Solitary

Solitary, originally uploaded by Calpurnius.

I’ve waited two days to shoot this field. Both times before I arrived too late to catch the setting sun on the fuzzy seed heads. Today I arrived early and I waited.

It’s a well traveled road that time of day. Some drivers paused to look over . . . → Read More: Solitary

Protecting The Innocent

Protecting The Innocent, originally uploaded by Calpurnius.

I see the commotion more than I hear it.

Teens — three of them, a couple and a third wheel friend of his — behind the storefront next door. They’re wearing EMO costumes in a town which favors country music. We’ve had burglaries in . . . → Read More: Protecting The Innocent

Living Monet

Living Monet, originally uploaded by Calpurnius.

I’ve been doing a lot of low aperture work lately, focusing on tight foreground detail and blowing the background into bokeh.

Here’s what happens when there’s no foreground detail to focus upon. It looks like an impressionist painting.

The thing I like best is the light . . . → Read More: Living Monet