It is all about the light

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The beauty and bleakness of California’s Central Valley- part two

My second chapter in the project “The Beauty and Bleakness of California’s Central Valley” and how it relates to California’s happy cows.
We are each to each other dreams of others’ dreams

Do you have a philosophy about the nature of reality you would like to share? In this post, I share mine.
Haunted Halloween composition featuring the Itaipava Castle in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

I have a small collection of Halloween-themed photographs, and this year again I celebrate Halloween with an old image featuring the iconic Itaipava Castle.
Photographing intimate fall landscapes with wide apertures at 85 mm, two examples from Ashland, Oregon

I write about my experiment taking intimate landscape images of the fall colors in Ashland, Oregon, with a wide aperture and a 85 mm lens.
The African Iris flower, a beautiful example of impermanence, only lasts one day

I write about two photographs of the African Iris flower, a beautiful example of impermanence, and how I obtained them.
Capturing the mystique of haze in tropical photography

In the tropics, haze and fog are prevalent and the photographer needs to find a way to work with it instead of trying to fight the atmospheric elements.
Ruas de Paralelepípedo (cobblestone streets)

Do all successful landscape photographs have to portray beautiful places? Why does the ordinary fail consistently to enchant us?
2023. On the twelfth month, she rested.

I am taking a break from blogging till October 1st, 2023.
The curves of the guitar left behind

Today would have been my late husband’s birthday.
Natural patterns in color

This post is about lichens, nature’s example of a mutualistic relationship.