Monthly Archives: December 2008

December 4, 2008 Childhood’s End

When I was a child, playground equipment was simple: swings, slide, teeter-totter, and merry-go-round. Like most little boys, I played hard on this basic equipment, swinging higher and pushing the merry-go-round so fast that I nearly got sick. Fast forward half-a-century. I now travel with my cameras, seeking emotional connections with the landscapes, small towns, and natural details of America. When I saw this playground in the forest, I was camping at… Read More

Category: americana, art, children, emotion, history, image, infrared, lee rentz, nature, photo, photography, state parks Tags: black and white, childhood, children, film, infrared, nature, photography, play, playground, slide, swings

December 3, 2008 Digital Hawk

The biggest advantage of digital photography is that I can often abandon the tripod and be more free and spontaneous in the field. For serious nature photography, film demanded the use of a tripod because of its slow speed (low ISO or ASA). But with a good professional digital camera, I can raise the ISO to 400 or 800 and still get a sharp, richly saturated image. This allows me to go… Read More

Category: architecture, bird, birding, birdwatching, conservation, nature, outdoor, photography, recreation, washington, wildlife Tags: cathlapotle, digital photography, hawk, indian, native american, nature, plankhouse, red-tailed hawk, ridgefield, wildlife, wildlife refuge