An old, abandoned wood-cribbed grain elevator is the un-official symbol of the northern Great Plains. They’re visible for miles on the wide open plains. Every town seems to have at least one grain elevator. Some towns have “elevator rows” of 3 or 4. Often they are the tallest structure in town. These are a reminder…
I love abandoned churches! They have a certain emotional draw on me. These churches once the scene of so many emotional high and low points for people now sit quietly alone. It’s as if they are waiting for someone to come learn the stories of what they witnessed before they completely disappear. I recently went…
I recently had the privilege of being a Guest Artist at the BNW Bistro. The BNW Bistro is a creation of Dave Payne, who I met on the social media platform Vero that is centered around photography. It is similar to Instagram, but oh so much better. If you’re on Vero be sure to follow…
Vancouver, British Columbia is a great city for both architectural and street photography. To be clear, for the purposes of this post, I’m referring to the part of the city described as “downtown”. This is because, unfortunately that is only area I was able to spend much time in during a recent visit. Judging from…
Intimate landscapes are the smaller scenes within the grand landscape. They are that middle area between macro shots and the grand, sweeping vista. They are detailed, but not to the granular level of a macro shot. The idea is to pull us into the scene and make us really see what nature displays right in…
I had heard that the Seattle Public Library – Central Library was a very distinctive and unique building. I thought I’d check it out as I love distinctive and unique buildings. However, distinctive and unique doesn’t always mean photogenic. As I approached the building it just didn’t seem that appealing to me. Maybe it was…
Waterfalls are something everyone loves. In a time when just about everyone’s likes or dislikes are formed by their political persuasion, it is nice to find something that is universally loved. During a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest we visited the Olympic Peninsula including Olympic National Park. Seattle and Vancouver were also on the…
Vancouver House is not your typical high-rise residential tower. Wikipedia lists its architectural style as Neo-futurist / Structural Expressionism; whatever that means. That florid language aside, it really is a stunning and eye-catching building. My wife and I were planning a vacation to Olympic National Park and decided to also spend some time in Vancouver…
Sea stacks are well, simply amazing. At least, that’s how I felt upon seeing them for the first time during a trip to Olympic National Park. A sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast. Some are quite large…
