A couple of years ago I received a very special gift for my 65th birthday from my wife and daughter: a helicopter tour to the Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt Lake. The trip was extraordinary for several reasons. First, it was my first chopper flight, a tiny one at that. Second, the Spiral Jetty was a … [Read more...]
IR Earthscapes Project
As the print version of the IR Earthscapes publication is getting ready, I have been working to have a digital version available as well. Instead of simply replicating the print magazine on the computer screen, I wanted to create an electronic document that used the attributes of the digital medium. … [Read more...]
Infrared Earthscapes Magazine Preview
I hinted at a printed version of the photographs presented in the slideshow Infrared Earthscapes. Here is a preview of the printed magazine. It is much abridged but will give an idea of its contents consisting of three sections. You can flip the pages either by dragging the corners or by clicking on … [Read more...]
Infrared Earthscapes
Infrared photography interests me with its surreal looking landscapes, objects, and people. But all those pale in comparison to infrared aerial photography. Topography becomes abstract, clouds and shadows ethereal and elusive, and the scratches man has made on earth seem insignificant I have … [Read more...]
On Shadows and Clouds
I flew to and from Salt Lake City within the last few weeks. As I planned, I got a window seat to take photographs; there I found an infinitely variable, ethereal subject. Clouds, the nice puffy ones that dotted the sky created beautiful shadows down below, and through the openings in between them I … [Read more...]
Great Salt Lake & Spiral Jetty
Today I took a helicopter ride over the Great Salt Lake to see the famous landmark Spiral Jetty. The trip was extremely enjoyable and the view, most impressive. The lake is so large that it feels like the sea, but the feeling of vastness quickly takes a back seat to the color and the texture that is … [Read more...]
A New Vantage Point
Seeing is the essence of photography, and I saw some new places and saw again familiar places from a totally new vantage point, aerial perspective. One summer day in 2006, Barry, a friend of mine, an old pilot who got the itch to fly again, invited me to go with him to Martha's Vineyard on a … [Read more...]