Sonoma, California, June 2022.
Outside the window
in photographs
Windmills of Criptana, II
in photographs
La Mancha, December 2021.
From my photography trip to La Mancha, where I photographed Don Quixote's windmills.
Summer slowdown and camera gear
in journal
The summer is here. Usually, this is the season when my photography slows down the most. This time is even worse, as I'm back in Indiana and I don't have a car to move around.
It is during these times, when I'm not out taking photos as often as I'd like to, that I start to think about camera gear. Perhaps, hoping for that spark of creativity I'm lacking.
I'm also thinking about my cameras and lenses because I did quite a bit of traveling during the last month, and carrying all of it isn't fun. The picture above shows all the gear I brought with me; it's also all the gear I own, for both stills and video. That's the downside of not having a permanent home, I have to bring everything with me when I move.
Believe it or not, all that gear still meet my requirement, the only rule I can't break when it comes to camera equipment: it all has to fit in my camera bag.
The struggle is real, though. Should I downsize? Which lens should I get rid of? Should I just get rid of everything and go compact? Or should I buy a bigger camera bag?
As the summers unfolds, these questions remain in my head. But there's no right answer to the wrong question. What I'm looking for, what we all are looking for, is out there, somewhere. I can't wait to go get it.
Leaning Tree of Point Reyes, II
in photographs
Point Reyes, June 2022.
From the video Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California.
Night at the Golden Gate bridge, I
in photographs
San Francisco, June 2022.
From the video Birthday in the fog.
Stillness at the bay
in photographs
San Francisco, June 2022.
From the video Birthday in the fog.
Birthday in the fog
in journal
I'm 40 years old. At this point, it's almost a tradition for me to be somewhere beautiful to do some photography on my birthday. This time, in San Francisco. And what a surprise the city had for me.
Above the lake
in photographs
Riaño, March 2022.
Watch the video from Riaño, in the Picos de Europa mountains.
Still ocean
in photographs
Point Reyes, June 2022.
From the video Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California.
Tree by the frozen lake
in photographs
Indiana, February 2021.
Powering Reyes
in photographs
Point Reyes, June 2022.
From the video Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California.
Night fall at Point Reyes
in photographs
Point Reyes, June 2022.
From the video Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California.
Ghost dock
in photographs
Point Reyes, June 2022.
From the video Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California.
Leaning Tree of Point Reyes, I
in photographs
Point Reyes, June 2022.
From the video Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California.
Black and White photography in Point Reyes, California
in journal
I spent a couple of days in beautiful Point Reyes, California, and this is what I saw and did there.
Golden Fog
in photographs
San Francisco, June 2022.
Still Riaño
in photographs
Riaño, March 2022.
Only good memories from those days in Riaño.
Reaching out
in photographs
San Francisco, June 2022.
From the video How I plan (or don't) my photography trips.
Shy San Francisco
in photographs
Sausalito, California, June 2022.
From the video How I plan (or don't) my photography trips.
How I plan (or don't) my photography trips
in journal
Usually, my photography trips are pretty chaotic, as I adapt to the conditions and go with the light. But I have a bit of a system to choose where to go, and when. At the end of the day, though, it's all about getting out.