The Almond Tree

A Ghost and a Mirage

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:53:16 -0500

Taken during a weekend meetup with Thomas Hawk in my hometown of Houston.

Nikon D40
18mm, f/16, 1/1000 sec, ISO 200

The Darkness in You

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:15:27 -0500

Taken during a weekend meetup with Thomas Hawk in my hometown of Houston.

Nikon D40
18mm, f/16, 1/1000 sec, ISO 200

Frigid as the Day She Left

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:35:33 -0500

This photograph was made when I went roadtripping across the Southwestern United States back in the summer of 2011.

This photograph was taken at Arches National Park just outside of Moab, Utah. The drive around the park truly is amazing; the National Park Service should consider using it as another advertisement point for Arches.

Nikon D40
55mm, f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO 200

A Path Gone Down Twice

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:51:35 -0500

This photograph was made when I went roadtripping across the Southwestern United States back in the summer of 2011.

This photograph was taken at Carlsbad Caverns just outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. It’s a wonderful walk around the cave with natural structures that are just completely unreal.

Nikon D40
18mm, f/8, 26.2 sec, ISO 400

The Parting of Souls Gone Black

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:54:00 -0500

This photograph was made when I went roadtripping across the Southwestern United States back in the summer of 2011.

This photograph was taken at Carlsbad Caverns just outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. It’s a wonderful walk around the cave with natural structures that are just completely unreal.

Nikon D40
18mm, f/8, 30 sec, ISO 400

The Man He Used To Be

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:20 -0500

Taken during a weekend meetup with Thomas Hawk in my hometown of Houston.

Nikon D40
50mm, f/2, 1/40 sec, ISO 400

The Ghoul I Won't Remember

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:13:22 -0500

Taken during a weekend meetup with Thomas Hawk in my hometown of Houston.

Nikon D40
50mm, f/2, 1/160 sec, ISO 400

The Ghoul I Don't Remember

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:13:35 -0500

Taken during a weekend meetup with Thomas Hawk in my hometown of Houston.

Nikon D40
50mm, f/2, 1/50 sec, ISO 400

Fall, Plate III

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:08:22 -0500

Nikon D40
35mm, f/1.8, 1/40 sec, ISO 400

Guarded by Thermopylae

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:06:00 -0500

Plate I
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec, ISO 200

Back in March of last year, I was in the Government Center area looking to shoot some street scenes in the college-visiting-tourist high season. I noticed the light on the JFK Building and went over to shoot it. At the time, I’d forgotten that it was a federal building and taking images of the building would likely be frowned upon. Fortunately for me, however, I had this memo from the Department of Homeland Security stating that I was well within my rights to photograph the exterior of the building. After about a 10-minute wait during which time the officer who stopped me from shooting radioed in to make sure I wasn’t a terrorist let me continue shooting provided I didn’t shoot the interior of the building or any entering or exiting the building.

Plate II
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec, ISO 200

The John F. Kennedy Federal Building was designed by Walter Gropius and his firm The Architects Collaborative in 1961. Gropius designed the complex with the assistance of Boston architect Samuel Glaser. Construction was completed in 1966.

Plate III
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec, ISO 200

Whispers of White

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:37:14 -0500

Nikon D40
35mm, f/11, 1/640 sec, ISO 200

How the Times Have Changed

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:34:48 -0500

Nikon D40
50mm, f/2.8, 1/640 sec, ISO 200

Tracking Dirt and Shame

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:07:01 -0500

Nikon D40
50mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, ISO 200

For a Tomorrow Worth Naught At All

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:23:28 -0500

Nikon D40
50mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 200

Pant Dance

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:58:25 -0500

I was walking around the Boston University student union way back in February 2011 and I loved how the woman in the photography was standing in the best lit part of The Link. She was originally standing in tableaux with an expression of longing on her face, but by the time I had the Bronica focussed and ready to shoot, she’d begun to perform the unmistakable Pant Dance.

Bronica ETRSi, 75mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec
Ilford FP4+125 pushed to 200, D-76 1+1, 15min
Epson 4490

Keys for Tomorrow

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:05:24 -0500

Nikon D40
35mm, f/2.8, 1/80 sec, ISO 200

Earth, Water, Air, and Steel

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:03:38 -0500

Nikon D40
35mm, f/8, 30 sec, ISO 200

Chihuly's Colorful Crystal Coppice

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:03:02 -0500

“I’d seen a chandelier in a restaurant in Barcelona when I was traveling. The chandelier was hanging at eye level. It was really beautiful. When you sat down to eat you looked underneath it, and it acted as a centerpiece for the table. I loved this idea of hanging a chandelier at eye level. And it triggered something that said, I now can make a chandelier, because it doesn’t have to be functional.” -Dale Chihuly

Nikon D40
35mm, f/2, 1/20 sec, ISO 800

Hung Out to Dry

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:02:19 -0500

Georgia O’Keeffe - “Deer’s Skull with Pedernal” (1936)

Your Name in Lights

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:20:00 -0500

The DMUBoston Meetup was 441 days ago today (that’s 63 weeks!) and I’m FINALLY posting my last photograph from the weekend.

The weekend of October 22nd to October 25th, 2010 was by long and far the most amazing weekend of my life (photographically speaking, that is). A massive group of photographers from across the US and Canada came to Boston for the sole intent of photographing the city. Among the participants were Thomas Hawk, Mo Tabesh, Sonja Burgess, Michael Wilbur and many more. We visited a large chunk of Boston’s core and bits of Cambridge with a [very] brief jaunt into Southie to visit the ICA. Here’s a screen grab of my geotags from the weekend. All in all, it was just epic. DMU itself may not be the same as what it was back then these days (so it goes), but the people are still just as awesome. Thank you to all of you. Yes, even you, Jakes.

In this photograph is the central vertical sign of the Paramount Theatre marquee. The Paramount was originally opened in 1932 as a 1700-seat, single-screen movie theatre and is noted as the first movie house in Boston to play talkies. It closed in 1976 and most of the [art deco] interior was destroyed in the ’80s during asbestos removal. The facade of the theatre was restored in 2002 and the building was subsequently bought by Emerson College in 2005 and renovated as a mixed-use performing arts facility including a 550-seat theatre, a 125-seat black box theatre, and a 200-seat film screening room.

Nikon D40
35mm, f/3.5, 1/100 sec, ISO800