The Hatching

 Added to December 17, 2013
Dec 172013
 

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Nothing is more beautiful than watching a little hatchling plant come into this world.

Walking On Ice

 Added to December 10, 2013
Dec 102013
 

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I have a huge fear of walking on a frozen ice. I decided to just do it to see how it felt way out there. I walked halfway out to the middle of Lake Lackawanna and then photographed my fear.

Lighthouse In VT

 Added to December 1, 2013
Dec 012013
 

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On a trip to Burlington I stumbled upon this small lighthouse called the North Light. I loved the line in the middle of the water, the foggy landscape only allowing a bit of mountains to show, and especially how she was standing perfectly in the center. Vermont is a beautiful state.

Mario 3D

 Added to November 24, 2013
Nov 242013
 

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I took screenshots of various graphics from the original Super Mario Brothers, modeled them as 3D objects using Lightwave, put together this mushroom scene, and then edited the final render in Photoshop. Mixing the old with the new.

Fake Election Signs

 Added to November 6, 2013
Nov 062013
 

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I get so annoyed at all the stupid signs taking over peoples yards around election season. They are unattractive and I really can’t see them having much impact on voters… I decided to design my own sarcastic and idiotic yard signs, get them printed and place them right along a busy road. I wonder if anyone noticed?

Grain Of Sand

 Added to November 1, 2013
Nov 012013
 

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I really like its beautiful simplicity, and what may appear to be massive – is actually just a single grain of sand. I photographed it with a microscope using a method known as “focus stacking” in order to achieve greater detail. This is when you take multiple exposures with different focus points and then blend them together.

Poppies Intertwined

 Added to October 25, 2013
Oct 252013
 

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Two dried poppies intertwined, scanned on a flatbed and printed six feet tall. Especially at that size, we relate, and there is something romantic about the simple embrace.

A Facade

 Added to October 19, 2013
Oct 192013
 

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It is only a facade.

Submarine Periscope

 Added to October 11, 2013
Oct 112013
 

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A curving railroad running next to the Thomas River in Connecticut. This was photographed by putting my camera up to a periscope at the Submarine Force Library and Museum. I like the idea of using everything possible as a camera lens.

Light Of The Night

 Added to October 2, 2013
Oct 022013
 

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I found this image in a folder full of old work. I remember it well… I was walking around Providence, Rhode Island, late at night with my camera and a notepad. I took this photograph and wrote this short poem while standing there:

I hear the rain in the gutter
and the sound of the shutter
of my camera blinking
and thinking of how to capture
the light of the night.

The Dreaming State