Black and White

To me there is just something about black and white that at the end of the day just draws me back.  If I can take away the color; the obvious catalyst in most images, and still keep your attention long enough to see the beauty in an object or plant or reflection by just showing you its contrast and form, then I believe I have accomplished something.  I trust I do every now and then... Please click the images to get a closer look.

Take a Drive

Sometimes you just get bored and need to hear the shutter release to calm the nerves. You never know what you will see; it does not have to be earth-shattering, but just look.

Storm of 2009

Starting last Monday we got 4 or 5 inches of snow followed Tuesday night by an inch of ice followed Wednesday morning by another 4 inches of snow. We missed three days of work and were in the house for days. Fortunately we had power which is more than I can say for 200,000 plus households in the area. As of this morning (Sunday) there were still more than 90,000 without power.

Another View

Here is another view from the same spot but filtered for a longer exposure and a more intimate view of the precipice.

Niagara Falls

Ever been to the falls? Its just a tourist trap now I know, but it really is an awesome display of nature's power. I shot this from the Canadian side this summer. I was happy we had some drama in the sky that day; it added some depth to this ever so often seen view.

The Art of Life

I find the rural life in Southern Indiana to be something quite special. Whenever I pass a farm or home on my daily travels, I try to imagine the story behind it. We all have a story, a life that we live with our families and friends and sometime overlook that of others. I stopped in one day at a farm I pass quite often near my home and asked if I could walk around and shoot. I just wanted to get a little more insight into the life of the family living there, even if it was just out of curiosity. Here are a few images from the series I shot one warm afternoon. I hope you enjoy; and maybe the next time you pass a familiar location you will walk a moment in their shoes even if it is only in your minds eye.

Midnight Minimalism

Another long exposure, night shot. Sometimes you just want to keep it simple, you see something in your mind, even with choppy water and hardly enough light to focus so you just wait for your eyes to acclimate to the dark conditions and hope you get the focus and the composure the way your visualize it. I love minimalism in photography.

More Maine

Here are two more images from the summer shoot in Maine. I really like the texture that the wet rocks give the one; the drama is palpable to me. The Lighthouse image was taken at just the moments when a thunderhead was moving behind the light itself. Though it was dark at the time the thunderhead was tall enough to catch the last rays of sunlight that had already fallen bellow the horizon to those of us on the ground. It's time like this that we as photographers wait for.

Hope you enjoy.

Maine 2008

My latest series comes from a trip I took this summer to the rocky coast of Maine. I had been working on a new technique of night, long exposure photography for some time and this was the perfect place to really exercise these.

I will post more as time goes on, but here is one of my personal favorites (and there are many) from this very special shoot. These prints will be exclusively for sale through a retailer who commissioned me to shoot some images for his new store in Kennebunkport. We are really excited about the response we will get from the series.

Come back for more images from this series.

River Dock at Night

Here is another one from a nighttime shoot. It was almost pitch dark at this point, and the river, thought quite choppy at the time, became just a fog of exposure. I really started in earnest honing my technique after this night because I just loved the results.

One-Person Show

I just got a call today from a Gallery owner in New Albany that is giving give me a One-Person show for the month of May. That only gives me and Lisa two weeks to get everything ready; and that with a Wedding Shoot this weekend, but we will get'er done somehow. I have been wanting this for some time and it is finally going to happen! I will update here and on the Regular website when I have Grand Opening dates for you.

In the meantime here a few images from the next update that is coming up soon.

Gallery Update Demo

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