Grain Elevator Office - Collins, Montana

Grain Elevator Office - Collins Montana. The two fellows on the right in the bottom photo are grain truck drivers. The other two fellows work at the facility and were kind enough to let me hang out for about an hour. Panasonic Lumix DMC LX2.

Bridge at Old Man's Cave - Hocking Hills Ohio

Old Man’s Cave - 13 October 2003. It was one of those fall days when even a puff of wind would bring down sheets of leaves. . . This place had changed dramatically since I was last there in 1981. There are more elaborate bridges and tunnels. It was absolutely overrun with people. If I ever go back - it will be in the spring during dogwood season, with a LONG exposure setup to render the tourists as smoke-like spirits flitting along the trails. It occurred to me that the last time I was at Old Man’s Cave - I was using a Pentax Spotmatic with a brace of Super Takumar lenses. . . just like today. That was a little eerie. Pentax SP w/35mm F:2.0 Super Takumar.

Mesa - Northern New Mexico

Mesa – Northern New Mexico. This was shot about twenty miles north of Espanola on the road to Chama, New Mexico. To this day, it is one of my favorite scenics. It was taken with a modest zone, focus 35mm camera with auto exposure capability. I cropped it to give a panoramic effect. Click on the image. Olympus Trip 35

Taos Mission Church

Taos, New Mexico

Taos Mission Church – 28 July 2008. After breakfast my son and I drove down to the San Franciso Church. This time, the light was excellent – and I spent about 45-minutes just wandering about taking images of light and shadows interplaying with adobe. Nikon FE2 w/35-70 Sigma.

Spider Woman Rock - Canyon de Chelly

Spider Woman Rock – Arizona – 25 June 2000. This morning I drove from Chinle, Arizona over to the Third Mesa to see a corn dance.
I watched, with all the other Hopi villagers, from the roof of a building that overlooked the ceremonial area.
There had always been Kachina dolls in my house while I was growing up. Soon the ceremonial area was filled with 70 to 80 of the real thing. The ceremony lasted about thirty minutes. I just watched and listened - trying to remember every detail. The combination of regalia, drum, bells, dancing and chanting was ( for myself anyway ) is difficult to describe. Because the singers were wearing Kachina helmets - their voices resonated.
The Kachinas tossed fruit and corn into the audience.
I was regarding an orange - thinking I should give it to a passing elder. She held up her hand and said, “It’s been blessed - You should eat it.”
I waited until late this afternoon while watching the shadow of Spider Woman Rock creep up the canyon wall.
That was one great orange.
Nikon FE2 w/35-70mm Sigma

Morning Commute - I-70 Eastern Ohio

Morning Commute – For a few years, I regularly worked at a hospital in eastern Ohio. Frequently, as I drove over to work on I-70 I’d get to drive through some great atmospherics. One morning I tried to capture the mood. Olympus 35RC

Tulsa Fire Alarm Building

Tulsa Fire Alarm Building - 18 July 2009. This is a pretty cool old building - built in 1931. It was on my shooting list for Tulsa, Oklahoma. There's an amazing amount of great architecture in this town - and I've scarcely touched the surface. This was also my first experience using a Garmin navigation system. I had a list of addresses to feed into it. Each place I got done shooting - I'd put in a new address, and off I'd go. It was amazing! I've got to get me one of these! All photos, Canon 5D w/24-60 Sigma SG, 105mm F:2.8 Super Takumar and 200mm F:4.0 Sper Takumar. Click on the image to get a bigger image - the detail on the front is amazing!

Below is the entry in Wikpedia for this building.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_Fire_Alarm_Building