This Japanese white pine with its imposing roots was originally a bonsai given by the 11th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienari, to the ninth lord of Takamatsu, Matsudaira Yorihiro, in Edo (Tokyo)…
Exiled to remote Shikoku, the sad samurai played the Biwa beneath this waterfall in melancholy melodies of their distant home.
This pair of camphor trees were standing tall near the epicenter when the bomb fell on Nagasaki. Blasted and burnt they were thought to be dead in the wasteland. In…
Before planting the beast of a cactus in a pot along our front porch, I photographed the plant in its black, plastic pot indoors using my Leica Monochrom M11 with…
To make these portraits of an up-close-and-personal Western sword fern (Polystichum munitum) frond beginning to unfurl, I used my 135mm lens on a bellows. This is the same setup I…
I found the magnificent Columbia River gorge somewhat diminished (in gestalt if not in topography) since my previous visit years ago. Maybe this had to do with the time of…
I spent a few days on the Oregon coast in a model photography workshop. I primarily worked in black and white with my Leica Monochrom M11 using an orange filter.…
Why, you might ask, did I photograph this white camellia blossom in a white dish on a black background in color rather than in black and white? Great question! These…
The other day in my garden I looked under some leaves and found a family of small succulents. These plants were wonderful in their tiny spiralness, and I knew I…
As much as I love to travel to distant shores, I am a big proponent of the idea that you don't have to travel to make cool images, and sometimes…
I've been enjoying photographing seed pods with my Leica Monochrom M11. My new photography neighborhood friend Jaime showed me a local garden, and we photographed flowers and seed pods on…
I've been having a great deal of fun experimenting with new Leica M lenses and new techniques. In particular, I've used the enhanced dynamic range properties of my Monochrom M11…
When tourists are abjured in the national parks from feeding the wildlife, one slogan notes that "it's a smart bear that knows where the hotdog ends and the hand begins."…
Both images were photographed just now in my garden on the summer solstice, with the sun just setting below the horizon. I used my Leica M11 Monochrom with the Novoflex…
A bouquet of luscious white roses came home one day. The interior curves of these roses attracted me with their grace and serenity, and I decided to photograph them close-up…
Shadows can play a big role in monochromatic photography. If you are interested in making compelling black and white images consider the important role that shadows play in this kind…
When I was young, my parents, my brother and I traveled with Raymond Smullyan. Raymond was a mathematician, logician, writer, classical musician, and---most important from my child's eyes perspective---a magician…
Recently I processed this image from Orvieto, in Umbria (Italy). In the morning the fog was thick. I took advantage of the evocative lighting, and framed an ancient, cobblestone passage…