Monthly Archives: May 2008

Going with the flow

Water is endlessly fascinating, like fire, especially when moving. It’s an overall impression and the sense of movement that we perceive; it’s impossible to capture and contemplate the instantaneous form of the water surface. That’s precisely what a camera can allow us to do, of course.

The result is an image that, because of its stillness, [...]

A harsh light

Yesterday I went for an evening run along Sourdough Trail, my first of the season. New leaves are just reaching out from the buds; the air is thick with expectation. But bareness still dominates, and the hard light from the west seemed a challenge. Here is where I started to learn about that light, though [...]