Lighthouse and Boat

I´m finally making some progress developing the photos from Iceland. This one was taken at Garðskagi near the northwest tip of Reykjanes, the peninsula containing Reykjavik and the Keflavik International Airport. Note the cloudless sky. It was over two weeks before I saw another cloudless sky. No complaints. Cloudy skies make more dramatic photographs.

Lava Falls (Hraunfossar)

Hraunfossar, Iceland. Hraunfossar loosely translates as “lava falls.” If you want waterfalls in bulk, this is the place. I lost count. Making this image required 77 separate shots: 7 at different exposures for each of 11 horizontal positions. I have an idea that I’ll be tinkering with this one for months to come.

It’s all in the viewpoint

How things look depends on where you stand. From this viewpoint the Flatiron Building in NYC looks like a cylindrical tower. While taking this picture I gained an insight into the politeness of New Yorkers. My camera was on a tripod and not a single pedestrian walked in front of the camera even though avoiding doing so took them out of their way. I love it when a negative stereotype dies.

Robotic eyeball?

I’m in an abstract, black-and-white mood. No, it’s not a robotic eyeball or a sunburst sculpture. It’s a view up a rocket nozzle at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo.

Colors in black and white

I had to prepare several photos in black and white to enter in competitions and juried shows. One of them was of this toucan I photographed at the Denver Zoo.

I enjoy taking colorful images and reworking them in shades of gray. Once the hue is gone, tones and textures pop out. Reminds me why I like film noir crime dramas.

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