PATRICK'S POINT

At Patrick's Point 2012

I took this image about two years ago. I suppose that I just forgot about it. Anyhow, here it is.

SELECTING THE BEST COMPOSITION

The Way I Saw it Sunday Morning

Same Image Cropped

The question of the day is: "did I see it right the day I took the image, or does a second look allow me to bring more out of it?"

MORE IMAGES FROM DOWNTOWN EUREKA

A Fresh New Look to a Classic and Classy Building

I took this one on Sunday morning. I sort of wish I would have moved a little to the right so that the entire name "Hamanaka" would show. Oh well!

ANOTHER SIDE OF THE MORRIS GRAVES MUSEUM OF ART

The South Side of the Morris Graves Museum of Art

I took this photograph yesterday morning. I usually think of the front side of buildings first, but there were cars in the way. I am glad that they were there.

UNNATURAL DECAY

The Former Southern Pacific EMD GP9 Number 3778

This locomotive and four other "Geeps" sit rotting away near the former office of the Northwestern Pacific in Eureka. I think they have been sitting here for about twenty years, and it is highly unlikely that they will ever roll under their own power again.

I understand that decay is a natural process. My body emphasizes that to me on a daily basis. Still, I am saddened that these locomotives are in this state. Part of my feelings derive from the fact that about forty years ago I made my maiden trip as an engineer on a unit just like this one, and that first trip was for me the apex of my railroading experience. That trip on the Pixley Local was as good as it ever was for me.

I am unsure of the locomotive's number that I operated that evening,  but it likely could have been the 3778.

SNOW CAMP

Oaks at Snow Camp

I took this yesterday at some friends place in the hills.

A Larger, But Select Audience

Southern Pacific Switcher and Crew Working a Saw Mill 

 

 

This image is in the February edition of Model Railroader magazine.

WORKING ANOTHER OLD IMAGE

V-Notch Reveal, 2006

This is an image I sort of forgot about. I took it in British Columbia about eight years ago with my Sony R1. I was taking all my shots in jpg format because I thought I could not afford to buy memory cards. Therefore the image does not give me much latitude to work with, but at least I have something.

HOT COFFEE

J. TOPPER CO

This is a crop from an image that I worked on some months back. I think I prefer this rendering.

I was looking at a web site that I frequent http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/blog_index.html this morning, and found validation to my understanding of allowing my photographs time to evolve. What I mean is that I need to visit and revisit a particular image prior to printing and sharing it. Almost every time that I allow an image to "ripen" I am surprised and pleased with what I find in the mature image.

I have yet to print any images from my November trip. Every time I look at my potential prints, I do a little tweaking to some aspect of them. I usually make a virtual  copy, make my changes and then compare that with the previous version(s) in the print module of Light Room. I use the print view because I like seeing the image as if it were matted. For whatever reason that really helps me see the print as it will look on paper.

My monitors are calibrated so I trust what I see on the screen.

NEW YEAR'S DAY AT HIGH TIDE

Samoa Bridge at High (King) Tide on New Year's Day

Lisa and I went out to see the "king tide" this morning. I took the pocket camera and was glad that I did. This image is still in the developing tray, but the final image should look something like this.

Happy New Year!

FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE UNSEEN

Another Attempt at Understanding the Unseen, December 2013

This image is from Christmas day. It was the gift from the alder forest at Dry Lagoon. To me, this is another image that defies any attempt that I may make to verbally explain what I see.

CHRISTMAS DAY AT DRY LAGOON

Winter's Pallet at Dry Lagoon, Christmas Day 2013

These colors are more like what I see through my sunglasses. Hey, I do see things through rose colored glasses - so what!

Merry Christmas!