Yellow is unique in the color spectrum. It is naturally luminous, almost up there with white. Most colors have lighter and darker tints and shades, but not yellow. The dark yellow sounds odd since it becomes brownish! The fall color in Utah, at least in the parts I have seen, is yellow unlike in New … [Read more...]
The Marina and The Golden Spike
This post is dedicated to the memory of our good friend Alan French who passed away yesterday. He loved trains, I wish he could have seen some of the photographs. Rest in peace Alan. The delayed trip to the Great Salt Lake Marina happened one afternoon with great weather still prevailing. It was an … [Read more...]
An Outing in Salt Lake City
It was good to see Elif at the airport waiting for us. The weather was very nice and it would remain so for the rest of our stay. We arrived at Elif's house and settled in our bedroom Elif fixed for our arrival. Mina had gone on a trip with her father and was to return home after her dance practice. … [Read more...]
Flight To Salt Lake City – 2018
A week ago on Monday, Jan and I flew to Salt Lake City to see Elif and Mina. The first leg of the flight, Providence to Baltimore was about an hour. By a sheer coincidence, the exit gate for us was next to the connecting flight gate to Salt Lake City. The wait was short and we boarded first along … [Read more...]
Stepstone Falls and Arcadia State Park
Get well, Binnaz. Blue is your color! The protected land and public parks are an integral part of life in most, if not all the states. Rhode Island, as small as it may be, is not an exception. The large spans of wooded areas, numerous ponds, of course, the shoreline provide visual comfort as well … [Read more...]
Newport – Westport 2018
This post and all the photographs are a long-winded get-well card for my sister Binnaz. Get well soon, Binnaz. Jan and I are sending you our love and best wishes along with these photographs. A little over seven years ago I took a helicopter ride from Newport. There was no set destination and my … [Read more...]
1937 Packard Formal Sedan
Added a new car to my stable! That is a stable of model cars that I used to build many years ago. Yes, I have another hobby besides photography! For the last few years, I have been meaning to start building model cars again. Finally, about a couple of months ago I dug up a model that I started … [Read more...]
How Do You Sign Your Photographs?
When viewers look at photographs at an exhibit they would like to see authentic work. They generally would like to know some basic information like the name of the photographer, the title of the work, the year it was taken, and a signature that assures the work belongs to the photographer. A … [Read more...]
Green Trees Glow Under Infrared
A few days ago, when the weather seemed a tiny bit better, I accompanied Jim to visit the Roger Williams Park in Providence. It was hot but not terribly so and the humidity seemed tolerable, at least initially. The sky had big puffy clouds and the trees glowed under infrared light. I sought foliage … [Read more...]
Disarmed in Lens Magazine
Several years back, I photographed Greta Hodginkson, a Providence-born dancer during the season-opening program of the Festival Ballet Providence. It was a highly dynamic performance during which she owned the stage moving from point to point. A collection of photographs from that program has just … [Read more...]