The Dark Room

1/40th | f/16 | ISO 200 | GR II 590nm Infrared

1/250th | f/4 | ISO 200 | GR III High B&W Womb of consumption,Silent screams of emptiness,Pregnant empty space. #senryu

1/320th | f/8 | ISO 100 | GR II 590 nm Infrared Where Earth swallows sky,Where End meets the Beginning,Is your only path.#senryu

1/400th | f/8 | ISO 400 | 590nm Infrared Something lurks afoot,May not be gentle nor soft.Demons held at bay.#senryu

From the Archives. Originally published August 15, 2018. Some days are better than others and some days are bad enough to make you see everything in such a negative light that even the existence of naive beauty won’t enter your perception. Such as these grey, anonymous, tired buildings on a gloomy day while you’re standing across the street inside one of them staring out the window. There is a…

1/200th | f/16 | ISO 200 | Pentax K-5 From the archives. Originally published December 2, 2017. Why not to think about winter in this oppressive summer heat? We humans crave what we have and then complain when we are tired of it. Winter solstice is approaching fast, days are getting shorter and shorter, so as I was testing my new lens in the backyard, more on that in another post perhaps, the…

1/125th | f/4 | ISO 250 | GR III Natural B&W A path of bare bonesBeckons to tread on gently,Mid-winter woods sleep.#haiku

1/100th | f/5.6 | ISO 400 | Pentax K3 II

Fire in my Jotul F45 wood stove As the fire of the current year is quickly dying down and a freshly prepared hearth of the New Year is ready to be lit I wanted to send a heartfelt Thank You to all of you who have visited my blog, viewed my photos, read my musings or shoert poetry, and occasionally given lovely comments. This blog is an outlet of my inner artist, always free to read, always free…

1/500th | f/4 | ISO 100 | Pentax K3 II Move. Willing or not.Known road, winding, slippery.Where will it take us?#senryu

1/500th | f/5.6 | ISO 400 | Pentax K3 II Times of childhood past, Old moments, frozen in mind Slowly melt away.#haiku

1/500th | f/4 | ISO 100 | GR III High B&W

2 sec | f/4.5 | ISO 100 | GR III Positive Film – ICM Tired eyes falter.Stars lean close, whisper the way,Heart beats not astray.#haiku

1/60th | f/4 | ISO 400 | Pentax K3 II Morning mist gives wayTo golden sparkle of sunTrees watch silently.#haiku

1/500th | f/4 | ISO 100 | GR III Positive Film

1/3200th | f/3.5 | ISO 100 | Pentax K3 II As tears of the skyDrum their tune on window paneFlow of darkness glows.#haiku

1/60th | f/8 | ISO 100 | GR II 590nm Infrared Contrast of shadowsReminds us where there is lightThere’s always a way.#senryu