN908: "Lily pads and reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66681c1210665122c560/1452815195224/WEBC+Keck+duck+PE3+DSC00672.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN906: "Duck" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666825981da938906f8d/1452815049839/WEBC+Keck+duck+close+PE2+DSC00680.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN905: "Resting" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66671c1210665122c55d/1452814993244/WEBC+grapes+cab+PE6+CROPPED2+BOX_1_001_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN904: "Cabs" Cabernet Sauvignon grapes ready for harvest. I rendered these more like a painting than a photograph because that is the way it felt to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666725981da938906f88/1452814850965/WEBC+de+young+white+flowers+PE+DSC01142tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN903: "Daisies" Notice the soft blue shadows. I also softened the edges of the flowers to give this image an overall soft, dreamy feel. It can be difficult to get whites in an image that are not harsh. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666625981da938906f59/1452814467277/WEBC+chapel+hill+ice+on+trees+at+sunset+PE+BOX_3_005_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN902: "Ice trees" Chapel Hill, NC. A rare ice storm hit and as the sun was going down, you could see the sun ray reflecting in the ice on the trees. I love the break in the clouds in the upper right corner. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66661c1210665122c555/1452816772558/WEBC+ashland+koi+fish+PE3+L1000293_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN917: "Koi" Study this for a while and you will see the water bugs on the water's surface, bubbles, and a ring of water from a popped bubble. The sky reflection looks like a starry sky. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568b0fb8841aba419c385e2b/1452814222752/WEBC+blue+bonnets+and+wine+bottle+PE2+BOX_3_009_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - LN900: "Blue bonnets and bottle" Texas Hill Country - on a cloudy day (the best time to take these kinds of pictures) I brought an old wooden frame and a blue bottle as a prop to become a focal point for these gorgeous blue bonnets and Indian paint brushes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/57004bad22482eac525b9163/1459637214397/WEBC+castle+neptune+columns+toned+BWP1010170.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC617: "Classical style" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c62150ab377164ea13647/1452558839001/WEBC+two+women+talking+PE2+P1010059_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC613: "Two women talking" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61fea2bab8d57521705b/1452559062763/WEBC+two+women+shield+hat+B%26W+PE3+final++CROPPED+P1010182_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC616: "Two women - one with shield; one with hat" I love the juxtaposition of the round shield and the brim of the lady's hat. It was even luckier that she was wearing a black coat to mimic the dark aged bronze statue. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61cb7086d7219d1a19fb/1452558915963/WEBC+marble+woman%27s+feet+PE3+P1010100_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC615: "Marble feet" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61ca7086d7219d1a19d1/1452558273257/WEBC+castle+room+scene+PE2+FILTER+P1000784_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC603: "Blue and orange room" (painterly) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61cae0327c7221217383/1452558880170/WEBC+indoor+pool+detail+PE3+CROPPED+DSC02499_500_501_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC614: "Indoor pool detail" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614dc21b86066af2e4bc/1452558805377/WEBC+hearst+woman+in+red+dress+PE3+PEP1010070_edited-3.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC612: "Woman and columns" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614dc21b86066af2e488/1452558745805/WEBC+hearst+roman+pool+lamp+PE2+P1000936_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC611: "Lamp detail" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614ccbced67dd8b2fc26/1452558613445/WEBC+hearst+roman+pool+diving+board+PE+DSC02490_1_2_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC610: "indoor pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614cc21b86066af2e483/1452558570917/WEBC+hearst+neptune+trio+sculpture+PE6+DSC02267_8_9_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC609: "Neo-classical statue group and pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614c7086d7219d1a1478/1452558515467/WEBC+hearst+neptune+frieze+PE+DSC02252_3_4_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC608: "Neptune frieze" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614bc21b86066af2e47f/1452558477993/WEBC+hearst+neptune+female+statue+PE+P1010027_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC607: "Neo-classical statue and pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614b7086d7219d1a1476/1452558429551/WEBC+hearst+light+sculpture+sea+PE+FINAL+DSC02297_8_9_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC606: "Neo-classical statue and California coast" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614ac21b86066af2e47c/1452558125189/WEBC+hearst+indoor+pool+two+sculptures+PE4+FINAL+REALLY++P1010290_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC601: "Indoor pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614a7086d7219d1a1472/1452558361276/WEBC+hearst+fountain+lily+pads+PE+FINAL+DSC02119_20_21_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC605: "Pond and vase" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61497086d7219d1a146c/1452558321481/WEBC+hearst+columns+w+pool+PE+DSC02327_8_9_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC604: "Neo-classical columns" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c6149c21b86066af2e477/1452558204122/WEBC+hearst+clock+PE+P1000842_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC602: "Art nouveau" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568b0d8ea2bab84c7ca8b266/1452558079863/WEBC+hearst+neptune+columns+PE+FINAL+DSC02288_89_90_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - NC600: "Archway by pool" I like the way the water in the pool (not shown) reflects on the underside of these columns. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c6949841aba419c44ae16/1452735743834/WEBC+capitola+chairs+w+doors+PE2+BOX_1_043_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL862: "R&R" Capitola, CA: this beach town has some cool colored houses for use by vacationers. This is one of them, complete with chairs meant for relaxation! This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c688905f8e2af802a5637/1452735671359/WEBC+wine+and+glass+PE2+BOX_1_046_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL861: "Wine" Somehow a simple wine and glass just make any table (and meal) seem wonderful. In the original Polaroid, I colored the space above the wine in warm happy colors and shapes to emphasize the pleasure I have at such a sight! This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c6888c647ad1e51858e26/1452735506590/WEBC+chapel+hill+varsity+theater+PE+BOX_2_040_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL860: "Wonder boys" Chapel Hill, NC: this could be any "Main Street USA" picture. Urban-scapes look great using SX-70 Polaroids and then moving the pigment around. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c688805f8e2af802a5630/1452735394495/WEBC+chapel+hill+urban+distortion+PE2+BOX_1_045_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL859: "Urban distortion" The main street in Chapel Hill, NC. I really distorted the Polaroid to show distortions that happen in urban USA. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c6887c647ad1e51858e17/1452735287462/WEBC+chapel+hill+intersection+PE2+BOX_2_053_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL858: "Main Street" Chapel Hill, NC: Intersection of their main street (Franklin St.) and another street. I love all the detail you can see in this one. You can even see the person in the black car in the lower left. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c688705f8e2af802a562c/1452735570998/WEBC+chapel+hill+ben+%26+jerrys+PE2+BOX_2_051_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL861: "I scream for ice cream" Chapel Hill, NC: a window display at a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop. You can see the reflection of a woman in the lower right as well as my colored pencil strokes in the original Polaroid. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c676c1115e0d0bc2074de/1452735036678/WEBC+Paris+pigeon+on+roof+PE2+BOX_2_004_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL857: "Paris: It was a cloudy day when I spotted this pigeon on top of a rustic house. On the original Polaroid, I hand-painted a few areas (you can see those colored pencil strokes in this image). This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65ac57eb8d622b8b8a3d/1452735902995/WEBC+polaroid+vase+and+petals+PE3+Part+002_008_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL852: "Fallen petals" A friend gave me some flowers. As the petals fell over time, I loved the look. So I took a Polaroid, hand-manipulated it, photographed the Polaroid, and did some computer work on it. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65abdf40f37b33203a62/1452735114858/WEBC+polaroid+reversing+roles+PE3+BOX_2_005_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL856: "Reversing roles" I saw this sculpture of a man and a woman called "Reversing roles". The title is quite thought provoking! Why is he looking away? Is the woman looking up? I scratched the surface of the original Polaroid to give them chairs. This is a photograph of my Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65aa57eb8d622b8b8a38/1452735916716/WEBC+polaroid+people+photo+taking+by+the+sea+PE3+A_0005_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL853: "To see the sea" In southern France, I saw a man taking a photo of his friend with the sea as the background. I took a Polaroid, hand-manipulated it, then hand-painted and colored it. This is a digitized re-worked photograph of the original version. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65aadf40f37b33203a5e/1452736203197/WEBC+polaroid+man+in+window+PE3+A_0021_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL867: "How much is that man in the window? Copenhagen, Denmark. Beautiful fall leaves and statue of man in the window made me think of the title "How much is that man in the window?" Are you singing yet?? Started as a Polaroid and now this is my digitized version. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a957eb8d622b8b8a35/1452734872090/WEBC+polaroid+luegs+PE2+L1050019_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL855: "Lueg's" Lueg's sandwich shop is a quaint place in Hillsborough, NC. This is their bistro set in front of their window. What you see is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a70e4c114023d6b873/1452734958060/WEBC+polaroid+indian+w+gold+PE2+BOX_1_051_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL856: "Native" This image was pure serendipity. The Polaroid started with the Santa Fe wall on the right. But it tore so I filled the space with a Native American stamp, old map, and then embossed it with gold petroglyphs. This is an image of my resulting Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a7c647ad1e5185707b/1452735216460/WEBC+polaroid+figure+4+champagne+PE2+BOX_2_039_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL857: "Figure 4" I took a Polaroid of 4 champagne glasses and noticed that the space between them nicely fit one of my favorite stamps. I embossed gold powders on the original Polaroid. You see the digitized re-worked photograph here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a60e4c114023d6b86f/1452735843347/WEBC+polaroid+chapel+hill+bench+snow+PE2+A_0015_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL863: "Lone bench in snow" Chapel Hill - lone bench in snow. I shot the original slide with a graduated tobacco filter to give the red coloration in the trees. Then I made a Polaroid of that and hand-worked the surface. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a50e4c114023d6b825/1452736050792/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+virgin+w+gold+PE3+A_0019_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL865: "Gold Madonna and child" At the CA mission in Carmel, there is a tiled picture of the Virgin Mother. I hand-manipulated a Polaroid of it and then embossed gold powders on my stamped fancy script. Hard not to melt the Polaroid when embossing! This is the digitized version. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a557eb8d622b8b8a0e/1452735988279/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+st+christopher+PE2+BOX_2_037_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL864: "St. Christopher" Carmel mission - St. Christopher tile work. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a50e4c114023d6b821/1452736131877/WEBC+polaroid+Carmel+mother+and+child+tile+PE4+BOX_2_044_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL866: "Madonna and child" Carmel mission: Mother and child tile work. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a40e4c114023d6b81b/1452734793408/WEBC+polaroid+B%26W+3+people+in+snow+w+houses+PE3+A_0022_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL854: "Cabin fever" In Chapel Hill, NC, we had a big snow and I got bored in the house. I saw 3 people walking in the snow and did a Polaroid of it. I used a graduated tobacco filter on the digitized image and pulled the color out except for the houses. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a457eb8d622b8b8a08/1452735880204/WEBC+polaroid+4+blue+bottles+PE1+Part+002_009_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL851: "Four blue bottles" I collected blue bottles for a while. They look so pretty in our window. Besides hand-manipulating the Polaroid, I used a sharp tool to scratch the surface around the window sill. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568b0f6e0e4c114023ca56e7/1452735866878/WEBC+polaroid+many+untold++PE2+L1050010_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - PL850: "Many untold stories....." Cannes, France - I saw this woman deep in thought, looking out to sea. She ate alone and seemed not to notice what was around her. The original Polaroid I made had varnish over the woman to bring her out. I imitated that in the photograph of the Polaroid you see here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/6192aedd50888f2ef75ae34f/1637003056636/NJFF+WEB+CROP+CGPRO+20x30+potential+Carmel+wave+milk+top+green+under+DSC09533.jpg COLLECTIONS - Green sea milk Carmel beach. Reminds me of someone dropping something into milk and the milk pops up! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/593c5d61e6f2e102a243bbab/1497128483012/WEBC+monterey+SF+chronicle+IMGP6935.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT357: "Morning in Pacific Grove" We were staying at a B&B in Pacific Grove. Like most folks there, we were enjoying coffee and reading the paper in our room. Our room overlooked the Pacific Ocean and I tried to get a photograph that would make you just smell the ocean spray....and the coffee! However, there is a twist. The headlines of the San Francisco Chronicle talk about war...... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/58c315eee3df28a1589dc148/1489180251658/WEBC+Monterey+BW+aerial+view+wave+break+L1050043.