I am tired and stare at the sun. Behind thin brown and yellow clouds above the mountain edge it hung looking stagnant, indifferent, cold. The wind had been increasing all afternoon and we leaned against it. Ladders and men paralleling the … [Continue reading]
When the lights go out.
I didn't bring a flashlight. Well, I did but I left it in the car. Hadn't thought about it, really, because everything that I was planning on shooting that night was well lit, allowing the tourists ample ambient light for viewing the monumental … [Continue reading]
Bob Ross, with a flashlight
Step 1 - Go camping somewhere cool with happy trees. Step 2 - Get to campsite without breaking your truck. If you do have issues, surround yourself with fix-it guys to scratch and grunt until repairs are complete. Step 3 - Pour "creative juice" … [Continue reading]
stubborn
"How's it up here?" "'Bout the same as down there." "Yeah." "What do you have on?" "Black." "Yeah." "Well, if you catch something, ask it some questions. Figure out what the hell is going on around … [Continue reading]
Wants and Needs
I want to sit by a fire with whiskey and listen to the wind and the water and the voices of my friends. I need a place to go. A tall man with thin white hair stands in front of me. There is a problem with the barcode and the clerk is having … [Continue reading]
#BlackandWhitePhotoChallenge
For the last five days I have been taking part in the black and white photo challenge on Instagram. It was an interesting process, pouring through Lightroom and looking for images that had the right feeling, the proper "gravity", I suppose you … [Continue reading]
Tell me a story, Uncle Tosh
Tosh Brown has been telling me stories. I flip through chapters like episodes of a television show -- The Spanish Fly meets It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Frog legs and "hea-shuns" and Bob from Boston. Flip. Winds and tides and pirana … [Continue reading]
“Sweetheart, where is my phone?”
"Do you remember where you last had it?" "Did you set it down when you put your sweater on?" "I checked the truck like three times..." "Maybe it's over here, like when you went to pee or something?" "If it would have fallen off a chair or … [Continue reading]
Mountain Campanatomy.
-Alex who always wants to be there, no matter where it is. … [Continue reading]
Hawley, sans mystery.
It's amazing (but completely understandable) how a lake without water -- which in this particular case holds for me almost two decades of memories; a summer refuge and place of childhood discovery that I will always hold dear to my heart and has … [Continue reading]
Five Palms, one light.
Good light, amplified by Alien Bees. … [Continue reading]
Famous words and Ferry Flotillas
Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. ― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows The Men float In their boats Past creosotes¹ with totes and songs in their … [Continue reading]
Ferry Flotilla ’14 (a teaser)
AKA Blue Button-Ups and Cut-off Sleeve Awareness Week. More to come on this... -Alex who has to leave you again for a few days, (hence the preview) but will be back before you know it. … [Continue reading]
Daddy Mac & the Meatballs, AKA Dino from Tino’s
Sometimes you take a trip downtown. Sometimes you eat some tasty treats. Sometimes you have a few cocktails. But only once does your friend have his opening night as a food truck operator. Good stuff, Dino. Nice job. Find these dudes with … [Continue reading]
The pro-selfie comes in handy…
...when you need a SWAT guy, and don't have one in your pocket. -Alex who secretly wants to be a tactical fashion model. … [Continue reading]
University of Arizona in Circular Panorama
Want to make your own? Just ask the goog. -Alex who credits David Harvey, who passed away in 2012, for showing him this technique. He was a fantastic man, and a great photographer. RIP Dave. … [Continue reading]
Stormy Sunday
The service lady in the white jeep with the flashing lights pulled up slowly as I approached, a look of tired resignation on her face as she rolled down the wet window. Apparently she was expecting attitude and had had her fill already. "Parks … [Continue reading]
Things you don’t want to see
Knock, Knock... No, it's not the pizza guy. Phoenix SWAT. Nice dudes, unless you are a bad guy. Don't be a bad guy. -Alex who is full of good advice. … [Continue reading]
The Perfect Storm (is somewhere else)
I know. It's been four days. But it has been a potentially good looking four days, and I have little to show for it besides a dead truck battery, a indifferent millipede encounter, an angry rattlesnake encounter, and an absurdly intricate … [Continue reading]
Hooray Fireworks!
Fireworks show from Sentinal Peak, commonly known as "A" Mountain, for some reason. … [Continue reading]
Expanding Horizons
As I have said before, I don't do a lot of landscape stuff. It might be because I have little patience for mother nature. (Even though fishing can be exactly that, but the idea that next week, or tomorrow, or even ten minutes from the moment you … [Continue reading]