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Oil on Navarre Beach

Globs of Oil on Navarre Beach, Florida

Shell and Tar Balls

The Gulf Oil Crisis…. Been going to the beach, Navarre Beach, my beach, a lot lately.  Last week, for the first time, there were globs of oil along with the usual small tar balls.  As Hurricane Alex blew through the lower Gulf of Mexico, the skimmers stopped skimming and the rough surf brought more oil ashore.  And now a second storm may be brewing in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Bird Tracks & Tar Balls

It’s been 77 days since crude oil started spewing into the Gulf.  BP still doesn’t seem to have any answers.  Gulf Oil Crisis….hmmm….maybe Environmental Disaster is a better tag line.

Navarre Beach, Florida

Boycott BP!

July 5, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | Leave A Comment »

Chase Jarvis – Commercial Photo Shoot

I like this – short and to the point.

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April 23, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

Fort Pickens

I finally made it to Fort Pickens on Pensacola Beach.  The road, the only road, to the fort has been closed for years because of the destruction from hurricanes.  Arriving at the Fort, you can take the guided tour with the tour guide, or the self guided tour with a pamphlet.  Of course I took the pamphlet.  According to the pamphlet, there are sixteen points of interest or sections starting with the Sallyport, the entrance to the fort, ending with Bastion D, the corner of the fort..  The problem with Bastion D is that it really isn’t there.  It was destroyed in an explosion in 1899.

Crumbling Wall of Bastion D

Some of the arches from the top of the fort.

There is still debris left over from the hurricanes on the side of the road to Fort Pickens. This large rusty thing, yes that’s what I call it, was in the sand along the way.

April 23, 2010 | Categories: In the Field | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

Jump Show

I had my first gallery show at the end of January.  Not only was it exciting but it was a lot of fun.

The show was based on the Jump book by Philipe Halsman.

Ron - Chiropractor

Sharon - Hair Stylist

The show was a huge success and a little sad when it was time to take it down.  I’ve never been much of a people photographer, although years ago (seems like a lifetime ago) I worked in an Olan Mills type of photography job, but this was way too much fun.

February 12, 2010 | Categories: Gallery Shows | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

My First Workshop

My first workshop.  Let me re-phrase that – my first workshop that I’m holding, or is it teaching.  Maybe teaching is too strong of a word, I’ve always thought of workshops as “doing” rather than teaching.  Not really a classroom experience, it’s more of an “in-the-field” experience.  The workshop is being held under the umbrella of the Northwest Florida Arts Association.   The premise is Historic Pensacola.  So my first thought is Civil War cemetery.  With ghoulish delight (or so I’m told), I sought out my first location, St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Shooting in a cemetery, I’ve found, is a delicate balance of achieving what you want artistically and respecting the history of the place and especially those buried there.

With one location set, it’s time to scout out the next one….

January 1, 2010 | Categories: Workshops | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

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