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT361: "Wave fingers" (Monterey, CA) This is an aerial view of the backside of a wave. When I converted it to black and white, I could see the soft "wave fingers" that are typical on the backside of a breaking wave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/58c3156cbebafb01e037d1cb/1489180110367/WEBC+Monterey+CROP+wave+sculpture+V3+L1050071.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT360: Pacific foam (Monterey, CA) There was a lot of wind on the day I went to shoot the waves. I like this one because it looks like milk and foam all mixed together. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0338c841abaeb691057e7/1489179896423/WEBC+wave+n+mist+PE2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT321: "Santa Cruz: wave and mist" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0338ac21b86d3b4791476/1489179896451/WEBC+santa+cruz+wave+break+sunset+TPZ+IMPRS+IMG_1363.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT320: "Santa Cruz: right after sunset" The water almost looks solid because of the way the sky is reflecting onto the water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0335c22482e8e62f75153/1453339685437/WEBC+water+wave+and+sand+DSCN1509.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT319: "Santa Cruz: beach and water colors" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/56a0335c5dc6decf4aac0cbf/1453339638715/WEBC+water+sea+of+cyan+and+kelp+P1010953.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT318: "Santa Cruz: sea and kelp" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/569837f0c21b8619545780fa/1452816473311/WEBC+glacier+colored+rocks+stream+PE2+sponge+L1040038_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT317: "Montana: Colored rock" Glacier National Park, Montana. Colored rock (that seems to be unique to that area) covered by flowing water. I rendered this photo as a watercolor because it seemed to suit the subject best. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568eef260e4c112f75e27664/1452384479104/WEBC+ocean+santa+cruz+wave+colors+PE2+IMG_1136.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT301: "Pacific coast wave" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c63b35a56689becb4f54c/1452385698664/WEBC+ALB+fountain+PE2+L1010936_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT316: "Fountain" I came across this beautiful fountain in Albuquerque, NM. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c60310e4c114023d68314/1452385626829/WEBC+yosemite+springs+clouds+in+water+PE2+L1040342_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT315: "Yellowstone: cloud reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c6030d82d5e25a61db5c9/1452385540974/WEBC+yellowstone+springs+PE3+L1040347_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT314: "Yellowstone: Hot springs" These are the hot springs that have a lot of different minerals in them. Those are what produce the incredible colors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602f7086d7219d1a08df/1452385464819/WEBC+yellowstone+hot+spring+PE2+L1040345_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT313: "Yellowstone: Reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602fd82d5e25a61db5a5/1452385374031/WEBC+glacier+turq+rocks+in+water+PE2+L1040310_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT312: "Glacier National Park, Montana" If you have been to this park, you know that the glacial waters are emerald green. The few glaciers that are left grind these colored rocks and that is how the water gets its color. After the glaciers are gone, the water will go back to a more typical color. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602e7086d7219d1a08d1/1452385227975/WEBC+cozumel+chair+PE3+D_0015_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT311: "Cozumel: Lone chair" I added texture to this photograph to add to the feeling of sand everywhere. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602ed82d5e25a61db59f/1452385151941/WEBC+cozumel+boat+on+beach+PE2+IMG0043_2_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT310: "Cozumel: beached" I added texture to this photograph to give it a grainy look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602c7086d7219d1a08c5/1452385041370/WEBC+copenhagen+reflection+PE3+D_0014_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT309: "Copenhagen: boat and reflection" I added some texture to the photograph to make the image even more painterly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c602cd82d5e25a61db59c/1452384958366/WEBC+acadia+green+wave+PE3+BOX_1_004_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT308: "Acadia National Park - waves and round rocks" Acadia National Park, Maine: On a cloudy day the waves moved slowly over the round rocks (the round rocks are a hallmark of Acadia "beaches" - not much sand). If you have not been to this park, try to go. It is absolutely stunning. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7869a91a2847f2b6a7/1452384849497/WEBC+ocean+seal+holding+court+PE+DSCN1540_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT307: "Holding court" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7769492e08720b2354/1452384777235/WEBC+ocean+pacific+sand+wisp+PE4+IMG_1331_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT306: "Sand wisps" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7669a91a2847f2b68a/1452384736038/WEBC+ocean+man+at+sunset+PE2+IMG_1316_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT305: "At the edge" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7669492e08720b2338/1452384485769/WEBC+ocean+green+wave+n+sand+PE2+PANORAM+DSCN1516_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT302: "Santa Cruz beach" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7569492e08720b2335/1452384671013/WEBC+ocean+cliff+PE+FINAL+REALLY2++DSCN0294_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT304: "green and blue Santa Cruz" Green and blue water meet at the cliffs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568c5f7569a91a2847f2b682/1452384468524/WEBC+ocean+IMPRS4+splash+cyan+PE+FINAL+REALLY+DSCN0408_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - WT300: "Santa Cruz wave crash" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c191c12106651163f8c/568b0c50a128e6a4d7028540/1452384571171/WEBC+ocean+vert+calm+water+only+PE+P1010897_tonemapped_edited-1.png COLLECTIONS - WT303: "Ocean calm" A calm wave pours over the California beach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c62b5d8af109786200a26/1452555462561/WEBC+st+joseph+ceiling+balustrade+PE+DSC01629_30_31_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA501: "St. Joseph's Basilica: Ballustrade" St. Joseph's Basilica in San Jose, CA, is incredibly beautiful. It is one of the few (<100) basilicas in the US. I used HDR photography to get detail in the light and dark areas simultaneously. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ea2bab8d575217366/1452556198090/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+triangle+st+francis+CROP+PE3+DSC01575_8_9_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA508: "St. Joseph Basilica: Architectural element" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ea12f449ad8ffacfa/1452556139480/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+stained+glass+gospel+PE+DSC01677_8_9_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA507: "St. Joseph Basilica: Gospel writer" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624da2bab8d57521735f/1452556071033/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+st+matthew+PE2+DSC01659_61_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA506: "St. Joseph Basilica: St. Matthew" test body info https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ca2bab8d575217338/1452555901517/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+st+basil+PE2+DSC01687_8_9_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA505: "St. Joseph Basilica: Architectural element" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624c5a56689becb4e822/1452040782658/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+side+IHS+PE3+w+crop+DSC01698_699_700_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624ba2bab8d575217334/1452555845971/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+lamp+PE+DSC01704_5_6_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA504: "St. Joseph Basilica: Lamp and windows" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624aa2bab8d575217331/1452555557035/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+christ+falls+benches+PE+DSC01721_2_3_fused+copy+FAVE.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA502: "St. Jospeh Basilica: The Lord be with you" I saw this scene in a very dark corner of the church. After paying so much attention to the ceiling, I saw this light on the floor and was moved by the spiritual feeling of it and the empty chairs and the painting subject. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568c624a5a56689becb4e81c/1452555782798/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+ceiling+wide+PE4+FINAL+DSC01695_6_7_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA503: "St. Joseph Basilica: windows and dome" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0e8db204d5a4f87a8f7f/568b0eb1b204d5a4f87a90f7/1452555193114/WEBC+st+joseph+basilica+IHS+DSC01599_600_601.jpg COLLECTIONS - BA500: "St. Joseph Basilica: Primary dome" Using High Dynamic Range (HDR), I was able to get detail in both the dark and light areas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5702d346c2ea51877545f274/1459804010059/WEBC+SJB+old+books+DSCF1897_HDR+PE2+TPZ+TXT.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM433: "Divine office" At San Juan Bautista MIssion you can find these books from the late 1500's. Specifically, the "Breviarium Romanum" is the traditional prayer book of the "divine office", which can include all levels of the priesthood.. The papal coat of arms is on this book's cover page. I like the multiple levels of books in this composition. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/569436101c121086a8888d1c/1452553924187/WEBC+mission+BW+two+doorways+PE2+DSCF1092_3_4_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM424: "La Purisima: Double portal" (BW) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5694343b40667aed163e7485/1452554503738/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+virgin+w+gold+PE3+A_0019_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM429: "MIssion Carmel: Madonna and child" I originally made this as a Polaroid. I made the gold letters using a rubber stamp, special powder, and a heat gun. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5694343bdf40f384188db81d/1452554835818/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+st+christopher+PE2+BOX_2_037_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM431: "Mission Carmel: Patron saint of Travel" St. Christopher, widely considered to be the patron saint of travel, is shown here in a tile composition. My original was a hand-manipulated Polaroid. This is a photo of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5694343b40667aed163e745c/1452554618676/WEBC+polaroid+Carmel+mother+and+child+tile+PE4+BOX_2_044_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM430: "Mission Carmel: Madonna and child with flowers" At Mission Carmel there is this beautiful tile composition of Mary and Jesus. I originally made a Polaroid of it. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610ea2bab8d57521672e/1452554223634/WEBC+mission+window+vert+w+beams+PE4+bright+DSCF1220And8more_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM427: "La Purisima: window and beams" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610dc21b86066af2e1fc/1452554149338/WEBC+mission+window+and+frescos+PE2+DSCF1178And14more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM426: "Mission window & frescos" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610dcbced67dd8b2f99c/1452554039288/WEBC+mission+vert+confessional+two+sides+PE2+DSCF0160_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM425: "La Purisima confessional curtain" Notice that the tin to the left is punctured with holes in the shape of a cross. This is the outside view of CM400. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610c7086d7219d1a1189/1452553889682/WEBC+mission+two+doorways+PE2+DSCF1092_3_4_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM423: "La Purisima: Double portal" (color) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610c7086d7219d1a1143/1452553484882/WEBC+mission+statues+mary+st+francis+PE+DSC00698_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM422: "La Purisima: Altar detail" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610bcbced67dd8b2f96d/1452554368814/WEBC+mission+st+francis+w+crucifix+PE+BOX_1_039_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM428: "Mission Carmel: St. Francis looks at cross" I originally made this as a Polaroid and used heat and powder to create the words in the background. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. I was struck by how meditative St. Francis looks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610ba2bab8d575216709/1452553163217/WEBC+mission+SJB+illus+manuscript+PE+brighter+DSCF1717_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM421: "San Juan Bautista: Illustrated manuscript" At mission San Juan Bautista there are gorgeous (and very large) illustrated manuscripts. This one had wavy pages. I got the up and downs of the chant music to parallel the waves. If you look closely, you can see pencil marks near the red "B". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610acbced67dd8b2f969/1452553049608/WEBC+mission+SJB+hic+domus+dei+PE3+less+color++DSCF1651_2_3_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM420: "San Juan Bautista: Portal" "This is the house of the Lord and the gate to heaven" (translated from the Latin). Interesting that these words are inside rather than out. Note that little of the hand worked portal is at 90 degrees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6109a2bab8d575216703/1452552878742/WEBC+mission+SJB+friars+desk+PE+CROP3+DSCF1722_3_4_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM419: "San Juan Bautista: Mission correspondence" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6108cbced67dd8b2f964/1452552805140/WEBC+mission+SJB+flowers+in+vases+PE3+DSCF1879_81_82_83_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM418: "San Juan Bautista Mission: Flowers in vase" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6108a2bab8d5752166ff/1452387831679/WEBC+mission+SJB+chairs+vert+PE3+DSCF1749_50_51_52_53_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM417: "Chairs" While these are certainly modern chairs, I found them in the smaller chapel at San Juan Bautista mission. I was attracted to the late afternoon light streaming in and lighting the chairs and fresco walls. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6108cbced67dd8b2f95b/1452387706705/WEBC+mission+SJB+chairs+and+painting+B%26W+PE2+DSCF1769And9more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM416: "Come" Small chapel at San Juan Bautista mission. The painting hovering over all the empty chairs was striking to me, as if no one were listening. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6107a2bab8d5752166fd/1452387618946/WEBC+mission+SJB+candles+w+cross+PE5+CROPPED++DSCF1625_26_27_28_29_30_31_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM415: "Trinity" "Trinity" These are 3 candles that were at a side altar at San Juan Bautista commemorating the memories of loved ones who had passed away. The candles seemed to be so full of hope, while there were many of the "Day of the Dead" images and sculptures all around. