I like photographing all sort of things. This shot was made in Alaska at a train yard I had stumbled upon. I like the design and industrial feel of the image. I like ti isolate parts of things to see if I can make them look good. That is what I did here of springs on a rail car.
Icelandic horses are some of the toughest and nicest horses in the world. They just have life all figured out. Strong and sturdy yet sort of small. They have these long manes that just blow in the wind and great strong eyes that penetrate you and catch you. They remind me of rock stars, long hair blowing in the wind and they just know they are bad ass. I shot this in color on a Phase One P65+ then turned it into BW on the iPad.
Todays image was done in Iceland. My guide Daniel Bergman and I went for a drive to some place way out in the middle of no where. There was this huge area of geothermal springs. Bubbling holes in the ground with steam and hot water. Really hot water. Some holes were smaller like this one. wonderful colors were surrounding these prints caused by minerals rising out of the ground. I have some great shots of this area.
I have always been intrigued by decay, rust and peeling paint. I see these things as work of art especially when you isolate them and move in close. This shot is of peeling paint that was coming off in large pieces. It had dimension, texture and it makes you stop and look. I worked this image on the iPad using Snapspeed.
Time to change from B&W images to some wow color. Today’s image was made on some abandoned trains not to far from where I live. I have been shooting these for several years now. They are parked on a siding off the road and pretty well hidden and they deteriorate further on every trip I make there. Actually pretty creepy. You are missing the smell that goes along with these images. To shoot this properly I had to shoot three exposures and HDR them together. Then I took them into iPad and used Snapseeed and PhotoForge to make the final image. Kind of surreal, which it is.
In honor of some of my friends who are now touring in Iceland I present one of my Iceland shots – icebergs on the beach. This beach is truly an amazing place. Icebergs wash out to sea from Jokulsarlon Lagoon and then when the tide switches around they wash up on the beach where the crashing waves begin to erode them to these beautiful diamond like Icebergs. The beach is littered with them for a very long distance. Quite the site to see and photograph. It’s different every day. So to Harry, Teri, Einir and others – have a great time there.
I am trying to think of the right adjective to describe just how hot it is in Indy, so insert your own. It’s XXXXXXX HOT!. I don’t do good in heat above 80 degrees. Maybe why I like colder climates like Antarctica and the mountains so much. It looks like we are in for record-breaking hots days for the for the next week. Air conditioners can’t even keep up. So, I thought we should venture into the woods and view some cool waterfalls for today. This image was shot in Olympic National Park and it just feels cool. I feel better when I look at it, hope you do too.
Here is a real simple shot made in Antarctica. I haven’t posted any rust shots for a while and thought today would be a good day to bring you rust. This was a cover of a tank hatch at a whaling station in Antarctica. I took some creative liberties with in on Snapseed on the iPad. I like it!
I am home now and major catch up mode after weeks on the road. Adventures took me form Ireland to China and then to Chicago. Great stuff, great PODAS workshops, super nice new friends. But, it is always good to be home. I have a few small trips in the next few weeks before heading to the Palouse for a major PODAS workshop there. Also, we launched a new workshop yesterday in the UK with Miss Anelia and Drew Gardner. Check it out!
The PODAS works shop is now over and oh what a workshop it was. It was a week of a lot of photography, good classroom sessions and lots of fun and laughs. It’s great when you can bring fifteen photographers together from all over the world and share a similar passion. Bidding farewell was bittersweet, but I am sure we all will meet again on a future PODAS workshop. This photo was made with a Phase One P65+ on an ALPA camera with an extreme wide angle lens (23mm). It is a another view from the one published the other day. If you ever get a chance to visit Ireland, you will find a beautiful country with very friendly people. Put it on your bucket list.
This has to be short. We have been going non-stop and I am lucky I can even post an entry. We are having a blast. Very simply an incredible time. Lots of images for the blog for weeks to come.