By Lad Sessions | Opinion , Travel Photography
I have to admit that I stole the idea for this post (as well as the first line) from Kristian Wannebo. I don’t know Kristian personally, but a short while ago he published an entrancing essay entitled “Tree and Leaf” (Dear Susan #1242). His experience resonates with me. I too venture out into the woods […]
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By Kristian Wannebo | Opinion
… towards autumn’s end. I have to admit that I stole the title. Tree and Leaf is one of J. R. R. Tolkien’s short stories (published together with his essential essay On Fairytales). It is about a painter and his fate in a strict society – until he departs for the mountains on the horizon. […]
Continue readingBy Henry Rinne | Travel Photography
Driving through this colourful fall landscape creates many photographic opportunities, but also asks an important question : life or swan song? Fall colors have always presented an interesting dichotomy in terms of my photography. On the one hand, color has always represented life and energy. Isolating colors in photographs leads me to create marvelous, […]
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By Frank Field | How-To , Travel Photography
The Coast Redwoods, sequoia sempervirens, are the world’s tallest trees. They grow in a 450-mile / 725-km strip along the California coast from Big Sur to the southwest corner of Oregon. The tallest known living redwood measures 379 ft / 115 m high and is protected in the Redwood National Park, north of Eureka, California. […]
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By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity , Uncategorized
My photographs I suppose would fall into the broad category of nature photography, but with a twist. I call it “serendipitous rambling,” and it was particularly useful during a pandemic when I was hobbled by Achilles tendonitis, especially at the outset. Nothing systematic, nothing planned except for general locale—it’s little more than stopping to look […]
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By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity
What have you done during this interminable pandemic? Most of us had a list, or at least dreams, of accomplishing something significant with so much time on our hands. We were going to read countless books and articles, clean and organize our house top to bottom, watch endless educational videos and classic films, take extra-long […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
A few weeks ago, friend and co-author Philippe visited me and we set out to photograph 2 of the local attractions : the Cap Canaille cliff in the pretty port of Cassis and the view from the Sainte-Baume, alleged last dwelling of Mary Magdelene, and pictured here. After reviewing our respective photographs and finding both […]
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By pascaljappy | News
This was our first warning. The sound of sirens and rotations of a chopper made us look for signs of smoke or worry about a serious road accident. Both wild fires and road casualties are unfortunately a regular part of life in this neck of the woods. 4 years ago a huge fire […]
Continue readingBy Paul Perton | Review
Nikon moves ahead – it’s full frame camera line-up is currently topped by the D800e and the soon-to-be announced D4something. The big N has done a similar job with it’s lenses, delivering increasingly interesting glassware for the serious amateur and pro alike. Clearly, this isn’t altruism, more an attempt to fend off the charge of […]
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