Hill Island, Part Two
Prior to a recent trip to the Discovery Islands, between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia (see my previous post for the...
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greggwaterman
- Aug 28
- 3 min
Hill Island, Part One
On the surface, it sounded idyllic: My wife Vivian and I, along with three friends, would be dropped at a small island between Vancouver...
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greggwaterman
- May 1
- 2 min
Lassen!
Gene touring a ridge, with Brokeoff Mountain in the background Who hasn’t said “How have I lived where I do for so long, and not been...
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greggwaterman
- Feb 10
- 3 min
When Technology Matters
For much of the past 15 years, the bulk of my photography has been done with black and white film, using a 4x5 inch view camera and a 6x7...
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greggwaterman
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Seeing Vertically
A couple years ago I purchased a 6x12 back for my 4x5 camera. The camera normally uses sheets of film, each 4 inches by 5 inches, but the...
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greggwaterman
- Jan 11
- 2 min
Color, or Black and White?
I have a fairly extensive library of books featuring the work of a number of famous (in the photography world, anyway) and not-so-famous...
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greggwaterman
- Dec 31, 2022
- 4 min
Some Days Are Better Than Others
When I venture out with a camera, I never know what might happen. Typically, I am fortunate to get one photograph I like in a day of...
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greggwaterman
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
Blind to What is in Front of Me!
It is not unusual for me to be at home looking at a photograph recently made and see something I hadn't noticed when making the image....
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greggwaterman
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
McCloud
I'm fortunate to live in a place where I have access to a large variety of landscapes within just an hour or two driving time from my...
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greggwaterman
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Mistakes Were Made: Installment 1
Due to a mishap mentioned in a previous post, I’m currently in the process of going through old black and white negatives and culling out...
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greggwaterman
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
A Bristlecone Primer
Bristlecone 5, Windy Ridge, Colorado I recently had the opportunity to photograph some bristlecone pines in Colorado. Shortly afterward I...
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greggwaterman
- Oct 19, 2022
- 1 min
Hard Reset
It was bound to happen sooner or later, given my reckless attitude in the face of risk. No, I didn’t get COVID – I have somehow managed...
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greggwaterman
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
National Parks, Part Two
In the previous post I insinuated that perhaps our National Parks are best avoided. But let’s face it – there is something remarkable...
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greggwaterman
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
National Parks, Part One
Yosemite and Yellowstone, the Everglades and the Great Smoky Mountains. America’s National Park system is one of the crown jewels of our...
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greggwaterman
- Mar 8, 2022
- 5 min
The Dark Side
What about shadows? If you are a photographer, what do you do with, or about, them? In the event that there are any, shall I say,...
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greggwaterman
- Feb 4, 2022
- 5 min
Ghosts of Our Predecessors
There I stood on the morning of November 3rd, 2021, at the base of a magnificent sandstone cliff in Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly. The rock...
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greggwaterman
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
A Forsaken Land
With over a month of consistently dry weather in November and early December, I spent some time photographing in Lava Beds National...
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greggwaterman
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
(Almost) Coast to Coast
Sorghum and safflower, cotton and corn. Roadkill armadillos in Missouri, ‘possums in Kentucky. Ferry boat rides across the Ohio river,...
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greggwaterman
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
Stonebridge Man
In a previous post I shared a few photos of the Stonebridge grain elevator, that was demolished in 2016. Before its demise, I visited on...
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greggwaterman
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
Snowstorm Tree
December 24, 2018. Christmas eve fast approaching. I’d been watching this tree for over a year, waiting for the time when conditions...
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