11 August, 2023
Everyday Abstracts – From Italy’s Lake Region
Many photographers love abstract photography. And why not? Subjects are everywhere and almost demand capture. In fact, you may well have your own favorite subjects that you can’...
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20 July, 2023
Making “Morandi’s”
One of my favorite artists is the paradoxical Giorgio Morandi. Born in Bologna, Italy in 1890 he became one of the 20th Century’s hardest artists to classify. He was exposed at ...
19 July, 2023
The Drum Room (a One-Shot Story)
During a brief period of unemployment more than 20 years ago, I offered my untrained photographic services to my sister-in-law Nancy. She was a leading realtor in Coldwell-Banke...
12 July, 2023
The “Blue Hour” from On High (a One-Shot Story)
This article’s title is, I think, appropriate. I shot the photo as our Lufthansa Airbus 340 winged its way from Boston to Italy (via Frankfurt) last May. Jetting east like that ...
5 July, 2023
The “Pheasant Whisperer” (a One-Shot Story)
Last May, Kate and I enjoyed a two-week trip through Italy’s spectacular Lake Region– just south of the snowy Dolomites at the Austro-Swiss borders. And at 11:44 on the mo...
21 June, 2023
Yashica Lynx-14: The Camera that Came Home
In an unforgivable moment of weakness, I once tried to sell this lovely Yashica Lynx-14 on "the 'Bay.” Don’t know what came over me. I’ve always loved low-light pictures and the...
14 June, 2023
Older than Dirt (a One-Shot Story)
No, I’m not talking about me. Though I have been accused!
This story’s about lichen-- a YinYang symbiosis of two organisms:
A fungus that harvests minerals for both from t...
7 June, 2023
Plainclothes Angels (a One-Shot Story)
In my personal urban dictionary, a “plainclothes angel” is someone whose life crosses yours usually once, and for a short time. But they still have an out-sized impact on your f...