Untitled, Trabuco Flats 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale From time to time I am going to feature the evolving landscape of Trabuco Flats as I develop this book project. For most of my landscape photographs I pay close attention to any horizon lines as it seems that my photographs have a tendency to dip down just... Continue Reading →
Mystery on Trabuco Flats – Sacred datura – a dangerous flower & plant
Sacred datura, Mystery on Trabuco Flats, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale For my project Mystery on Trabuco Flats, as well as another project Gardening for Ordnance, I have been photographing a local wild weed that blooms during the summer. The small vine-like bushes with their white flowers make for an interesting visual contrast in the wild... Continue Reading →
Mystery on Trabuco Flats – modifying the project name
Mystery on Trabuco Flats 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale This past week I have slightly modified my current project name that I have in progress, from Mystery on the Plano Trabuco to Mystery on Trabuco Flats. Okay, so why? Primary reason is that for my work of fiction I had been using the name of an... Continue Reading →
Mystery on the Plano Trabuco – initial feedback
Untitled, Mystery on the Plano Trabuco, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale One of the nice aspects of belonging to a small photographic group that meets monthly is the opportunity to show recent work in order to obtain some feedback. Which is what I did last night with a mini-exhibit of five 16 x 20" prints from... Continue Reading →
Mystery on the Plano Trabuco – new project
Suspicious circumstances, site #5, 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale Okay, this has been a crazy two weeks. Which has provided me with an unexpected new project with the working title of Mystery on the Plano Trabuco. So how in the heck did this all happen? With the publication of my recent limited edition artist book, Middle... Continue Reading →