Flowers cry out to be photographed. They burst with color, and even the smallest of them is beautiful. The question is, how does a photographer make the shot interesting? Part of the beauty in a flower is the scent carried … Continue reading →
Winter in Minnesota is cold and dark. At midwinter, the sun rises at 7:47 AM, and sets at 4:33 PM, giving us eight hours and forty six minutes daylight. Temperatures drop below freezing, and especially in January and February, can … Continue reading →
Every year, there is a festival in Minneapolis starting with first day of May. On the First of May, Morris Dancers gather at dawn to dance the sun up, then, after a song-filled breakfast, go out to perform around town. … Continue reading →
Autumn can be one of the most photogenic seasons, with its bright leaves and crisp blue sky. Sometimes you get exactly the image you want, intense yellows, oranges, reds, with green accents and a blue sky background. Or you … Continue reading →
Winter can be one of the most difficult seasons to photograph. Its beauty is so often monochromatic: shades of white, grey skies, bare black branches. Sometimes, if there is little to no snow, winter is shades of brown. It has … Continue reading →
In 1999, I spent a week in San Sebastián, on the northern coast of Spain. As I was wandering through the old town, with its narrow, cobblestone streets, I discovered a stairway that led down into the ocean. I could … Continue reading →
