My mindset phrase for 2024 is “The magic you are seeking is in the work you are avoiding.” When it comes to photography there are so many options and levels of achievement that each person has to decide what photography means to them. How much time and energy do we want to invest and for […]

I have not photographed much since middle of 2022. However in December 2023 my wife and I bought a mountain house in the community of Big Canoe Georgia. Just going there on the weekends and exploring the mountains, lakes, trails, and creeks has inspired me to get out and shoot again. There is also a […]

Due to a heavy 9-5 workload and temperatures bouncing around this winter I have not been feeling very artistic. Having a cold this weekend isn’t helping. To try and motivate myself to get out and shoot something different I picked up a Rodenstock Imagon 200mm soft focus lens.  I set out to my trusty location […]

Last weekend I returned to Edge of the World rapids in Dawsonville, GA. Even in early light there is a nine stop difference from detailed shadows (wet mossy rock) to the light blue sky. I am continuing experimentation with Pyrocat M now that it has a little age on it. Scene 1 Bridge and River […]

Today’s experiment was to compare two identical exposures developed with different dilutions of Pyrocat M.  My standard single sheet development method is to use Steve Sherman’s EMA technique which blends dilution with long stand times between agitations. Today I decided to try something a little more aggressive using a standard mix, shorter stand periods, and […]

Every April in Georgia the kids get a week off from school before the big final push and exams in May. The college kids go a bit earlier so it hits mid semester. Since the weather in March and early April is always sort of a mix of left over winter doldrums and spring like […]

Today’s Sunday Morning Adventure took me to up to Mount Airy, Georgia (not where they filmed Andy Griffith’s Mayberry) to NancyTown Creek Falls. I left the house around 6:00 AM and stopped for gas and coffee. Then headed north on mostly 4 lane highways to get to Mount Airy. The sky was striped with orange […]

Today’s Sunday Morning Adventure was a meet-up with fellow LF-ers from the North Georgia Large Format Photographers Group, Bryan Garris and Brandon Ward. I set out at the crack of dawn and drove downtown then west on I-20,  to attempt to arrive at Westview Cemetery as soon as the gates open. I arrived a bit […]

While I try to write something in this blog about my photographic journey and discoveries frequently, I find there are things I think about that I do not wish to share publicly or necessarily chronicle here. So in the style of Edward Weston, I have started a Journal/Day book where I can write more freely, […]

9/1/2017 – I took a day off work and was in the mood to go reshoot the tunnel at AT- Byron Reece Trail. It was raining for the past few days due to hurricane Harvey in Texas. I also had a new-to-me 90mm to try out. When I arrived it was pouring rain. I waited […]