Just a quick note that we are back in SoCal after completing our marathon drive back from Vail yesterday. A long time in the saddle and then my knee brace starting pinching about three hours from home, bummer. I made a slight adjustment and comfortably made the last stretch. There is a lot of beautiful... Continue Reading →
Ski Town
Untitled (Vail, Colorado) copyright Douglas Stockdale - Okay, while nursing a bum knee, which is slowly getting better (ice 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off), I decided to push ahead with my SoFoBoMo (Solo Foto Book Month) test project, now named: (drum roll, please) Ski Town. So this is making lemonade out of lemons, which... Continue Reading →
Prepared for chance
Yesterday when we stopped for a lunch break during our skiing, I noticed these snow covered tables and chairs off in one corner of the courtyard up in the Mid-Vail ski 'hut'. Usually they have the BBQ running and there are a ton of folks milling about getting some fuel for the rest of the... Continue Reading →
A Ski day
I have to admit, the reason we are here in Vail is to ski and party with family and friends. Today was a ski day, two inches of powder over a deep base, constant snow flurries and a very light breeze. Very nice conditions! Then in the afternoon, we had hazy sun and occassional sunlight,... Continue Reading →
Vail – dog days
Yesterday was a wonderful dog day, as you might guess from this laid back pooch who was hanging out in Vail Village. Yep, he was a show stopper, so can you blame me? Something seen in Vail;- ) And I am pretty sure that I made my quota yesterday, six images. Today was a different... Continue Reading →
Vail – I’m Just Looking
For Vail, Colorado, skiing came first, then the town, versus many of the other Colorado ski destinations. So Vail during the winter is all about skiing. So you can easily say that skiing is a central aspect of Vail. But there also a very large organizational infrastructure that makes this work well. Currently, Vail is... Continue Reading →
SoFoBoMo – Print on Demand (POD)
Near JiaShan (China) 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale - I am continuing to consider the use of a Print on Demand (POD) book printing process for my SoFoBoMo (Solo Foto Book Month) project book. Now I am a member of both LuLu (lulu.com) and Blurb (www.blurb.com) POD communities. These may be my best options since... Continue Reading →
Foundations – Retrospective Folio
I recently published and started distributing my first Edition Folio, Foundations, as a retrospective collection of my landscape photographs from 1975 to 1985. I want to reflect on what I have learned during the development of this Editioned Folio. First was my intent for what I wanted to accomplish by completing the Edition Folio of... Continue Reading →
New Chinese Industrial Space – Pinghu
Industrial Park, PingHu 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale - My assignments in China have taken me to three new industrial buildings within three new industrial parks. The facility in PingHu was probably the largest facility and in the newest & largest industrial park. I did not get into the city of PingHu, except for one large... Continue Reading →
Xitang – Lunar New Year
Since I have a brief run of color images, I will add one more, this one from the ancient city of Xitang, near Jiashan. Xitang is classified as a old (1,000 years old) water village that is not being slated for urban development, at least right now. It is a local tourist trap for the... Continue Reading →
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