Looking at one photograph at a time
Shanghai at night After posting the previous message, I found myself rereading what I posted again (sometimes I need to re-edit a post as I am not always as elegant in my messages as I hope the first time). But when I looked at the image, I realized that I had fallen into a compositional trap. I... Continue Reading →
This is one of those images that is best in color, as I am not sure how else to convey my impressions without color. At night, Shanghai takes on another character and it was a surprise to me to be looking at at the sky line in the night and see the underside of the... Continue Reading →
Shanghai, China copyright 2007 Douglas Stockdale - One of the things that I remember most from my April trip to Shanghai was the amount of smog. At ground level while driving through the city, the smog was very noticeable. But if you gained a high advantage point, the smog seemed to have an even greater presence. A... Continue Reading →
LianYanGang, China, April 2007 I just received confirmation that I will be traveling to JiaXing China at the end of this month for a two week project. JiaXing is about a hour and half drive South of Shanghai. I had hoped to have a short layover in Tokyo and meet up with Guy Yakes/akikana, but the scheduling... Continue Reading →
Hidden Wreath (from the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip) I've been a little down in the weather the last couple of days, some kind of flu bug that enables me to sleep for long periods of time. Also since I am not moving around much, more time for reflection. Thus, so why do I... Continue Reading →
This image that I made in San Clemente (California) on a nice evening brought to my attention that the "Standard" version of CS3 does not have High Dyanamic Range (HDR) capabiltiy. For images that are high contrast such as this one, I had needed to buy the CS3 "Extended Version". I missed that small detail when I purchased my upgrade and... Continue Reading →
Hotel Signs (from the series Insomnia: Hotel Noir) In discussing the marketing of your fine art, the Promotion is basically all those activities that take place to help sell your artwork. In a sense, every thing that you do to make a name for yourself or let potential buyers know about your art is promotion.... Continue Reading →
Nice morning today, the lighting again had a little more warmth to it due to the monsoon humidity that we sometimes have during the Summer. Today I not only had to dodge cars and trucks to frame my exposures on the Inland Empire Freeway, I had to work with a fugitive sunshine with pesky clouds. As... Continue Reading →
Yes, with a nod to Rod Stwart, "Every picture tells a story, don't it" and sometimes that is what puzzles me and I am not sure about that aspect with regard to this blog. There is my story and then there are your stories. So does a caption help or hinder, can you still have your... Continue Reading →
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