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6106cbced67dd8b2f948/1452387507718/WEBC+mission+SJB+book+%26+bookmark+PE3+DSCF1719_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM414: "Ephemera" I admit I love ephemera, which is what drew me to this open book from 1700. Look to the left to find a curious hand-made bookmark as well as an old small envelope from Mexico (which looks almost 3D to me, hovering over the page). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6105a2bab8d5752166da/1452387428443/WEBC+mission+SJB+biker+in+pew+PE5+DSCF1836_7_8_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM413: "Biker" This classic biker dude decided to sit where I was taking pictures. Turns out it makes an interesting picture. He seems to be taking in the altar (and it is a splendid one). The late afternoon light is so bright that his arm and pew seem heavenly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6105cbced67dd8b2f922/1452387338237/WEBC+mission+SJB+B%26W+test+PE2+DSCF1440And11more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM412: "San Juan Bautista - He walks" The arches lead to the painting during the late afternoon sun at San Juan Bautista mission. Because there is so much color on the columns, and that would distract from what I was trying to convey, I created the final image in black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c609157eb8d622b8b389b/1452387081150/WEBC+mission+pulpit+PE+SPONGE+TWICE+bright+less+color++DSCF1148_49_50_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM410: "Pulpit" This is the restored pulpit at La Purisima Mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c609169492e08720b2e8c/1452387242300/WEBC+mission+SJB+altar+PE3+DSCF1666And8more_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM411: "San Juan Bautista Mission, main altar" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6090bfe873997307f666/1452386995771/WEBC+mission+painting+window+statue+PE+FINAL+DSC00681_2_3_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM409: "Symbol trio" Inside the La Purisima mission, I felt I was looking at a trio of symbols. The painting, the statuary, and the window opening. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608f57eb8d622b8b3896/1452386854695/WEBC+mission+outside+entry+w+gates+PE2+DSCF1083_4_5_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM408: "La Purisima restored" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608ebfe873997307f663/1452386802252/WEBC+mission+norma+taking+confessional+PE2+CROPPED2+no+picture++DSCF0159_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM407: "La Purisima confessional" This is the same confessional, from the opposite side, as CM400. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608e57eb8d622b8b3893/1452386215261/WEBC+mission+logs+bench+door+PE+corrected+final++DSC00868_69_70_tonemapped+copy.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM401: "La Purisima: Through the mission door" At La Purisima Mission, there is a dark side room. No one was photographing it because of the darkness. But I used High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography to bring out the light. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608e57eb8d622b8b3871/1459291341248/WEBC+mission+key+window+armoire+PE+DSC00871_2_3_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM432: La Purisima Mission side window This window was in a very dark corner that no one was visiting and certainly not photographing. But using the HDR technique, one can "tease" pixels out of dark corners. And this is the result. A lovely glowing window that showcases the old adobe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608dbfe873997307f65c/1452040335205/WEBC+mission+full+altar+PE2+DSCF1151_2_3_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608c25981da93890360f/1452386730240/WEBC+mission+door+n+painting+n+bench+PE4+DSCF1208And8more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM406: "Enter" La Purisima: side entrance to church. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608b57eb8d622b8b386c/1452386392010/WEBC+mission+door+handle+vert+PE+w+blur+DSCF1121_2_3_4_5_6_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM403: "MIssion door" (vertical) At La Purisima Mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608a57eb8d622b8b3868/1452386327182/WEBC+mission+door+closeup+horiz+PE2+DSCF1115_16_17_18_19_20_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM402: "Mission door" (horizontal) At La Purisima Mission, I found this incredibly beautiful door. You can see the patina from the wear on the door, latch, and lock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608abfe873997307f622/1452386657509/WEBC+mission+confessional+PE2+DSC00808_09_10_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM405: "Mission confessional" Notice the purple cover cloth, the color of penitence. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608957eb8d622b8b3864/1452386430034/WEBC+mission+altar+3+statues+PE+DSC00796_7_8_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM404: "Altar at La Purisima Mission" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568b0cd64bf1182258dce7f2/1452386076619/WEBC+mission+confessional+purple+curtain+PE4+DSCF1246_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS - CM400: "Confessional" At La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, CA, there is a free-standing confessional. On the side where the person speaks, there is a tin with holes in the shape of a cross. On the priest's side, light comes in and the cross appears to float. The curtains are purple for pentitence. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e6565cb24dfaf352634aaef/1583703512272/WEBC+CHIEF+III+++RTF+chief+3+qtr+BLK+BKGRND+V2+1D0A0960.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656a8e0a1d4b4e74278b57/1583704722363/WEBC%2Bocean%2Bsanta%2Bcruz%2Bwave%2Bcolors%2BPE2%2BIMG_1136.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656c53190266288c656c8c/1583705196732/WEBC%2Bmission%2Bdoor%2Bcloseup%2Bhoriz%2BPE2%2BDSCF1115_16_17_18_19_20_fused_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656ce2c20640121bdb1dfa/1583705317468/WEBC%2Bcastle%2Bneptune%2Bcolumns%2Btoned%2BBWP1010170.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656d889369fa0953210cf3/1583705483100/WEBC%2Bst%2Bjoseph%2Bbasilica%2Bst%2Bbasil%2BPE2%2BDSC01687_8_9_fused_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656df7916b3a6bcbe0bf45/1583705601510/WEBC%2Brtf%2Bchoctaw%2Busing%2Birene%2Bprocess%2BV4%2B1D0A3534.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656e644f3cd622ab866fb5/1583705715746/WEBC%2Bvenice%2Bgondolas%2BPE3%2BDSC02316.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e656eda190266288c65f42f/1583705820943/WEBC%2BSF%2Bcracked%2Bvase%2Bcraftsman%2BPE%2BP1010385_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e657099916b3a6bcbe139ab/1583706270461/WEBC%2BWG%2Bfountain%2BDSC03960_tonemapped.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e6570fca29cd069c4e0b146/1583706366671/WEBC%2BSeason%2Bto%2BTaste%2B%2B%2BWC%2BV2%2Bsalt%2Band%2Bpepper%2Bmosaic%2Bbright%2BIMG_3005.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e657190ec7bc900e9b420c6/1583706522225/WEBC%2Bpolaroid%2Bindian%2Bw%2Bgold%2BPE2%2BBOX_1_051_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg COLLECTIONS https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e65727d9369fa095321f94f/1583706755394/WEBC%2BPoppy%2Brain%2Bpoppies%2Bsingle%2Bw%2Bwater%2B6317%2BDSC06317.jpg COLLECTIONS http://www.njffotographie.com/travelurbanscapes daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e6572e8b6faeb732c20458e/1489159622502/ Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG617: Willow Glen Town Square Every town has to have a town square and Willow Glen is no exception. The fountain, lights, greenery, eateries, and plentiful benches combine to make it a great place just to sit and enjoy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c540be65945a921765c4/1489159622502/WEBC+WG+fountain+DSC03960_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG617: Willow Glen Town Square Every town has to have a town square and Willow Glen is no exception. The fountain, lights, greenery, eateries, and plentiful benches combine to make it a great place just to sit and enjoy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1cea4ff7c50dd0e572f95/1489096534965/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+Aqui+DSC04258_59_60_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG600: Willow Glen - Industrial spirits Aqui's makes the best margaritas and they are truly industrial, as advertised! I love their neon lights at night and their eclectic choices of art. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc22e7afa91000120dd17/1561313914983/WEBC+WG+TPZ+V2+School+one+boy+going+in+door+Back+to+school+DSC07502_3_4_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "Back to school" A boy enters the gates at Willow Glen Elementary School. I love how his right foot is cocked slightly. To me, it is so “boy”! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d123d64e1faf80001eba663/1561476543420/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Willow+Glen+School+2--3+DSC07511_2_3_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "Willow Glen School" All the elements of the iconic Willow Glen School are here. The sign (California Distinguished School), the gorgeous red metal gates, and people walking in. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc3a46d532e0001a0879b/1561314269387/WEBC+WG+TPZ+School%27s+out+gate+NO+SIGN+DSC07523_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "School's out" These are the gorgeous gates at the Willow Glen Elementary School. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc40049511800017d1179/1561314643795/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Hickle+w+Ladies+night+out+DSC07590_1_2_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "Hicklebee's" Hicklebee’s is a fabulous local bookstore in Willow Glen. They run great author events as well as other educational events. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fc5746d532e0001a0a379/1561317530856/WEBC+WG+TPZ+hickle+books+no+peeps+DSC07626_7_8_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "Local bookstore" The sign on the front says it all “We love our local bookstore”. Folks in Willow Glen truly love this place for its charm, books, and events. It is fun to study every detail in their window display. You can see their version of “American Gothic” (he is reading a book). There are reflections on the window from shops across the street. There is a Pete Rose book with him coming to home plate. All quintessential Willow Glen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fceb5807a8800016f74fe/1561317114375/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Much+to+love+Hickle+mom+and+girl+DSC07602_3_4_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "Much to love" A woman and her daughter admire the storefront at Hicklebee’s book store. There is much to love between them and what they see in the store! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5d0fcf27247fa10001f5e468/1561317320477/WEBC+WG+TPZ+Pizza%21+2+girls+leave+pizza+DSC07635_6_7_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - "Pizza!" Pizza My Heart, established Oct 13, 1961, is a favorite in Willow Glen. The surfer pictures, as well as the the 3 dog holds (Great Dane, Labrador, and Pekinese) are iconic things that pretty much every person in Willow Glen has seen many times. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c3e486e6c0616c3856fd/1489159271131/WEBC+WG+cheese+bar+DSC04222_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG615: Willow Glen happy hour The 20/twenty cheese bar has plenty more than cheese. You can get fabulous libations to go with. It is such a warm happy scene at night so that is why I decided to go with an evening shot. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1cfba440243d83e85da47/1489096750117/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+gussied+up+DSC04246_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG601: Dog party There is a great boutique in Willow Glen called "Gussied up." They have the coolest window displays, and this one is no exception. Willow Glen is such a dog friendly town, so this seems to be the perfect image. I love all the dog noses and happy hats!! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d064e3df28a52ab7e7b7/1489096929538/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+vin+santo+heart+table+DSC04240_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG602: Love in Willow Glen Vin Santo is one of the more romantic restaurants in Willow Glen. On Valentine's Day weekend, they decorated their outside table with rose petals in the shape of a heart, moving colored dots of light, and candlelight. How could one refuse?? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dfff37c581ac65d27048/1489100917508/WEBC+WG+night+IMPRS+Eat+Cake+DSC04028_29_30_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG612: Eat cake (Willow Glen) Susiecakes is a great shop on Lincoln Ave. If you have been there, you know there is a cool gal outlined on the door. And when you take this shot at night, she seems to float in space and beckon you to come in! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d0fdc534a59cc494cfdf/1489097188894/WEBC+WG+CGPRO+powell+as+a+child+sees+it+IMPRS+DSC03785_6_7_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG603: Willow Glen - "As a child sees it" Who can resist Powell's sweet shop? I decided to process this in over-saturated colors because I imagined that is how a child sees this shop of wonders! (Um, I am pretty sure there are a few adults that see it that way, too, but not naming names.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c84af7e0ab73ba6bf47d/1489160427050/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+less+blue+VW+bus+mural+DSC03866_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG620: VW bus parks anywhere This is a detail from one of the many great murals in Willow Glen. I intentionally included the "parking restricted" sign because it seems to me, surfers in a VW bus are gonna park where they want! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c677f5e231655c5198f7/1489159897353/WEBC+WG+Night+WG+IMPRS+V3+home+n+garden+Zebra+DSC04037_8_9_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG618: Willow Glen stripes The Willow Glen Home and Garden shop has beautiful window displays. I love the zebra juxtaposed with the striped pillow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c5e4f7e0ab73ba6bd101/1489159765315/WEBC+WG+night+IMPRS+Noah+Peet+Beauty+DSC04103_4_5_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG617: Noah, Peet, Beauty (Willow Glen) I love how Willow Glen looks at night. This is a popular crossing spot on Lincoln Ave. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d5ece4fcb5954a9f91bb/1489098524658/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+V2+peets+scene+man+walking+DSC03800_1_2_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG604: Willow Glen morning One of the fun things about Willow Glen to me is the almost constant gathering of people at Peet's and Noah's. It always seems like they are having such a good time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d75c46c3c4b8bc3ee102/1489098689802/WEBC+WG+IMPRS+V2+signs+lamp+TONED+BW+DSC03818_19_20_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG605: Historic Willow Glen I love all the banners with historic photographs of Willow Glen. And they are almost always next to these beautiful globe lights. I thought doing this in sepia might make it seem "aged". