It doesn’t take much to get me to try a new film, especially color. For some reason, I had not heard of OptiColour 200 until March 2026. Once I understood that it was a new emulsion, and not a rebranded film, I decided to take a chance onContinue Reading
I took this image over a year ago and forgot about it. Going through old scans, I came across it and was taken by the detail in the clouds. They seem 3D, dramatic even. For a few moments, I tried to remember why I hadn’t shown it before. BetterContinue Reading
Many years ago, while visiting the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum in Albi, France, my wife and I decided to walk around the tiny town and enjoy the pleasant, sunny afternoon. This tower, near the Beltline in Atlanta, brings to mind the architecture we saw that afternoon.Continue Reading
The last time I shot this camera was February 2019. It had sat forgotten behind a row of books since 1999, when we moved into our current home. When I decided my garden images needed bokeh, which my iPhone 5 couldn’t provide, I realized I needed a real camera.Continue Reading
While perusing the Atlanta History Center, I came across this display of women’s military uniforms. I had heard of WACs and WAVEs, but never SPARs or the Marine equivalent. Live and learn…Continue Reading
While gardening, I’ve walked into my share of spider webs. I have to knock them off the deck regularly because some enterprising spider has decided to build a web across the deck door. One lived on a windowsill for months that I eventually named Bob. Near the flowersContinue Reading
I grew up in a traditional home with a stay-at-home mom who shopped for everyone’s clothes. This worked fine until my teens, when I noticed too many of my clothes were blue—my mom’s favorite color. I’ve always favored black clothing, so at one point I demanded a sayContinue Reading
For most of the past year, I have been shooting Kentmere and UFX when B&W film was needed. Both work well; the images they produce have acceptable tone and contrast. Since none of my images are intended for use beyond this blog and my wall, acceptable is fine.Continue Reading
The smokestacks are from the 19th century, and the utility poles and wires are from the twentieth. Progress— written against the sky and into the environment.Continue Reading
In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, I discovered I could draw (a little) using an art kit I bought from the clearance table at Barnes & Noble in 2009 and never used. Once I had done a few recognizable sketches, it seemed reasonable to invest in a realContinue Reading
