by Dave | 26 Aug 2013 | Blog
“I believe the human face can tell a thousand stories, all of them together giving glimpses into who we are, who we’ve been, and who we can be, as individuals and as a race.” – David duChemin
What story does her face tell? What thoughts are behind those eyes? What have those eyes seen? This is a composite photograph; each photo taken a few years apart. The woman, who quietly sat in front of a church and never uttered a word, was captivating, but the background in which she was photographed did not tell her story.
by Dave | 24 Aug 2013 | Blog
Duluth Harbor North Breakwater Light
“Everybody loves lighthouses. They’re like apple pie, motherhood, and the American Flag. Lighthouses offer a wonderful charisma because each one has its own character.” Wayne Wheeler, president of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.
Lighthouses are the eyes of the sea: stately sentinels…serene, silent and statuesque. People seem to be drawn to lighthouses; there is a certain mystique and each filled with folklore, history, legend of shipwrecks, drownings, heroic rescues, romance, and ghosts. Lighthouses are metaphoric. Built on a rock; lighthouses become a metaphor of guidance and stability, often for a person who has provided a beacon through life, guiding one through ever present storms, the fog of decisions, and providing an ever-present stable beam.
First illuminated on 07 Apr 1910, it’s light has guided many on Lake Superior into “one of the worst and most dangerous” harbors on the Great Lakes. Originally built at a cost of $4,000, its continual light and stable presence have become priceless. This from the local newspaper on the day the light first shone:
by Dave | 22 Aug 2013 | Blog
Patch Fire Sun
During the last while, we have been surrounded by wild fires. One of the fires, named after the area in which the fire was burning…Patch Canyon, was producing huge plumbs of smoke. Smoke from this particular fire was covering the valley and on 15 Aug, was at its worst. At about 1830, I had walked out to look at the smoke and noticed the sun, which looked a bit eerie. The scene being interesting, I grabbed a camera and took a series of photos. While taking the photos, I noticed a spot on the sun and thought, “Nuts, I have some kind of stuff on the lens or sensor.” But, as I continued to take photos, I noticed the spot remained in the same position on the sun. Ah Ha! I wondered, could this really be a sunspot? Checking the NASA and SoHO websites, I found that I had actually captured two sunspots; Numbers 1817 and 1818 – they are difficult to see on this photo, but they are visible on the full size, full resolution image. What I found interesting is that #1818 is actually larger than the earth. Below is an image of sunspots as seen on today’s SoHO images. Notice the graphic of the earth in relation to any of the sunspots…these are enormous. Photo: 300mm, 1/3200 sec @ f 5.6, ISO 160.
SoHO Image: 2013-08-22_09-14-29
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