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1e12db3db2b118f2caddc/1489101199557/WEBC+WG+Starbucks+DSC04216_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG614: Minnesota & Lincoln The Starbuck's mermaid beckons you to come in and have an after dinner coffee. Who can resist? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1d810a5790ae2230025df/1489098918683/WEBC+WG+night+two+walk+to+Garden+Theater+DSC04082_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG606: Willow Glen at night The Garden Theater, the banners, and the globe lights all come together to make a quintessential Willow Glen night time scene. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1df6aff7c50dd0e585192/1489100738596/WEBC+WG+mural+triptych+DSC03704_5_6_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG611: Willow Glen mural This is a great mural next to Goosetown. I love that it includes the Garden Theater and palm trees and birds in the background! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1de3e59cc688682a144a5/1489100437199/WEBC+WG+family+Glow+DSC03803_4_5_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG609: What to choose? (Willow Glen) A family stands in front of Glow, the candle making shop. How does one choose among all the fun places to be on Lincoln Ave in Willow Glen? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dedda5790ae2230095c9/1489100610794/WEBC+WG+Garden+Theater+w+2+walkers+DSC03788_89_90_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG610: Willow Glen Garden Theater The Garden Theater sign is an icon in Willow Glen. I waited until some folks walked by whose clothing would look really good with the colors at the Garden Theater. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dcbc8419c2b8c95460fa/1489100129221/WEBC+WG+CROP+IMPRS+Garden+theater+close+up+DSC03857_8_9_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG607: Willow Glen - Ladies night out The Garden Theater sign is an icon in Willow Glen. And Ladies Night Out is now a tradition. So the two combined makes a great Willow Glen shot. I love the architectural elements of the Garden Theater. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c7029f7456c911745b15/1489160059277/WEBC+WG+sign+at+night+1929+DSC04170_1_2_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG619: Historic Willow Glen at night Willow Glen pride shows in the banners they have put up all along Lincoln Ave. Each one shows Willow Glen scenes from the past. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1dd88197aea86abe3575a/1489100297050/WEBC+WG+CROP+kid+bike+peets+beagle+DSC03827_8_9_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG608: Squirrel! (Willow Glen) This little boy quickly cast his eyes away from the road the minute he saw the sleeping dog. Good news is that no wrecks were involved. This is a typical Willow Glen scene! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c1e090440243d83e86f740/1489101057593/WEBC+WG+night+IMPRS+Table+sign+w+Willow+St+sign+DSC03986_7_8_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG613: The Table (Willow Glen) Definitely a fun restaurant in Willow Glen. They have indoor and heated outdoor seating. Something for every one! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/58c2c47ae6f2e14660d648dd/1489159403774/WEBC+WG+CROP+starbucks+DSC04198_199_200_fused.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG616: Mmmm that was good! (Willow Glen) So many good things to have at Starbucks in Willow Glen! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/593c5e82bf629a6afed74d65/1497128659964/WEBC+WG+just+table+sign+at+night+IMPRS+DSC04291_2_3_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - WG621: "The Table" Already an iconic sign in Willow Glen, "The Table" sign is shown here at night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6365a2bab8d575217e1b/1452625013475/WEBC+chicago+rain+street+PE4+IMG_1616_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU700: "Chicago: downtown rain" A view of a Chicago street on a rainy day from inside a car with rain on the windows. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf99cadb622633ac0df/1452625944404/webc+chicago+person+fountain+w+small+boy+PE+IMGP5970_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU701: "Chicago: Smile upon him" Millennium Park, Crown Fountain. This 50' tall fountain has two facing glass block walls with faces projected on the walls. Often, water squirts out where the mouth is. This little boy was oblivious to everything but the ground water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf89cadb622633ac0a5/1452626001316/WEBC+chicago+starbucks+PE+IMGP5968_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU702: "Chicago" They are everywhere" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf925981daf06275aa1/1452626125823/webc+chicago+interior+architecture+PE+IMGP5890_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU703: "Chicago: interior architecture elements" Many of the buildings downtown have designs on the wall that compliment the rest of the interior. This building is no exception. I posterized it to put emphasis on the detail that attracted me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6361a128e6a4d70eb542/1452626216842/WEBC+chicago+105+w+madison+PE+IMGP5862_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU704: "Chicago: 105 W. Madison" The lovely thing about downtown Chicago is that even street addresses look great. I tried my best to showcase the gold in the 105 and the beautiful rain shield above it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6362a976afe460a3599a/1452626484374/WEBC+chicago+church+cross+rainy+window+PE4+waterclr+110+w+madison+IMG_1619_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU705: "Chicago: Church in rain" Chicago, 101 W. Madison, St. Peter's Catholic church. I saw this scene thru a rainy car window. The rain begged for a watercolor look to this scene. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6363a976afe460a359a3/1452626619502/WEBC+chicago+interior+architecture+words+PE2+CROPPED+IMGP5926_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU706: "Chicago: interior architecture elements" Many of the buildings downtown have writings on the wall that compliment the rest of the interior. This building is no exception. I posterized it to put emphasis on the detail that attracted me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636569a91a2847f2db80/1452627055914/WEBC+chicago+pirie+scott+bldg+PE+IMGP5867_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU707: "Pirie Scott building" Sullivan Center, formerly known as the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, was the latest technology and art in 1899. The large expanse of windows allowed maximum light into the store. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636669a91a2847f2dba0/1452627145284/WEBC+chicago+theatre+red+sign+PE2+IMGP5884_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU708: "Chicago Theatre" I had fun with this one. Even though it is cropped, you know it says "Chicago." But cropping it to say "chic" was a fun twist. I really love the little yellow lights on the building to the right. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/56954cf69cadb622633ac0a1/1452627215778/WEBC+chicago+marshall+field+PE+IMGP5881_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU709: "Chicago: Marshall Field" Marshall Field building on Washington & State Street. Marshall Field (which opened in Chicago in 1892) was sold to Macy's in 2005 and Chicagoans have mourned that ever since. Looks like the Marshall Field sign stayed! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6366a976afe460a359d8/1452627295887/webc+chicago+woman+red+dress+PE2+IMGP5887_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU710: "Chicago" Woman in red" So many of the colors around her were grays and browns. Then she shows up with a gorgeous red outfit and bright purse! How could I resist? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6363a128e6a4d70eb579/1452627399280/WEBC+chicago+cutler+mail+chute+PE4+IMG_1480.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU711: "Chicago: mail box" Even the mail boxes are gorgeous in downtown Chicago! This one is an internal mail chute. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568b0ef80e4c114023ca500c/1452627530567/WEBC+santa+fe+las+palomas+door+night+TPZ+IMP2+DSC09143.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU712: "Santa Fe: Night entrance" In the "City Different" one finds stunning sites almost everywhere. This door entrance at night is no exception. I rendered the photograph as a chalk pastel to give it a painterly look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6368a2bab8d575217e56/1452627662485/WEBC+france+maison+bleue+PE3+CROP+E_008_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU713: "South France: blue house" Maison bleue (blue house) in south of France. Isn't this just a grand shade of blue? And the words were painted on the building (I do not believe in Photoshopping that kind of thing in). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64497086d7219d1a3180/1452627752930/WEBC+south+france+wall+PE+E_002_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU714: "South France: Twilight" This is a twilight scene in the south of France. The textures and architecture are endlessly fascinating to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6368a976afe460a359dd/1452627836943/WEBC+france+purple+and+red+door+PE+E_006_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU715: "South France: door" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636957eb8d622b8b5502/1452627929134/WEBC+france+rooftop+abstract+PE6+FILTER+E_022_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU718: "South France: Weathered rooftops" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6369a128e6a4d70eb5b2/1452629302331/WEBC+france+veggies+market+PE4+BOX_2_027_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU719: "South France: Open market" The European open markets have such wonderful displays of vegetables. This one is in the south of France. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636aa2bab8d575217e5d/1452629507313/WEBC+france+woman+walking+vert+PE+SPONGE+E_020_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU720: "South France: woman walking" Woman walking in southern France (Valbonne). I used a sponge effect to make it look more like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6361a976afe460a35996/1452629760228/WEBC+charleston+lamp+B%26W+PE2+IMGP0140_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU722: "Charleston: B&B entry" Charleston, SC. I chose to make this black and white, and soften it, to show the delicate patterns on the lamp and curtains. (Having this in color would have overwhelmed the subtle textures.) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636c57eb8d622b8b550f/1452630347174/WEBC+house+clock+bread+PE3+L1010118_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU725: "San Jose, CA: Bread" This scene was at a house in San Jose. I intentionally made it look more like a painting, giving details to the normally very dark areas. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c636c69a91a2847f2dbda/1452723541911/WEBC+house+SJ+red+light+cheese+steak+PE+DSC00588_89_90_tonemapped.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU726: "San Jose, CA - street scene" I took a series of these from my car. Every last one of them had red lights in them! The only time I could shoot was when my car had stopped and was in front of the line. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64417086d7219d1a310a/1452723612810/WEBC+japan+red+post+box+PE+B_034_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU727: "Japan: Nippon post" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c646dd8af109786201c1e/1452723998319/WEBC+SF+golden+gate+black+birds+fog+PE+DSC02744_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU730: "San Francisco: Golden Gate" Black birds (far right) admire the Golden Gate Bridge. Although this looks like fog rolling in, it is an overexposed picture that I post-processed to pull out the birds and house. Doing so makes us think it is the usual SF fog. Different view! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64432399a30df61d2c36/1452724048561/WEBC+san+fran+night+bay+bridge+w+pylons+CROP+PE5+DSC02859_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU731: "San Francisco: Bay Bridge at night" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64447086d7219d1a3140/1452724115187/WEBC+SF+Bay+Bridge+no+pylons+PE3+DSC02864_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU732: "San Francisco: Bay Bridge at night" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64442399a30df61d2c39/1452724202337/WEBC+SF+Bay+Bridge+shake+PE2+STRAIGHTENED+DSC02832_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU733: "San Francisco: Bay Bridge shake up" No, we were not having an earthquake! But I got this shot by moving the camera around during a long exposure. I post-processed it in a way that would show the delicate slight exposures of the bridge in the far background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6445841aba419c447902/1452724452071/WEBC+SF+golden+gate+PE2+CROP+NO+BIRD++DSC02753_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU734: "San Francisco: Golden Gate at night" Golden Gate Bridge about 30 minutes after the sun went down. At that time of night you get both the blue sky and the night lights and their reflections. Does not get much better than that! We drove across and shot from the Marin County side. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6447841aba419c44790b/1452724424765/WEBC+SF+Palace+FA+w+person+PE2+DSC02764_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU735: "San Francisco: Palace of Fine Arts" I waited to get a person on the main archway to show how absolutely huge this place is. There was a little wind that night, enough to make the light shimmer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6447d8af109786201a82/1452724747580/WEBC+SF+Pier+to+Trans+Amer+2+benches+PE5+B%26W+DSC02831+%281%29_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU737: "San Francisco: Looking back" This is the pier that looks back at the Transamerica building.I loved how the benches threw such interesting shadows from the strong lights. And yet the scene seemed lonely, despite all the lights. But then you see the couple in the middle-left. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6448d8af109786201a85/1452724815115/WEBC+SF+SF+Belle+boat+PE+DSC02819_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU738: "San Francisco Belle" There are so many great things going on here. The San Francisco Belle boat, water reflecting colored lights, and then the lit up Bay Bridge in the background. Another San Francisco postcard! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6448841aba419c44790d/1452724884176/WEBC+SF+SF+Belle+vert+w+gate+PE2+w+CROP+final+really+DSC02829_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU739: San Francisco Belle" This shows a portion of the San Francisco Belle Hornblower boat at the dock. I like how the deck and gate lead the eye to the red reflection in the water. I was lucky to have a person on the boat to give perspective. A San Francisco postcard! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a042dcfd00351711bca7/1583456420196/WEBC+Unwrap+awesome+++++bus+DSC00788.