Fringe Inquiries

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Fencing Dummy

Colestin Valley, Ashland, Or - July 31, 2015

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Weathered Landscape

Photographed in The Palouse - 2013, Post processing - July, 2015

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Paper & Tape

Take in Ashland, OR and post produced in Talent, OR May, 2015

Monday, April 13, 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

Saturday, March 21, 2015

It didn't appear we were going to play pickleball this morning, but shortly after this photograph was taken, enough showed up to play on the two courts, hardly discernible, in the upper right. Two more also arrived for play on the foreground tennis court.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Catcher's Territory

Medford, Oregon - March, 2015

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Rail Accoutrements

Talent, Oregon - February 2015

Blue House Blur

Talent, Oregon - February, 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Dog Walk

Talent, Oregon - February, 2015

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Tie Head

Talent, OR - November, 2014

Sunday, July 6, 2014

The Saxaphonist

Photographed right before Ashland, Oregon's annual Fourth of July parade. "Over The Rainbow" is written on the back of the music.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Nailed

Grenada, California - June 2013

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Fence Visitant

Medford - April, 2014

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Courtship

Talent, Oregon - April, 2014

I make it a point to see with a refreshed eye as much as possible. One of the advantages of working the same area over and over is that it forces me to go deeper to avoid becoming bored. With simplicity and design always in the back of my mind, I look for new ways to express the sameness that my mind sees based on past experience. Fortunately, seasonal and weather changes are always cooking up new ways to help re-see the familiar. Yesterday as the rain dried on the courts across the street, abstract patterns created unexpected juxtapositions with court lines.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Antique Decanter

Fort Klamath, Oregon - 2009

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Abandoned Pants

South of Ashland - February, 2014

Monday, March 3, 2014

Metal Cages

Phoenix, Oregon - February, 2014

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Cubist Exhibitors

Talent, Oregon - February, 2014

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Cubist Bus Stop

Las Vegas, Nevada - February 2014

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Segmented Yard

Ashland, Oregon - February, 2014

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

The Exhibitors

Talent, Oregon - January, 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Past Dreams II

Talent, Oregon - December 30, 2013

Friday, December 27, 2013

Ramblings

12/23/13

Often I choose my background first and then wait for some action to happen in the foreground. That way I don't have to worry about the background since it's already chosen. The focus is then entirely on creating an interesting juxtaposition with what arrives in the foreground. For me it's usually waiting for people that are walking or running by, but at times it could be an animal or a moving vehicle. Once the background is set, I'm ready to take a bunch of shots until I feel I've created a strong relationship between foreground and background.

Ramblings 12/23/13

It's rare that I am not trying to simplify. To this end, I often shoot upward using the sky as an uncomplicated backdrop or look downward where I have more control over what I want to include in the picture frame. When I'm shooting toward the horizon line, it's not as easy to simplify since often there are distracting elements in the background. For this reason I love to photograph in fog since objects that are further away are softer and don't compete nearly as much with objects in the foreground. In fact they often complement each other in very pleasing ways.

Ramblings - 11/9/13

I love to photograph engaging landscapes. I believe this is true for most photographers and it suggests how difficult it can be to stand out as a nature photographer since the competition is very keen. We're dependent on finding outstanding locations, good light, getting out often and bringing a strong sense of composition to what is before us. Our experiences cover the gamut from frustration to elation. We keep returning, because we love what we're doing. This alone makes it worth the journey regardless of how we might stack up with other photographers.

In the past, I've rarely given up the opportunity to find a new landscape to photograph and have traveled many miles for this alone. Lately I've been more enchanted with the inner journey and seek out ways to express this through the immediate landscape. I am always asking the question, "how can I show my surroundings differently?" The exciting part is that I'm less dependent on finding the "right" subject matter and the "right" light and am more interested in going deeper into what is familiar and communicating it in new ways. With post processing tools, I give myself the license to approach my work as traditional visual artists always have, which goes beyond conveying only what is apparent to the eye. It's less important to be in an ideal place than it is to interpret my own milieu in fresh ways.