December 2014

Duck, Duck, Goose Bozeman, Montana 2014

Two many geese and not enough ducks for this title to be truly appropriate but it was what came to mind. I took this because they reminded me of this (much better in my opinion) photograph I took in Santa Fe some 14 years ago: We’ve got some big windows in the gables on our new house. I think one of them needs a goose but that opinion is not shared by my in-house decorator who vetoed the idea.]]>

Tucked In for the Winter Bozeman, Montana 2014

When I took this photo a couple of weeks ago after our first big snowfall of the season, I got the impression that these houses were nestling into the trees to ride out the winter like some flock of birds. Our week long spate of 50 degree weather has since melted the snow blankets off of just about everything in town so it wasn’t such a long term hunkering down as it seemed it was going to be.]]>

Mountains of Clouds Bozeman, Montana 2014

These clouds above the Gallatin Range south of Bozeman were doing a darn good imitation of mountains themselves.]]>

Sylvan Disguise Bozeman, Montana 2014

I took this photo right around Halloween so I assumed the spruce tree had decided to go trick or treating as a birch tree. The costume is only partly convincing. (It’s actually a birch stump nestled into the branches of the spruce.)

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LensWork magazine. LensWork is generally considered to be the best publication in the photography business by people like me, i.e., followers of what you might call the old school of photography (no post-modern crap allowed). Well, the distant future turned out to be only six months away; by the end of the year I had two separate portfolios accepted at the same time. I’m still not sure where I got the gumption to submit not just one but two portfolios at the same time. That was great, but the rather immediate success left me wondering what to shoot for next. I’m still miles away from that offer of a solo exhibit at MOMA.  (A guy can dream can’t he?) So I’ve continued to submit to LensWork on occasion. I’m pleased to announce that they have just accepted my sixth portfolio, which will appear in the January/February issue. I am just really lucky that Brooks Jensen (the editor) and company are apparently dialed into an aesthetic quite similar to my own, and I thank them for giving me so much press space over the last seven years. This new LensWork portfolio deals with the subject of books and reading. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ve seen many examples of this theme over the years. Get a look or refresh your memory by entering the word “Lectio” in the search bar on the blog (click here).]]>

In the Thick of It Bozeman, Montana 2014

This is an interesting image not only visually (I hope anyway) but also technically. It is a color image yet looks very monochrome; but when I converted it to a monochrome image, it looked considerably flatter and less interesting. The subtle off-white shade of the bark on the aspen trees is unsubtle enough to have a considerable impact on the look of the image.]]>

Night Golf Bozeman, Montana 2014

Eighteen holes and no waiting when you play night golf, in the dark, in a snowstorm. There weren’t many takers on that opportunity, although I did see seven deer playing through.]]>

If the Tlingit Were Modernists Bozeman, Montana 2014

If the Tlingit were modernists this might be one of their totem poles.]]>

Winter Coat Bozeman, Montana 2014

This cottonwood tree on one of my daily walking routes never fails to draw my attention. I’m not sure why it does so, and I’m not sure that it’s new winter coat or this image of it provides any real clues to the attraction either. It’s a nice tree, but why does it stand out more than any of the other similar trees I pass by?]]>

Gateway to Winter Bozeman, Montana 2014

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