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Unwrap awesome” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a0abc19c4468c3c49b11/1583456480241/WEBC+Crossing++hill+man+umbrella+DSC00547.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Crossing” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1262d777d1b5d2217bf/1583456698962/WEBC+Axiom+The+Continuous+Thread+SF++DSC00801.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Axiom: The Continuous Thread” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite. This is an exhibit that was held in San Francisco. Its intent was to say how we are all one continuous thread, specifically with native peoples. Axiom is a truth and is the name of a hotel nearby. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a0ee7e0f211357e228fb/1583456590697/WEBC+SF+Endless+Journey+DSC00366.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Endless journey” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1d01836da126b5247d5/1583456885137/WEBC+Moment+++SF+clock+walker+w+umbra+DSC00580.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Moment” - Streets of San Francisco, urban composite. This image is meant to pay homage to Henri Cartier-Bresson’s famous concept of called “The Decisive Moment”. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1da1836da126b5248a1/1583456909352/WEBC+Urban+sign+++SF+sign+and+reflections+DSC00249.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Urban sign” - Streets of San Francisco. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a2ba39601f60a6897f89/1583457207252/WEBc+SF+bus+1056+DSC00312.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Bus 1056” - Streets of San Francisco. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a2a9ac8b200ee6e6d0e4/1583457167446/WEBC+SF+Set+Free++flying+birds+on+wall+Zelos+DSC00348.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Set free” - Streets of San Francisco. Most people think I captured an impressive flight of birds between an older hotel and a modern building. Truth is that these “birds” are painted on the modern building and I simply walked around to make it look like they were real birds flying between the buildings. San Francisco is surprising that way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a298c19c4468c3c4f18b/1583457059448/WEBC++Fourth+Street+++SF+Chanel+crosswalk+DSC00346.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Fourth Street” - Streets of San Francisco. I did not add the Chanel ad. It was there as is. Her sitting there alongside people sitting in wheelchairs is just so San Francisco to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/5e61a1c367396b07d8ea9f6d/1583456779268/WEBC+Architecture+++SF+warm+window+VERT+DSC00259.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes “Architecture” - Streets of San Francisco https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c6360a976afe460a35977/1452725007576/WEBC+ALB+fountain+PE2+L1010936_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU741: "Albuquerque: fountain" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644c7086d7219d1a31a8/1452725348663/WEBC+SWest+santa+fe+canyon+road+wall+PE2+IMG0011_2_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU742: "Santa Fe: Canyon Road inset" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c64492399a30df61d2c7c/1452725431851/WEBC+Swest+corn+blue+door+PE+MG0041_2_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU743: "Santa Fe: Indian corn" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644a1115e0d0bc205894/1452725495593/WEBC+SWest+mesa+verde+PE3+B%26W+IMG0098_2_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU744: "Mesa Verde, CO" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644b2399a30df61d2c83/1452725537371/WEBC+SWest+mesa+verde+PE3+PINK+final+IMG0098_2_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU745: "Mesa Verde, CO (color)" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0ec4c647adc8055baf76/568c644bd8af109786201ab7/1452725818016/WEBC+SWest+mission+tower+cross+PE2+IMG0039_2_edited-2.jpg Willow Glen & Urbanscapes - TU746: N. New Mexico: adobe church" Simple and clean adobe building...SW essence. http://www.njffotographie.com/california-misssions daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e65702dc20640121bdbaeca/1452386327182/ California Misssions - CM402: "Mission door" (horizontal) At La Purisima Mission, I found this incredibly beautiful door. You can see the patina from the wear on the door, latch, and lock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608a57eb8d622b8b3868/1452386327182/WEBC+mission+door+closeup+horiz+PE2+DSCF1115_16_17_18_19_20_fused_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM402: "Mission door" (horizontal) At La Purisima Mission, I found this incredibly beautiful door. You can see the patina from the wear on the door, latch, and lock. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568b0cd64bf1182258dce7f2/1452386076619/WEBC+mission+confessional+purple+curtain+PE4+DSCF1246_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM400: "Confessional" At La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, CA, there is a free-standing confessional. On the side where the person speaks, there is a tin with holes in the shape of a cross. On the priest's side, light comes in and the cross appears to float. The curtains are purple for pentitence. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608e57eb8d622b8b3893/1452386215261/WEBC+mission+logs+bench+door+PE+corrected+final++DSC00868_69_70_tonemapped+copy.jpg California Misssions - CM401: "La Purisima: Through the mission door" At La Purisima Mission, there is a dark side room. No one was photographing it because of the darkness. But I used High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography to bring out the light. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608b57eb8d622b8b386c/1452386392010/WEBC+mission+door+handle+vert+PE+w+blur+DSCF1121_2_3_4_5_6_fused_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM403: "MIssion door" (vertical) At La Purisima Mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608957eb8d622b8b3864/1452386430034/WEBC+mission+altar+3+statues+PE+DSC00796_7_8_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM404: "Altar at La Purisima Mission" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608abfe873997307f622/1452386657509/WEBC+mission+confessional+PE2+DSC00808_09_10_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM405: "Mission confessional" Notice the purple cover cloth, the color of penitence. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608c25981da93890360f/1452386730240/WEBC+mission+door+n+painting+n+bench+PE4+DSCF1208And8more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM406: "Enter" La Purisima: side entrance to church. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608dbfe873997307f65c/1452040335205/WEBC+mission+full+altar+PE2+DSCF1151_2_3_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608e57eb8d622b8b3871/1459291341248/WEBC+mission+key+window+armoire+PE+DSC00871_2_3_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM432: La Purisima Mission side window This window was in a very dark corner that no one was visiting and certainly not photographing. But using the HDR technique, one can "tease" pixels out of dark corners. And this is the result. A lovely glowing window that showcases the old adobe. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608ebfe873997307f663/1452386802252/WEBC+mission+norma+taking+confessional+PE2+CROPPED2+no+picture++DSCF0159_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM407: "La Purisima confessional" This is the same confessional, from the opposite side, as CM400. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c608f57eb8d622b8b3896/1452386854695/WEBC+mission+outside+entry+w+gates+PE2+DSCF1083_4_5_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM408: "La Purisima restored" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6090bfe873997307f666/1452386995771/WEBC+mission+painting+window+statue+PE+FINAL+DSC00681_2_3_tonemapped.jpg California Misssions - CM409: "Symbol trio" Inside the La Purisima mission, I felt I was looking at a trio of symbols. The painting, the statuary, and the window opening. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c609157eb8d622b8b389b/1452387081150/WEBC+mission+pulpit+PE+SPONGE+TWICE+bright+less+color++DSCF1148_49_50_fused_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM410: "Pulpit" This is the restored pulpit at La Purisima Mission. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c609169492e08720b2e8c/1452387242300/WEBC+mission+SJB+altar+PE3+DSCF1666And8more_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM411: "San Juan Bautista Mission, main altar" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6105cbced67dd8b2f922/1452387338237/WEBC+mission+SJB+B%26W+test+PE2+DSCF1440And11more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM412: "San Juan Bautista - He walks" The arches lead to the painting during the late afternoon sun at San Juan Bautista mission. Because there is so much color on the columns, and that would distract from what I was trying to convey, I created the final image in black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6105a2bab8d5752166da/1452387428443/WEBC+mission+SJB+biker+in+pew+PE5+DSCF1836_7_8_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM413: "Biker" This classic biker dude decided to sit where I was taking pictures. Turns out it makes an interesting picture. He seems to be taking in the altar (and it is a splendid one). The late afternoon light is so bright that his arm and pew seem heavenly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6106cbced67dd8b2f948/1452387507718/WEBC+mission+SJB+book+%26+bookmark+PE3+DSCF1719_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM414: "Ephemera" I admit I love ephemera, which is what drew me to this open book from 1700. Look to the left to find a curious hand-made bookmark as well as an old small envelope from Mexico (which looks almost 3D to me, hovering over the page). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6107a2bab8d5752166fd/1452387618946/WEBC+mission+SJB+candles+w+cross+PE5+CROPPED++DSCF1625_26_27_28_29_30_31_fused_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM415: "Trinity" "Trinity" These are 3 candles that were at a side altar at San Juan Bautista commemorating the memories of loved ones who had passed away. The candles seemed to be so full of hope, while there were many of the "Day of the Dead" images and sculptures all around. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6108cbced67dd8b2f95b/1452387706705/WEBC+mission+SJB+chairs+and+painting+B%26W+PE2+DSCF1769And9more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM416: "Come" Small chapel at San Juan Bautista mission. The painting hovering over all the empty chairs was striking to me, as if no one were listening. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6108a2bab8d5752166ff/1452387831679/WEBC+mission+SJB+chairs+vert+PE3+DSCF1749_50_51_52_53_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM417: "Chairs" While these are certainly modern chairs, I found them in the smaller chapel at San Juan Bautista mission. I was attracted to the late afternoon light streaming in and lighting the chairs and fresco walls. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6108cbced67dd8b2f964/1452552805140/WEBC+mission+SJB+flowers+in+vases+PE3+DSCF1879_81_82_83_fused_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM418: "San Juan Bautista Mission: Flowers in vase" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c6109a2bab8d575216703/1452552878742/WEBC+mission+SJB+friars+desk+PE+CROP3+DSCF1722_3_4_fused_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM419: "San Juan Bautista: Mission correspondence" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610acbced67dd8b2f969/1452553049608/WEBC+mission+SJB+hic+domus+dei+PE3+less+color++DSCF1651_2_3_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM420: "San Juan Bautista: Portal" "This is the house of the Lord and the gate to heaven" (translated from the Latin). Interesting that these words are inside rather than out. Note that little of the hand worked portal is at 90 degrees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610ba2bab8d575216709/1452553163217/WEBC+mission+SJB+illus+manuscript+PE+brighter+DSCF1717_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM421: "San Juan Bautista: Illustrated manuscript" At mission San Juan Bautista there are gorgeous (and very large) illustrated manuscripts. This one had wavy pages. I got the up and downs of the chant music to parallel the waves. If you look closely, you can see pencil marks near the red "B". https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610c7086d7219d1a1143/1452553484882/WEBC+mission+statues+mary+st+francis+PE+DSC00698_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM422: "La Purisima: Altar detail" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610c7086d7219d1a1189/1452553889682/WEBC+mission+two+doorways+PE2+DSCF1092_3_4_fused_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM423: "La Purisima: Double portal" (color) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/569436101c121086a8888d1c/1452553924187/WEBC+mission+BW+two+doorways+PE2+DSCF1092_3_4_fused_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM424: "La Purisima: Double portal" (BW) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610dcbced67dd8b2f99c/1452554039288/WEBC+mission+vert+confessional+two+sides+PE2+DSCF0160_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM425: "La Purisima confessional curtain" Notice that the tin to the left is punctured with holes in the shape of a cross. This is the outside view of CM400. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610dc21b86066af2e1fc/1452554149338/WEBC+mission+window+and+frescos+PE2+DSCF1178And14more_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM426: "Mission window & frescos" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610ea2bab8d57521672e/1452554223634/WEBC+mission+window+vert+w+beams+PE4+bright+DSCF1220And8more_fused_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM427: "La Purisima: window and beams" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/568c610bcbced67dd8b2f96d/1452554368814/WEBC+mission+st+francis+w+crucifix+PE+BOX_1_039_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM428: "Mission Carmel: St. Francis looks at cross" I originally made this as a Polaroid and used heat and powder to create the words in the background. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. I was struck by how meditative St. Francis looks. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5694343b40667aed163e7485/1452554503738/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+virgin+w+gold+PE3+A_0019_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg California Misssions - CM429: "MIssion Carmel: Madonna and child" I originally made this as a Polaroid. I made the gold letters using a rubber stamp, special powder, and a heat gun. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5694343b40667aed163e745c/1452554618676/WEBC+polaroid+Carmel+mother+and+child+tile+PE4+BOX_2_044_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM430: "Mission Carmel: Madonna and child with flowers" At Mission Carmel there is this beautiful tile composition of Mary and Jesus. I originally made a Polaroid of it. