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Lonaconing Trifecta, Continued
I finally made it through all of my images from my latest trip to the Klotz Silk Mill in Lonaconing, MD. Things have been a bit busy from a work perspective so it took me a little longer than I had hoped. This third visit was probably my favorite (although it was very cold in [...]
Posted in Black and White, HDR, Urban Decay
Tagged hdr, historic site, Klotz Silk Mill, Lonaconing, urban decay
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Lonaconing Trifecta
This past weekend I made my third trip to Lonaconing to visit the Klotz silk mill (see my previous posts for historical background). We had a great group including Tony Sweet, John Barclay, Steve Ellis, Arthur Ransome, Rad Drew, Karen Messick, Stan Silverman, Greg Daily, Craig Rudin, Charles Riter, and probably 4 or 5 more [...]
Posted in Black and White, HDR, Urban Decay
Tagged black and white, hdr, Lonaconing, Slik Mill, urban decay
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Paris Redux
Since my website crashed several weeks ago I have been wanting to re-post my images from the various trips I had taken to Paris between 2010 and 2011. An email exchange with a fellow photographer today has motivated me to finally sit down and make it happen. There are quite a lot of images in [...]
Posted in Black and White, Travel Photography
Tagged Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, hdr, Louvre, Montmartre, Notre Dame, Palais Royal, Paris, Pont Alexandre III, Pont Bir Hakeim, Seine, travel
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Lonaconing Part Deux
Returned to the Lonaconing Silk Mill this past weekend. On my first visit, back in August, I focused on capturing the broader perspective of this amazing place. On this visit, I spent more time focusing on the smaller details. Thanks as always to Tony Sweet for setting this up.
Recovery: Alaska Part 2
Re-posting the second set of images from Alaska.
Posted in Nature and Landscape, Travel Photography
Tagged black and white, Glaciers, Sitka
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Recovery: Alaska
Re-posting images from Alaska.
Posted in Nature and Landscape, Travel Photography
Tagged Alaska, Glaciers, Humpback Whales, Sitka, Sunrises, Sunsets
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Recovery: Lonaconing
Somehow over the last month my website crashed and I have been unable to recover from the crash, so as you can see I am having to start fresh. There are still issues with the site but at least I am back up and running. I will start by re-posting my images from the Lonaconing [...]
Posted in HDR, Urban Decay
Tagged flash, hdr, historic site, Lonaconing, Maryland, silk mill
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Recovery: Stop Blinking
Re-posting the senior portraits I took of our friend’s daughter Laura Blaylock. In my original post I shared the story of how I told Laura that it seemed like she was four, then I blinked and she was 17 (in fact, in just three short months she will be 18). Her response to me? Stop [...]

