For many the Winter Solstice—the shortest day/longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere—has disappeared in a blur of bright street lights, television, and little screens we carry around.…
Seeing ice form is one of the great delights of my life. Not only understanding why and where it forms on a small stream this time of year but also…
While I appreciate the many black and white photography challenges being made on social media these days, it ain’t easy to make even a good B&W, much less a great…
Two photography exhibits can currently be seen in Middlebury, VT, and should not be missed if you live nearby or will visit! “Land and Lens, Photographers Envision the Environment” at…
The photography group I meet with regularly likes assignments! So last month we agreed to illustrate a poem of our choice with seven of our photographs. Mine, “Winter Trees” by…
With the sun lower in the sky, the shadows, even at mid-day, stretch long and seem more intense. I find these days—sometimes rare in often rainy November—to be delightful for…
I love this month of dark changes and contrasts, small bits of color, and getting ready for winter. In the late afternoon yesterday clouds billowed over Hubbard Park as the…
I remember in a forestry class learning about students weighing all the leaves on a tree but I don’t think I ever heard anyone estimate what the total weight of…
Several weeks ago I accepted a challenge from a photographer friend to make a B&W photograph every day. I rarely work in B&W, do not have an eye for seeing…
A crazy foliage season this year here in Vermont. Dry, dry, dry. Many trees, especially Sugar Maples, just turned brown and lost their leaves. But across Central Vermont there are…
Still Learning To See 