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5694343bdf40f384188db81d/1452554835818/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+st+christopher+PE2+BOX_2_037_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg California Misssions - CM431: "Mission Carmel: Patron saint of Travel" St. Christopher, widely considered to be the patron saint of travel, is shown here in a tile composition. My original was a hand-manipulated Polaroid. This is a photo of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0c9adf40f32d504d2cd8/5702d346c2ea51877545f274/1459804010059/WEBC+SJB+old+books+DSCF1897_HDR+PE2+TPZ+TXT.jpg California Misssions - CM433: "Divine office" At San Juan Bautista MIssion you can find these books from the late 1500's. Specifically, the "Breviarium Romanum" is the traditional prayer book of the "divine office", which can include all levels of the priesthood.. The papal coat of arms is on this book's cover page. I like the multiple levels of books in this composition. http://www.njffotographie.com/paint-and-wrought-iron daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e65730f24dfaf3526371b71/1583537943102/ Painterly photographs “Season to taste” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62defd63928e65b7cd78b7/1583537943102/WEBC+Season+to+Taste+++WC+V2+salt+and+pepper+mosaic+bright+IMG_3005.jpg Painterly photographs “Season to taste” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62df2195105261eeee376e/1583537972217/WEBC+Morning+Glory+++creamer+reflecting+mosaic+bright+IMG_3682.jpg Painterly photographs “Morning glory” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e0e33508b27e5a97c324/1583538446931/WEBC+From+the+garden++WC+oranges+n+lemons+in+sink+IMG_3666.jpg Painterly photographs “From the garden” - these are oranges and lemons from our garden. Here they are in the sink waiting to be washed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62de1546004249879291a0/1583537750804/WEBC+Town+Square+Fountain+WG+WC+water+fountain+half+IMG_3243.jpg Painterly photographs “Town Square Fountain” - this is a fountain in Willow Glen where I live. I decided to render it in a painterly way to put emphasis on the water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62de6b3fac8d4c98a212d1/1583537827903/WEBC+Coastal+Kinetics+++WC+half+rocks+rest+sea+IMG_3514.jpg Painterly photographs “Coastal kinetics” - A rocky beach on the central California coast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62deb43fac8d4c98a21f6a/1583537900736/WEBC+Pacific+Light++++WC+Sea+soft+rocks+reflection+IMG_3518.jpg Painterly photographs “Pacific light” - the beach off central California coast. I rendered this as a watercolor, including texture of watercolor paper. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dbc5f25d2344a69ad08b/1583537213137/WEBC+By+hand+JS+Bach+and+Steinway++RED+handwritten+Bach+on+Steinway+soundboardIMG_2623.jpg Painterly photographs “By hand: J. S. Bach and Steinway” - The script is a hand-written music manuscript by J. S. Bach. The soundboard is that of a hand-made 1912 Steinway grand piano. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62db6fd5ef33626df46513/1583537072892/WEBC+Soundboard+of+1912+Steinway.jpg Painterly photographs “Soundboard of 1912 Steinway” - I added several digital filters to get this effect. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dcf123b2d500d3426c45/1583537415385/WEBC+Stand+of+Trees+in+the+Mist++painterly+tree+stand+CROP+IMG_3425.jpg Painterly photographs “Stand of trees in the mist” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e1e57f773607e2518ff5/1583538721184/WEBC+DISTANCE+TXT+TEST+P+tree+in+fog+art+nuveau+IMG_3403.jpg Painterly photographs “Distance” - I photographed this tree in the fog. And then I used some digital textures to mimic a scratched metal tintype. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e32bd76181178d424a02/1583539039865/WEBC+3+Lemons+yellow+bowl+VERT+DSC07672.jpg Painterly photographs “3 lemons” - I set up this still life in my studio and then added some French text and digital filters to make it look like a painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dd955358e75868d5f5b3/1583537661477/WEBC++Church+of+the+Heavens+++V2+church+of+the+heavens.jpg Painterly photographs “Church of the heavens” - This is a composite of two photographs I took. One is the Basilica of Rouen in France. The other is clouds. I painstakingly removed parts of the church roof and windows to let the clouds come through. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62df4e95105261eeee3e25/1583538083547/WEBC+I+Will+Stand+by+my+friend+DSC00246.jpg Painterly photographs “I will stand by my friend” - A still life that includes many indicators of a rich and full friendship. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e27066f6581a85195d61/1583538975114/WEBC+FINAL+V2+The+Fair+Sex++3+lemons+pear+rose+wine+HORIZ+DSC07669.jpg Painterly photographs “The fair sex” - this still life is a composite of several images I took. One is of a 1763 Ladies Almanac; another of a French student’s study book from 1928; the last is of a modern day still life which I set up in my studio. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dd1cf25d2344a69b0b03/1583537515180/WEBC++Painter+within+me+IMG_2899.jpg Painterly photographs “Painter within me” - I have always felt I had a painter within me….except I cannot paint. Once photography went digital, I was able to let that “painter” come out. These are pastel sticks made in a painterly way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e1513508b27e5a97d77a/1583538578533/WEBC+Pastels+out+of+the+box+%23+5+IMG_2896+Leif+Trygg.jpg Painterly photographs “Pastels out of the box #5” - I love photographing painters’ work areas. This is exactly as he had it….but I turned the colors upside down. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dc9dd76181178d4119ce/1583537376744/WEBC+Pastels+out+of+the+box+%233+IMG_2898.jpg Painterly photographs “Pastels out of the box #3” - I love photographing painters’ work areas. These are pastels but I turned the color palette upside down. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e079eb862b64341c3472/1583538385810/WEBC+Peeling+Lemons+++lemons+pear+rose+wine+partial+DSC07673+copy.jpg Painterly photographs “Peeling lemons” - in this still life, I added a number of digital textures as well as removed a lot of detail (such as the wine label) so that it looks like an old painting. The lemons look like they are peeling right off the page. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e3797f773607e251d7dd/1583539203028/WEBC+MEMORY+LONG+AGO+shadow+on+bricks+IMG_2900.jpg Painterly photographs “Memory long ago” - this photograph started out as a shot of my shadow on a brick sidewalk. The shadow shape made me think of how fleeting things are. So I used a “digital encaustics” filter (mimicking beeswax, also ephemeral) and even a “gauze filter”. By the time I got done, it looked like a memory….. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e23fd76181178d4217a4/1583538790875/WEBC+The+limit+IMG_2220.jpg Painterly photographs “The limit” - you can pretty much read what you want into this title! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dc50eb862b64341b84fb/1583537295954/WEBC+PEERLESS++Peerless+room+coca+cola+IMG_0125.jpg Painterly photographs “Peerless” - A wall advertisement for a nearby hotel by this name. I added a lot of digital filters to give it a more nostalgic look. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62dfb53fac8d4c98a24cba/1583538186024/WEBC+VERDIGRIS+++giverny+monet+copper+pots+V2+DSC00462_3_4_tonemapped.jpg Painterly photographs “Verdigris” - One of my more experimental images, this shows an “out there” rendering of copper pots in Monet’s kitchen in Giverny, France. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/5e62e01963928e65b7cdabd2/1583538278144/WEBC+Room+in+Monet%27s+Home++Monet+house+in+giverny+DSC00423_4_5_Fusion-Natural.jpg Painterly photographs “Room in Monet’s home - Giverny, France. This is a side room in his very colorful home. I feel like this composition almost looks like a painting itself. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654b25981da938906379/1452733633326/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+one+PE+L1000512_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Painterly photographs - PA800: "Paint and iron #8" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c6549dc5cb4a5b5172206/1452732557714/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+PE+L1000498_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA808: "paint and iron #6" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568b0f360e4c114023ca52d0/1452731968516/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+two+PE+L1000513_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA801: "Paint and iron #11" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654de0327c7221219659/1452732733180/WEBC+santana+vert+warm+close+PE+L1000545_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA810: "Paint and iron #9" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654825981da938906347/1452732045596/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+close+PE+L1000544_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA802: "Paint and iron #7" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654bdc5cb4a5b517222e/1452732219734/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+one+PE+L1000511_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA804: "Paint and iron #3" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654da976afe460a36b6e/1452732118702/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+warm+four+PE+L1000520_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA803: "Paint and iron #2" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c6548dc5cb4a5b5172202/1452732287306/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+four+PE+L1000505_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA805: "Paint and iron #1" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654925981da93890634b/1452732363102/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+PE+L1000497_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA806: "Paint and iron #21" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654adc5cb4a5b517222b/1452732647348/WEBC+santana+horiz+warm+six+PE+L1000502_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA809: "Paint and iron #12" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f07cbced67dd8a6e1b9/568c654a25981da938906372/1452732468226/WEBC+santana+vert+cool+close+PE+L1000529_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Painterly photographs - PA807: "paint and iron #16" http://www.njffotographie.com/neo-classical-architecture daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e65705fec7bc900e9b3e826/1459637214397/ Neo-classical architecture - NC617: "Classical style" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/57004bad22482eac525b9163/1459637214397/WEBC+castle+neptune+columns+toned+BWP1010170.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC617: "Classical style" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568b0d8ea2bab84c7ca8b266/1452558079863/WEBC+hearst+neptune+columns+PE+FINAL+DSC02288_89_90_fused_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC600: "Archway by pool" I like the way the water in the pool (not shown) reflects on the underside of these columns. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614ac21b86066af2e47c/1452558125189/WEBC+hearst+indoor+pool+two+sculptures+PE4+FINAL+REALLY++P1010290_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC601: "Indoor pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c6149c21b86066af2e477/1452558204122/WEBC+hearst+clock+PE+P1000842_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC602: "Art nouveau" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61ca7086d7219d1a19d1/1452558273257/WEBC+castle+room+scene+PE2+FILTER+P1000784_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC603: "Blue and orange room" (painterly) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614a7086d7219d1a1472/1452558361276/WEBC+hearst+fountain+lily+pads+PE+FINAL+DSC02119_20_21_fused_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC605: "Pond and vase" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61497086d7219d1a146c/1452558321481/WEBC+hearst+columns+w+pool+PE+DSC02327_8_9_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC604: "Neo-classical columns" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614b7086d7219d1a1476/1452558429551/WEBC+hearst+light+sculpture+sea+PE+FINAL+DSC02297_8_9_fused_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC606: "Neo-classical statue and California coast" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614bc21b86066af2e47f/1452558477993/WEBC+hearst+neptune+female+statue+PE+P1010027_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC607: "Neo-classical statue and pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614c7086d7219d1a1478/1452558515467/WEBC+hearst+neptune+frieze+PE+DSC02252_3_4_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC608: "Neptune frieze" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614cc21b86066af2e483/1452558570917/WEBC+hearst+neptune+trio+sculpture+PE6+DSC02267_8_9_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC609: "Neo-classical statue group and pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614ccbced67dd8b2fc26/1452558613445/WEBC+hearst+roman+pool+diving+board+PE+DSC02490_1_2_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC610: "indoor pool" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614dc21b86066af2e488/1452558745805/WEBC+hearst+roman+pool+lamp+PE2+P1000936_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC611: "Lamp detail" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c614dc21b86066af2e4bc/1452558805377/WEBC+hearst+woman+in+red+dress+PE3+PEP1010070_edited-3.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC612: "Woman and columns" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c62150ab377164ea13647/1452558839001/WEBC+two+women+talking+PE2+P1010059_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC613: "Two women talking" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61cae0327c7221217383/1452558880170/WEBC+indoor+pool+detail+PE3+CROPPED+DSC02499_500_501_fused_edited-2.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC614: "Indoor pool detail" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61cb7086d7219d1a19fb/1452558915963/WEBC+marble+woman%27s+feet+PE3+P1010100_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC615: "Marble feet" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0d5ea2bab84c7ca8b094/568c61fea2bab8d57521705b/1452559062763/WEBC+two+women+shield+hat+B%26W+PE3+final++CROPPED+P1010182_edited-2.jpg Neo-classical architecture - NC616: "Two women - one with shield; one with hat" I love the juxtaposition of the round shield and the brim of the lady's hat. It was even luckier that she was wearing a black coat to mimic the dark aged bronze statue. http://www.njffotographie.com/landscapenature daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e657337ec7bc900e9b4687e/1583454690436/ Landscape/Nature “Poppy rain” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619899161de15448f8489e/1583454690436/WEBC+Poppy+rain+poppies+single+w+water+6317+DSC06317.jpg Landscape/Nature “Poppy rain” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568b0fb8841aba419c385e2b/1452814222752/WEBC+blue+bonnets+and+wine+bottle+PE2+BOX_3_009_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN900: "Blue bonnets and bottle" Texas Hill Country - on a cloudy day (the best time to take these kinds of pictures) I brought an old wooden frame and a blue bottle as a prop to become a focal point for these gorgeous blue bonnets and Indian paint brushes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666cdf40f37b33204272/1452814397693/WEBC+raleigh+leaves+PE2+D_0006_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN901: "Parking lot art" Raleigh, NC. I'd love to say I hiked miles to get this shot. Truth it, it was simply sitting there on a median in a parking lot where I used to work! Besides the glorious color, I was captivated by the rain on the other leaves in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666625981da938906f59/1452814467277/WEBC+chapel+hill+ice+on+trees+at+sunset+PE+BOX_3_005_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN902: "Ice trees" Chapel Hill, NC. A rare ice storm hit and as the sun was going down, you could see the sun ray reflecting in the ice on the trees. I love the break in the clouds in the upper right corner. