Looking at one photograph at a time
study, Mystery on Trabuco Flats 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale One of the aspects of this Mystery that I am exploring are the various alternatives to utilize in how I narrate this story. In one respect, this photograph is also a mash-up of the real and my imagination that results in something that might described as... Continue Reading →
Memory Pods, April 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale While I am going slightly crazy preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for the Middle Ground project, the weather has warmed and my aloa vera are budding. It is Memory Pods season again! This is my fourth season of working on the Memory Pods project at my studio.... Continue Reading →
Sandstone Creek, Vail, February 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale This past week was a holiday vacation for a bit of skiing in Colorado, which was a ton of fun. We had great skiing conditions as well as some "braille" skiing in almost white-out conditions, which was a bit tough when I choose the wrong trail and... Continue Reading →
Beach Study, Crystal Cove State Park, December* 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale While working on my next beach study for my black & white challenge, I started to see something interesting in the abstract shapes. Somewhat like finding faces or animals in the cloud formations. When I did a 180 degree inversion of the image, I realized I... Continue Reading →
Beach, Crystal Cove State Park, December* 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale - This seaweed and sand composition is the day three post for my Facebook black & white challenge. On my Instagram (@douglasstockdale) and Facebook post, I provided no explanation, and of course, no people are included in this photograph. As you might suspect by now,... Continue Reading →
Seaweed, Newport Beach, December 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Last weekend I had a chance to leisurely walk the beach in a California State Park located just outside of Newport Beach, CA. This was a little confirmation that I still find myself drawn to creating black & white photographic images. Although resembling a study with a... Continue Reading →
Hawaiian Bananas, Waimea, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale For the Thanksgiving week we went to the Big Island of Hawaii, which was the first time that I have been on this Hawaiian island as we normally end up on Maui. And I can now attest, there are lots and lots of lava fields. Also meant that... Continue Reading →
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