Focal Optimums

Little men standing in big water. Gulls flying over the water, in the air; above, on top of water. Geese, ducks floating on, eating from, swimming through, being in water. Wooden boats contending with...

I’ve been doing almost-daily posts for a couple weeks now and I have to say, the temptation to make this more than a photo journal creeps back in so quickly. My mental path is something like this:

Here’s a youtube channel to check out—Imitative Photography. It’s what inspired me to shoot a little like some of Saul Leiter’s color work and go a bit more abstract. A bit more focused on color and s...

I’m really feeling Saul Leiter’s work lately. His color, shape, mood is so nice to look at and so fun to try to learn from and emulate. The best shots I got from a Greenwood photo walk last night will...

No words today (unless I get inspired later tonight) but here are a few photos from yesterday.

Yesterday I wasn't feeling photography as much (today I’m not either) but I did get out on and shoot a bit at the locks.

Last night I found thisyoutube channelcalled Walkie Talkie wherePaulie Baldonadowalks around all day with another NYC street photographer and talks to them about how and why they take pictures.

Until this week, I’d only seen Puffins on the box of my favorite Trader Joe’s cereal. No more. I’d also only seen whales from the shores of the Puget Sound. All that changed when I had the chance to g...

Yesterday I had a short-notice chance to head up to Deception Pass and Smith Island to photograph birds (thanks Mike!). I’ll share some of those images later, here are some of the pictures I took befo...