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666725981da938906f88/1452814850965/WEBC+de+young+white+flowers+PE+DSC01142tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN903: "Daisies" Notice the soft blue shadows. I also softened the edges of the flowers to give this image an overall soft, dreamy feel. It can be difficult to get whites in an image that are not harsh. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66671c1210665122c55d/1452814993244/WEBC+grapes+cab+PE6+CROPPED2+BOX_1_001_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN904: "Cabs" Cabernet Sauvignon grapes ready for harvest. I rendered these more like a painting than a photograph because that is the way it felt to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666825981da938906f8d/1452815049839/WEBC+Keck+duck+close+PE2+DSC00680.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN905: "Resting" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66681c1210665122c560/1452815195224/WEBC+Keck+duck+PE3+DSC00672.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN906: "Duck" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66701c1210665122c5ea/1452815260644/WEBC+train+snow+mountains+sunset+PE4+L1020728_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN907: "Sunset in Colorado" The Southwest has some of the most incredible vistas. I felt so lucky to be there (with Leica in hand!) to capture it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666925981da938906f94/1452815318397/WEBC+Keck+lily+pads+reflection+PE2+DSC00729_30_31_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN908: "Lily pads and reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66691c1210665122c591/1452815410852/WEBC+Keck+SB+lily+PE3b+DSC00722_3_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN909: "Lotus" Lotus and lily pads at Santa Barbara park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666b4bf1182258e97e6d/1452815450928/WEBC+lompoc+sky+pano+PE3+IMG_1297.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN910: "Sky" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666bdf40f37b3320426e/1452815547523/WEBC+near+donner+pass+PE+L1020123_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN911: "Donner Pass" Trees and snow near Donner Pass, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666c4bf1182258e97e7f/1452815630276/WEBC+ocean+spider+web+w+dew+plants+PE+P1010510_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN912: "Web" Dew on almost invisible spider web. I shot this in black and white so that the dew became the subject. When I came upon this scene, I looked all over the place for the actual web. It is very hard to see. But the droplets define it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666f1c1210665122c5e6/1452815724853/WEBC+train+0214+PE2+L1030172_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN913: "Lone tree" I eliminated almost all the detail so that the emphasis would be on the tree. However, I left a little detail for depth so that this would not look like a flat posterized B&W image. That is, you will find a little shading in it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66704bf1182258e97ebd/1452815797215/WEBC+train+0214+PE3+L1030171_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN914: "Tree stand" I got rid of most of the shading in this image to put more emphasis on the trees. But I left a little shading to give some depth (i.e. not have something that looked like a posterized scene). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6672df40f37b33204313/1452815968856/WEBC+veggie+glow+PE3+CROPPED+MORE+L1040452_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN915: "Veggie glow" These are from our garden. It was a cloudy day when I took this and somehow that made these seem to glow. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c667169a91a2847f2f98f/1452816032107/WEBC+veggie+bounty+PE2+L1040447_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN916: "Bounty" More veggies from our garden. We always harvest them in a basket and just toss them in. I liked the positions these veggies took as we put them in randomly. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66661c1210665122c555/1452816772558/WEBC+ashland+koi+fish+PE3+L1000293_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN917: "Koi" Study this for a while and you will see the water bugs on the water's surface, bubbles, and a ring of water from a popped bubble. The sky reflection looks like a starry sky. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666c4bf1182258e97e88/1452816772586/WEBC+reno+morning+tree+grass+PE+FINAL+L1040460_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN918: "Morning" Morning in Reno, NV. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666ddf40f37b332042b3/1452816827239/WEBC+ruby+canyon+022014+PE3+L1020325_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN920: "Red rocks near Grand Junction, CO" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666d1c1210665122c5a6/1452816772569/WEBC+reno+trees+grass+snow+PE+FINAL+L1040484_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN919: "Crisp morning" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666f1c1210665122c5e2/1452816915997/WEBC+train+3+peaks+PE3+L1020548_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN921: "Colorado sunset" Sunset in Colorado near Grand Junction. I really like the three rocks jutting out. Oh, aren't we lucky that the clouds rose just above them? Look at the sweeping details in the mountains, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c666fdf40f37b332042d4/1452817010162/WEBC+train+0214+pano+PE2+L1030549_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN922: "New Mexico sunset (panoramic" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6670df40f37b332042d7/1452817097864/WEBC+train+2010+yellow+clouds+hills+PE2+L1020692_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN923: "Sunrise, Colorado" I love the glow of the clouds on the mountains below. It seems very ethereal to me. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6671dc5cb4a5b5172fdd/1452817191857/WEBC+train+vert+sunset+PE2+L1020619_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN924: "Finger clouds" A glorious sunset in New Mexico. Can you believe those clouds? What a gorgeous display! New Mexico has some spectacular skies. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6673df40f37b33204319/1452817271937/WEBC+waterton+lake+sunset+PE3+L1040131_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN925: "Waterton" Sunset in the Canadian portion of Glacier National Park. This is the glorious view from the Prince of Wales hotel in Waterton, Canada. But it kinda looks like I hiked a long way to get it! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66734bf1182258e97ef8/1452817320986/WEBC+west+train+red+rocks+PE+FINAL+REALLY+L1020544_tonemapped.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN926: "Red rocks near Grand Junction, CO" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6673df40f37b3320431f/1452817405059/WEBC+yellowstone+hot+spring+PE2+L1040345_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN927: "Yellowstone: Reflections" Yellowstone National Park - hot springs. The colors, cloud reflections, and tiny waves all attracted me to this scene. If you study this image closely, you will also see some slight purples in the upper left quadrant. So amazing is nature! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c66734bf1182258e97efc/1452817460577/WEBC+yellowstone+springs+PE3+L1040347_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN928: "Springs" Yellowstone National Park: More hot springs. These have lots of minerals in them and produce these gorgeous colors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/568c6675dc5cb4a5b5173009/1452817522148/WEBC+yosemite+springs+clouds+in+water+PE2+L1040342_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN929: "Yellowstone: cloud reflections" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/56b375bb356fb004b3c26db1/1454602032114/WEBC+CA+IMPRS+photopnt+golden+hills+PE6+DSCN0986.jpg Landscape/Nature - LN930: California golden hills California golden hills somewhere off I-5 in northern CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619845fb17e42d9da4d6c6/1583454354352/WEBC+poppies+touching++two+6296+DSC06296.jpg Landscape/Nature “Poppies touching” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6191a186a4f80422e067bf/1583452626686/WEBC+Monet+poppies+++poppy+park+group+horiz+7186+DSC07186.jpg Landscape/Nature “Monet poppies” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6197ca4780973473da009c/1583454178247/WEBC+One+among+many++poppies+single+w+group+6347+DSC06347.jpg Landscape/Nature “One among many” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6191ddfb17e42d9da3a518/1583452668918/WEBC+Hill+of+poppies+++poppy+park+group+vert+7291+DSC07291.jpg Landscape/Nature “Hill of poppies” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e61920a2d11fe33f5f5bee0/1583452701690/WEBC+Three++++poppies+three+6276+DSC06276.jpg Landscape/Nature “Three” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6197ebc19c4468c3c2fee7/1583454210626/WEBC+Poppy+glow+poppies+group+one+stands+out+8862+1D0A8862.jpg Landscape/Nature “Poppy glow” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e61922739601f60a6866c20/1583452734933/WEBC+Young+poppy+poppies+red+bud+8917+1D0A8917.jpg Landscape/Nature “Young poppy” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619247e775535b087bea30/1583452763529/WEBC+Delicate+poppies+single+6343+DSC06343.jpg Landscape/Nature “Delicate” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6192651836da126b4fa385/1583454143524/WEBC+Two+friends++poppies+two+8872+1D0A8872.jpg Landscape/Nature “Two friends” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e6199bdfb17e42d9da51c5a/1583454713003/WEBC+poppies+and+friends+8892+1D0A8892.jpg Landscape/Nature “Poppies and friends” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619a02051e7e4ae4531bd0/1583454813752/WEBC+Poppy+stages+poppies+group+8916+1D0A8916.jpg Landscape/Nature “Poppy stages” - California Super Bloom 2019 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f810e4c114023ca57d2/5e619a0d8960465a54b0b73e/1583454831778/WEBC+Poppy+Party+poppies+group+6332+DSC06332.jpg Landscape/Nature “Poppy party” - California Super Bloom 2019 http://www.njffotographie.com/polaroids daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e6573180a1d4b4e74292b64/1452734958060/ Polaroids - PL856: "Native" This image was pure serendipity. The Polaroid started with the Santa Fe wall on the right. But it tore so I filled the space with a Native American stamp, old map, and then embossed it with gold petroglyphs. This is an image of my resulting Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a70e4c114023d6b873/1452734958060/WEBC+polaroid+indian+w+gold+PE2+BOX_1_051_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL856: "Native" This image was pure serendipity. The Polaroid started with the Santa Fe wall on the right. But it tore so I filled the space with a Native American stamp, old map, and then embossed it with gold petroglyphs. This is an image of my resulting Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568b0f6e0e4c114023ca56e7/1452735866878/WEBC+polaroid+many+untold++PE2+L1050010_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL850: "Many untold stories....." Cannes, France - I saw this woman deep in thought, looking out to sea. She ate alone and seemed not to notice what was around her. The original Polaroid I made had varnish over the woman to bring her out. I imitated that in the photograph of the Polaroid you see here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a457eb8d622b8b8a08/1452735880204/WEBC+polaroid+4+blue+bottles+PE1+Part+002_009_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL851: "Four blue bottles" I collected blue bottles for a while. They look so pretty in our window. Besides hand-manipulating the Polaroid, I used a sharp tool to scratch the surface around the window sill. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65ac57eb8d622b8b8a3d/1452735902995/WEBC+polaroid+vase+and+petals+PE3+Part+002_008_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL852: "Fallen petals" A friend gave me some flowers. As the petals fell over time, I loved the look. So I took a Polaroid, hand-manipulated it, photographed the Polaroid, and did some computer work on it. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65aa57eb8d622b8b8a38/1452735916716/WEBC+polaroid+people+photo+taking+by+the+sea+PE3+A_0005_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL853: "To see the sea" In southern France, I saw a man taking a photo of his friend with the sea as the background. I took a Polaroid, hand-manipulated it, then hand-painted and colored it. This is a digitized re-worked photograph of the original version. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a40e4c114023d6b81b/1452734793408/WEBC+polaroid+B%26W+3+people+in+snow+w+houses+PE3+A_0022_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL854: "Cabin fever" In Chapel Hill, NC, we had a big snow and I got bored in the house. I saw 3 people walking in the snow and did a Polaroid of it. I used a graduated tobacco filter on the digitized image and pulled the color out except for the houses. This is a photograph of that Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a957eb8d622b8b8a35/1452734872090/WEBC+polaroid+luegs+PE2+L1050019_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL855: "Lueg's" Lueg's sandwich shop is a quaint place in Hillsborough, NC. This is their bistro set in front of their window. What you see is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c676c1115e0d0bc2074de/1452735036678/WEBC+Paris+pigeon+on+roof+PE2+BOX_2_004_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL857: "Paris: It was a cloudy day when I spotted this pigeon on top of a rustic house. On the original Polaroid, I hand-painted a few areas (you can see those colored pencil strokes in this image). This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65abdf40f37b33203a62/1452735114858/WEBC+polaroid+reversing+roles+PE3+BOX_2_005_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL856: "Reversing roles" I saw this sculpture of a man and a woman called "Reversing roles". The title is quite thought provoking! Why is he looking away? Is the woman looking up? I scratched the surface of the original Polaroid to give them chairs. This is a photograph of my Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a7c647ad1e5185707b/1452735216460/WEBC+polaroid+figure+4+champagne+PE2+BOX_2_039_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL857: "Figure 4" I took a Polaroid of 4 champagne glasses and noticed that the space between them nicely fit one of my favorite stamps. I embossed gold powders on the original Polaroid. You see the digitized re-worked photograph here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c6887c647ad1e51858e17/1452735287462/WEBC+chapel+hill+intersection+PE2+BOX_2_053_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL858: "Main Street" Chapel Hill, NC: Intersection of their main street (Franklin St.) and another street. I love all the detail you can see in this one. You can even see the person in the black car in the lower left. