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After a lifetime of mainly expressing myself with words, my postings here will mainly rely on images. They will speak for themselves to some extent, but I'll usually add a few comments of explanation. I've taken photographs for decades, since the 1950's, inspired in part by my father's photographic skill. Four years of photo assignments and quality darkroom time eventually gave way to decades of casual and family picture-taking. I re-immersed myself when I left film and turned to digital. |
Brittany; Saint-Malo, 2017
October 31, 2017 - Saint-Malo blends an old fortified and walled town with a big working harbor and a nice pleasure harbor. The town has a...
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Inlet Gale; Turnagain Arm, October 26, 2017
October 29, 2017 - Gale-force winds hit the Inlet last week. Conditions were unusual because the light was good and the winds were dry (no...
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Winter Is Coming; Mountains in Transition; Turnagain Arm, October 27, 2017
October 28, 2017 - It is October, and snow is coming and going and coming again at higher elevations on local mountains near Anchorage. The...
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Normandy (and Brittany); Gites, Part Two, 2017
October 27, 2017 - Not too far from Mont Saint-Michel in Brittany is another fine accomodation, Le Clos Saint-Gilles. It is wonderfully ren...
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Normandy; Gites, Part One, 2017
October 25, 2017 - "Gites" in France are almost invariably interesting places to stay. They are typically reclaimed or repurposed houses, f...
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Brittany; The Mont-Saint-Michel, 2017
October 22, 2017 - Mont Saint-Michel's shape is graphically iconic, rising dramatically from the waters at high tide and from the tidal fla...
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Normandy; American Cemetery and Memorial, 2017
October 19, 2017 - The American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, is nearly silent, despite the number of visitors wal...
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Normandy; The Beaches, Part 4 (and Last), 2017
October 18, 2017 - A few final thoughts about the Normandy invasion beaches. Visiting the beaches and war sites and museums is sobering; vo...
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Normandy; The Beaches, Part 3, 2017
October 17, 2017 - Before moving on, several reasons require a brief return to the subject of the harbors: The remnants of the British Mulb...
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Normandy; The Beaches, Part 2, 2017
October 15, 2017 - Reading about the invasion and seeing movies doesn't compare with being on the ground and seeing first-hand what the all...
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Normandy; The Beaches, Part 1, 2017
October 14, 2017 - For Americans especially, visiting Normandy means standing on Omaha Beach and in the American Cemetery.
Seen in 2017,...
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Normandy; Rouen, Part 2, 2017
October 09, 2017 - Rouen's Notre Dame cathedral facade is a marvel of gothic complexity, but the rest of the structure is equally compellin...
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Normandy; Rouen, Part 1, 2017
October 08, 2017 - We have to step back, chronologically, to address Rouen. It has the unfortunate history of being the site of Jeanne d'Ar...
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Normandy; Honfleur, Part 3, 2017
October 02, 2017 - Honfleur offers a rich variety of subjects and different levels of illumination in a compact area. A little strolling co...
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Normandy; Honfleur, Part 2, 2017
October 01, 2017 - Honfleur swarms with visitors even in late September. August is unimaginable. But ignoring the group swarms and the unat...
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