I’ve never been anywhere where the level of support and engagement with the arts, artists, and artisans/craftspeople was so ubiquitous, enthusiastic, and egalitarian. This small city is absolute steeped in art-love. Amazing. A Year Ago: Grains of Gold Today is Tax Day in the U.S… [read more]
Tag Archive: water
The Arc of Spring
We have reached the apogee of Spring early this year. The normal parabolic curve of quickening, leafing, and flowering has seemingly become exponential, rocketing to (perhaps) an early flame-out. This picture is from the earliest days of the season, before the crazy warmth and the explosive growth. This quiet beginning, with only the smallest hints…
Patience
This was the most diligent gull I’ve ever seen. Unlike all her wastrel brethren who wheel and lounge by the seashore, waiting for scraps and trash to make themselves available for the taking, this bird was actively fishing. She dove into the water and was occasionally rewarded with a tasty morsel (not a fish, I…
Scofflaws
I CAN’T LIVE BY YOUR RULES, MAN! FREEBIRD!!1! A Year Ago: Passage I’ve tried to photograph this confluence of light and architectural detail before… [read more]
Flocking Amazing
[The image quality isn't fantastic, but you might enjoy watching this full-screen.] I was mesmerized by the patterns these black skimmers made as they rose, fell, grouped, and regrouped. I was equally amazed that no one else seemed to be paying them the slightest attention. The shapes made against the sky reminded me of grass-writing…
Key West, Farewell
And so, just in time for me to travel again, we close out the seemingly interminable stream of pictures from Key West. I’m bringing my laptop with me to Albuquerque, so I hope to do some posting from the field (as it were). I can’t promise that it will be daily, but I’ll do my…
Key West Potpourri
This is the penultimate Key West photo-dump entry. I am slightly mortified to discover that I managed to turn five days of vacation into a month of blogposts. And even with that, I’ve got a few in reserve for later dry spells. This fence should have been posted with the others that showed the accomodating…
At the Border of Land and Sea
What Key West lacks in luxuriant beaches, it makes up for with surreal but compelling piers. These often mundane and aesthetically neutral (or worse) structures create a strange, liminal space. The transition from man-made to elemental is abrupt and dreamlike. It’s a place of lowered inhibitions that confronts the challenges and beauties of the absolutely…
Ocean View
I am no expert on seaside vacations. I’m not much of a beach-bunny; I don’t like to spend all day under the sun. But I do have one strong opinion on the matter: If you’re going to the shore for a vacation, stay on the beach. You want to be able to do as I…
On the Edge
Usually, when I crop a photograph, it’s strictly for compositional reasons: the camera’s frame has included something I wish to exclude. But sometimes I feel that a particular format carries an emotional value with it as well. I think, for example, that the square format carries with it both a sense of stability and nostalgia…