ShutterProf: Stories in Analog

We are fortunate to live in a building that backs up to the edge of woods that border Gunpowder Falls State Park. We also put out birdseed and food for the squirrels. All sorts of animals have figured this out, so we get a whole host of birds, deer, rabbits, turtles, foxes, and raccoons coming down out of the forest. The windows facing the woods are like a running nature documentary. Yesterday, I went out with the Nikon N80 with the 70-300mm zoom. The camera was loaded with K

Mighty misadventures finally result in satisfying frames. This past week was my last week of photography class, which was being held on the Catonsville campus of the Community College of Baltimore County. The campus was a Civil War-era plantation, and many historic structures still stand. One that has long captivated me is known as the Bull Creek Bridge, formerly the bridge that was along the main entrance road to the plantation. The arched, stonework bridge has been preserv

This is not one of my darkroom prints as I do not have the capacity to print color, but I did shoot, develop, and scan it. On my right forearm is the text that is the basis for the narrative project and is taken from an essay by John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, entitled "Mormon Lilies." It reads, "In every walk with Nature, one receives far more than she seeks." I slightly edited the original to read "she" instead of "he." Our final project for this summer's course in