Looking at one photograph at a time
So our COVID-19 saga continues, thus my working title for this photograph is Turbulent Times, and the fourth in this daily series, with #3 here (Photo #3). I foresaw the potential for this photograph in both color as well as black & white, mostly due to the monotone colors of the foreground weeds. You can... Continue Reading →
For a group of local photographers during these COVID-19 days as a slight diversion, we are posting five photographs during the week for others to provide comments on. We have setup a private Facebook group to facilitate this which anybody can easy emulate. FYI, why "private" is only to keep the discussion within the small... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Stockdale - While unwinding from all of the COVID-19 stuff going and walking in the adjacent Trabuco Arroyo, I keep noticing all of the old growth trees in the canyon. I think that this one is a sycamore tree that seems to be slowly falling down and showing its age. Even while preparing... Continue Reading →
I will have to say that the COVID-19 concerns is taking an emotional toll and one solution to my anxiety is to take a long walk in the adjacent canyon. Since I was one of the few people walking (or bike riding) in the canyon, I was doing my part for social distancing. Minimal social... Continue Reading →
Copyright Douglas Stockdale - I have been writing a series of articles about landscape photography, which I think is equally applicable to nature or urban landscape genres. Most recently I had been surprised by some of my photographic results and then with that new knowledge, I was able to then able to pre-visualize and photograph similar... Continue Reading →
The social changes being made as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted all of my events over the next coupe of months. The book workshop is in the process of being rescheduled for sometime next Fall and once that is sorted out, then the date for the book lecture will be announced as... Continue Reading →
Ann Mitchell, a local friend of mine, just announced her photographic exhibit in Sacramento and discusses her imagined landscape photographs that comprise her body of work. I was very intrigued by her describing black and white landscapes in this context as being imagined and perhaps this resonated with me for a reason; I think that... Continue Reading →
Today, Saturday, February 29th, is that odd day that shows up on the calendar every four years that signifies Leap Year. So as good as any reason for a title for this post. Maybe why a walk down into the adjacent canyon that was meant to go for an hour ended up lasting over two... Continue Reading →
In a slight departure from mostly discussing my photographic projects, I am posting this bird's nest photograph from my morning walk today. It is entirly a staged composition. Okay, I did find this small abandoned nest sitting on the sidewalk and I am not sure where it was located originally. The nest is pretty small... Continue Reading →
I just love serendipity. While working on my other projects I had the sinking feeling that my interest in the fictional Mystery on Trabuco Flats project was not going to go anywhere. So totally on the back burner. I thought that having some night photographs might add more to the mystery to my story, but... Continue Reading →
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