The two worlds of day and night can be both opportunities and challenges for a photographer. It often requires different techniques both in taking the shot and processing. Additionally, the transition period between day and night can add a third scenario to consider. Some scenes we are very familiar with all times of the day….
Columbus, Indiana is the quintessential small midwestern town. That is, except for one thing; the architecture. In 1991, the AIA (American Institute of Architects) rated Columbus sixth on its list of the top 10 American cities for architectural quality and innovation. It seems little Columbus is in the company of giants such as Chicago, New…
Rice University is home to a lot of interesting architecture. That is appropriate for a university with an architecture program. So, I recently decided to brave the Houston heat and venture down to Rice to get some photography in; I’ve been locked up in the air conditioning for far too long. I decided to start…
Silos in a cornfield is a common rural scene. They just seem to evoke the allure of farming and growing something. They bring out the yearning for the quiet, simple life of farming and getting back to nature. This is despite the reality that a farming life is often neither quiet nor simple. Yet, the…
Structural Abstraction is an image that took a long time and unusual path to produce. While out taking another planned image in October, 2019, this composition caught my eye. I took several shots but none quite worked out like I hoped. Nonetheless, this composition stuck with me. I remained determined to try it again. “Again”…
When I was doing the post-processing on “First Light“, it was like meeting an old friend I hadn’t seen in a long time. There is a certain comfort with the familiarity of the things that remain as you once knew them. But at the same time, some things have changed. They are new and you…
Death and dying surround the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Across the road, you have the old cemetery with burials starting in 1882 and continuing until as recently as 2018. The old church and school are still standing but are slowly decaying. Next to the church and school is a row of large dead trees. Even in…
When photographing an iconic structure, it is very difficult to come up with an original composition. For example, just about any possible composition for the Eiffel Tower has already been done. But we make our photos anyway. Even though we weren’t the first it is a way of saying, “I was there and this is…
