Trees in an Artificial Sunset

Scanned Japanese washi paper and a B&W treatment of trees shot in Seattle make for a happy marriage. 

New Video! Falling Into Winter

The older I get, the more I appreciate autumn.  This video is a 2+ minute photo montage, with an original soundtrack featuring Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata theme (played and recorded by me using my Yamaha MX88), and some novel effects.  With over 80 images, the video is a celebration of a beautiful time of year, as photographed in and around Marin County over several seasons.   

Pink Diamond Owl Trees

My first wall hanging quilt! 

Magical Trees in Mendocino

Shooting Into the Sun

Dead trees at the Mt. Tamalpais watershed, silhouetted by the sun.

Albion Pic and the Google Nik Collection

While editing over 300 photos shot on my latest trip up to Mendocino, I discovered the newly free Google Nik Collection.  This image of the forest in Albion was edited in Lightroom CC then layered with a B&W copy created using the Nik Collection's Silver Efex Pro.  Great fun!  I could spend all day doing this.

So Many Photo Options. Which Would You Choose?

Photography used to be a lot simpler.  You had to worry about what ASA film to buy, whether B&W or color, slide or print, and a few other things when shooting the picture.  Usually a lab took it from there.  Now there are an explosion of options from what you select on your DSL camera, when taking the picture, to a thousand things you can do in post production.  Above is one picture as shot (top), slightly manipulated in Lightroom (middle photo) and more manipulated in Photoshop (bottom).   But which one is best?

Florida Trees

Pen and ink on hand tinted paper 11" x 14"

Forest Fantasy Paintings

Two new 7x10 pen & ink & watercolor (and glitter) paintings done at Longbow camp in the forest in Oregon, August 2012