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c688805f8e2af802a5630/1452735394495/WEBC+chapel+hill+urban+distortion+PE2+BOX_1_045_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL859: "Urban distortion" The main street in Chapel Hill, NC. I really distorted the Polaroid to show distortions that happen in urban USA. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c6888c647ad1e51858e26/1452735506590/WEBC+chapel+hill+varsity+theater+PE+BOX_2_040_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL860: "Wonder boys" Chapel Hill, NC: this could be any "Main Street USA" picture. Urban-scapes look great using SX-70 Polaroids and then moving the pigment around. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c688705f8e2af802a562c/1452735570998/WEBC+chapel+hill+ben+%26+jerrys+PE2+BOX_2_051_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL861: "I scream for ice cream" Chapel Hill, NC: a window display at a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop. You can see the reflection of a woman in the lower right as well as my colored pencil strokes in the original Polaroid. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c688905f8e2af802a5637/1452735671359/WEBC+wine+and+glass+PE2+BOX_1_046_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL861: "Wine" Somehow a simple wine and glass just make any table (and meal) seem wonderful. In the original Polaroid, I colored the space above the wine in warm happy colors and shapes to emphasize the pleasure I have at such a sight! This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c6949841aba419c44ae16/1452735743834/WEBC+capitola+chairs+w+doors+PE2+BOX_1_043_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL862: "R&R" Capitola, CA: this beach town has some cool colored houses for use by vacationers. This is one of them, complete with chairs meant for relaxation! This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a60e4c114023d6b86f/1452735843347/WEBC+polaroid+chapel+hill+bench+snow+PE2+A_0015_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL863: "Lone bench in snow" Chapel Hill - lone bench in snow. I shot the original slide with a graduated tobacco filter to give the red coloration in the trees. Then I made a Polaroid of that and hand-worked the surface. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a557eb8d622b8b8a0e/1452735988279/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+st+christopher+PE2+BOX_2_037_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL864: "St. Christopher" Carmel mission - St. Christopher tile work. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a50e4c114023d6b825/1452736050792/WEBC+polaroid+carmel+virgin+w+gold+PE3+A_0019_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL865: "Gold Madonna and child" At the CA mission in Carmel, there is a tiled picture of the Virgin Mother. I hand-manipulated a Polaroid of it and then embossed gold powders on my stamped fancy script. Hard not to melt the Polaroid when embossing! This is the digitized version. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65a50e4c114023d6b821/1452736131877/WEBC+polaroid+Carmel+mother+and+child+tile+PE4+BOX_2_044_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Polaroids - PL866: "Madonna and child" Carmel mission: Mother and child tile work. This is a photograph of my original Polaroid. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0f490e4c114023ca5438/568c65aadf40f37b33203a5e/1452736203197/WEBC+polaroid+man+in+window+PE3+A_0021_edited-1.jpg Polaroids - PL867: "How much is that man in the window? Copenhagen, Denmark. Beautiful fall leaves and statue of man in the window made me think of the title "How much is that man in the window?" Are you singing yet?? Started as a Polaroid and now this is my digitized version. http://www.njffotographie.com/interesting-odds-and-ends daily 0.75 2020-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/t/5e657355c20640121bdc4b85/1452875416658/ Interesting odds and ends - XX1007: "Vase" Close up of Craftsman vase with cracked glaze. In the final print, the cracked glaze is so lifelike that you are tempted to touch the print to see if you can feel the cracks. Vase by Carl Schmidt, 1912, Rookwood Pottery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fb05f8e2af802a4e91/1452875416658/WEBC+SF+cracked+vase+craftsman+PE+P1010385_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1007: "Vase" Close up of Craftsman vase with cracked glaze. In the final print, the cracked glaze is so lifelike that you are tempted to touch the print to see if you can feel the cracks. Vase by Carl Schmidt, 1912, Rookwood Pottery. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f105f8e2af802a4e0c/1452874661177/WEBC+ghost+town+boots+PE2+BOX_2_016_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1000: "Old boots at a Western ghost town" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fb05f8e2af802a4e95/1452874749986/WEBC+she+hath+done+PE+L1050007_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1001: "She hath done...." Chapel Hill, NC: At a very small 1800's cemetery almost hidden in the woods, I saw this tombstone. The many women who have seen this all say they can relate. Aesthetically, I thought the placement of most of the text on one line was curious. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568b1035c647adc8055bbe2d/1452874858556/WEBC+two+women+shield+hat+B%26W+PE3+final++CROPPED+P1010182_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1002: "Two women: one with shield; one with hat" I love the juxtaposition of the round shield and the brim of the lady's hat. It was even luckier that she was wearing a black coat to mimic the aged bronze statue. Interesting that they are looking away from each other, too. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ecd82d5e25a61dfc12/1452874989744/WEBC+B%26W+classical+bust+on+mantel+france+PE+B%26W+4x5Neg_002_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1003: "Classical" When in the south of France I saw this classical bust in the evening light. I left the object (that is throwing the shadow on the bust) out of the picture but left the shadow in order to parallel the lines on the shelf. Adds interest. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67edd82d5e25a61dfc1b/1452875112015/WEBC+cowslip+clock+PE+FINAL+L1000322_tonemapped_edited-1.png Interesting odds and ends - XX1004: "At one point" This is an image that I took at a B&B. This is in their guests' living room. I wanted to make it look more like a painting because that is what their objects and arrangement looked like to me. Notice the lamp reflecting in the Maxfield Parrish piece. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/569145481c1210fdda2f0ea5/1452875178038/WEBC+palm+springs+WTC+PE2+DSC09601.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1005: "Palms" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ec69a91a2847f3079c/1452875329623/WEBC+ashland+whiskey+glass+PE2+DSCN0093_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1006: "Tasty" We were having a whiskey & bourbon tasting at a great B&B in Ashland, Oregon. Could it have been such a tasting that inspired this shot? I love the reflections on the glass table. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67edd82d5e25a61dfc16/1452875486958/WEBC+bowl+of+yellow+red+orange+fruit+PE4+L1000440_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1008: "Still life" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ed69a91a2847f307a3/1452875608253/WEBC+capitola+father+and+daughter+PE2+C_0004_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1009: "Father and daughter" This is a portion of a wall mural in Capitola, CA. I chose to crop it this way because it seemed to become the universal conversation between father and daughter. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67eed82d5e25a61dfc3b/1452875656601/WEBC+cowslip+clock+PE+FINAL+L1000450_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1010: "Craftsman clock" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67ef69a91a2847f307a8/1452875717208/WEBC+edison+records+and+modern+phone+PE3+cup+out+L1040380_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1011: "Sound" Thomas Edison wax cylinders for the phonograph with a modern phone in the background. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f169a91a2847f307ac/1452875790404/WEBC+ghost+town+bowl+n+tack+PE2+D_0003_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1012: "Ghost town" This is a scene I saw in a ghost town in Utah. I could just hear the cowboys talking in this place. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f905f8e2af802a4e63/1452875884097/WEBC+quilt+tea+for+two+PE+FINAL+DSCN0219_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1013: "Tea" Tea quilt detail (notice the "reflection" of the cup and bowl on the teapot!). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f2a128e6a4d70ee1f3/1452875981673/WEBC+ghost+town+tin+cans+PE2+BOX_2_013_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1014: "Cans" Cans as I found them in a southwestern ghost town. No reason to move them around since they clearly liked where they were for many years. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f269a91a2847f307cc/1452876022265/WEBC+house+clock+bread+PE3+L1010118_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1015: "Bread" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/56943193c647ad6209de1db9/1452876058173/WEBC+botanic+garden+tulips+PE4+DSC00752.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1016" "Tulips" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/56943194c647ad6209de1def/1452876089320/WEBC+tulips+PE2+DSC00751.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1017: "Tulips II" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/5694319369492eeb1b38e260/1452876171188/WEBC+botanic+gardens+meadow+PE2+DSC00556.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1018: "Meadow" Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, meadow (done in watercolor style). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f305f8e2af802a4e22/1452876244227/WEBC+quilt+clock+PE2+DSCN0135_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1019: "Quilt detail, Clock" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f405f8e2af802a4e27/1452876316767/WEBC+quilt+eye+phone+PE+DSC03010_tonemapped.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1020: "Apple" Detail from quilt called "Apple of my eye" by Mary E. Barry. I love the way she did the iPhone! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f405f8e2af802a4e28/1452876405710/WEBC+quilt+head+rainbow+words+PE+DSCN0209_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1021: "Quilt detail: Losing memory" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f505f8e2af802a4e57/1452876467286/WEBC+quilt+horiz+warm+river+PE+DSCN0283_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1022: "Quilt detail - River" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/569922de25981d2a2f43c8d9/1452876572195/WEBC+quilt+horiz+river+orange+purple+PE+DSCN0285_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1023: "Quilt detail: River rocks" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f505f8e2af802a4e58/1452876647054/WEBC+quilt+japan+4+red+circles+PE3+DSC02955_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1024: "Quilt detail - Asian Zen" Detail of a quilt by Sylvia Zeng. I love the way she used the subtle indigo right next to the red. It pops!! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f605f8e2af802a4e5b/1452876711708/WEBC+quilt+japan+crane+PE4+DSC03114_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1025: "Quilt detail - Crane" Detail of a quilt by Fumiko Matsuu. Besides the gorgeous crane, be sure to look at the "black" area. You will find plenty of design there as well. I tried to capture the Japanese sensibility that the whole quilt embodied. Stunning! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f7d82d5e25a61dfc6c/1452876772667/WEBC+quilt+japan+detail+PE+DSC02953_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1026: "Asian Zen II" Detail of a quilt by Sylvia Zeng. The golden dragonflies seem to hover right above the field of indigo. Don't you just love how she did this? Besides incredible color choices, the patterns of her thread support the whole theme. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f7a128e6a4d70ee22f/1452876825961/WEBC+quilt+meyer+lemon+PE2+DSC02936_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1027: "Citrus" Detail of a quilt by Marie K. O'Kelley. This quilt just made me so happy! It made me think of permanent summer. Her color choices are simply stunning. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f805f8e2af802a4e60/1452876902523/WEBC+quilt+spiral+on+black+PE+DSC03303_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1028: "Spiral" A gorgeous spiral of Japanese fabric circles. Quilt by Yoshiko Katagiri. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67f9d82d5e25a61dfc8c/1452877374391/WEBC+quilt+street+scene+w+face+PE+DSC03030_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1029: "Florence" Detail from a quilt by Linda Schmidt called "Rendezvous in Florence." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fa05f8e2af802a4e65/1452877430332/WEBC+quilt+tree+little+color+PE2+DSC02906_tonemapped_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1030: "Tree" Detail of a quilt by Jenny K. Lyon. It is hard to imagine anyone could make thread and material do what she has made them do. There is so much detail to enjoy here! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fbd82d5e25a61dfc92/1452877555074/WEBC+SF+fireworks+two+of+us+PE2+DSC02796_edited-2.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1031: ""The two of us: smokin' hot" Don't you just love how this looks like two people with wild hair and purple and blue smoke popping out? I left the city below to anchor the shot a bit. (San Francisco) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c67fcd82d5e25a61dfc98/1452877634064/WEBC+Wash+DC+colored+roosevelt+close+PE3+DSC00936_7_8_fused.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1033: "FDR" At the FDR memorial in Washington DC, this is the first sculpture that you see. The actual color part of this is not quite so pronounced. But in my interpretation, I emphasized them to bring out what I felt was the multiple powers of FDR. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/568c6915cbced67dd8b348ad/1452878315172/WEBC+bubble+PE3+Part+003_025_tonemapped_edited-1.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1033: "Earth bubble" In San Francisco, I came upon a guy that was blowing huge bubbles (about a foot wide!). This one reminded me of earth. I think it shows how delicate our planet and home is. The reflections of the garage door on the top of the bubble seem like longitude and latitude. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568ae154b204d5dfaa7d829c/568b0fc9c21b86066ae7026b/56991ef6841abad250aead8f/1452877853237/WEBC+3+cypress+along+I5+CA+PE4+DSC09665.jpg Interesting odds and ends - XX1035: "Drought" 3 cypress trees off I-5 in drought stricken California. 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