Recently I put black and white film into my old Rolleiflex again for the first time in several years. I haven’t gone very far with it, at least not yet. Nor have I hauled out my old 4×5 view camera. But with Spring finally here I have a feeling that could happen. So far I’ve… Continue reading New black and white
Tag: Catoctin Creek
Winter’s art
The bleakness of winter is perfectly balanced by the beauty it conjures. Sometimes it’s predictable: the waterfall will freeze, snow will blanket the ground – but then it comes at you in subtle, unexpected ways. For me that happens sometimes looking at bare trees, when their elegance and organic structure appear without the distraction of… Continue reading Winter’s art
Finding the frumious bandersnatch
After my bicycle ride yesterday I grabbed my camera and took a walk around the community park where I often begin and end my rides. The summer is nearly spent, black-eyed susans are already gone but the cattails growing by the creek had caught my eye. The way the sun was painting the edges of… Continue reading Finding the frumious bandersnatch