shots of a smoky sun

[smokysun]

where are they all going?

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[Robert Campbell]

where are they all going?

wayne

No sign of the recession

Impressive series, Wayne.

 

[smokysun]

thanks, bertie. yes, hard to separate fact from fiction in the present scene. as long as plenty of people believe in an illusion, it will pass as a truth.
best,
wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

our young self never really leaves us

 

[SimonL]

Great series of self portraits Wayne, never seen anything quite like it. Superb.

 

[smokysun]

thanks, simon. three years ago i spent the summer up here doing a self-portrait project. you might get a kick out of them (best watched as a slideshow). www.pbase.com/wwp/self

just looked through your people, streetphotgraphy, and coastal colour galleries. i especially liked the street shots. you've a very sympathetic eye for people.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[Lili]

Nice work Wayne

 

[smokysun]

thanks, lili. went out last night with the xti plus 50mm 1.8 for a change of pace. this combination, ironically, very close to the d2 and s6000 in size but it weighs twice as much. for a dslr it is pretty quiet. the small sensors actually record a lot of detail, if you pull it out. the xti a bit more and also you can play with depth of field much more easily. however, the self-portrait project mentioned above shot totally with a 4 mpg canon digital elf. the computer on the desk-top becomes simply an extension of the computer in the camera. every part of the picture can be changed, without necessarily losing the sense of it being a photograph (though i blur the distinction all the time and i think we should stop calling it 'manipulation' with all the negative connotations that implies). i still love classical photography, especially black and white. here are a couple of examples from the bigger sensor. do they seem any different?

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

pontiac indian hood ornament

locust

 

[smokysun]

here are a couple more comparison shots with the xti and a leica R 75-200 lens mounted with a confirmation adaptor.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp[/url healthy mt. lassen

 

[smokysun]

the weather forecast: http://weather.msn.com/tenday.aspx?wealocations=wc:USCA0904&q=Quincy,+CA+forecast:tenday

packing up!

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

clean up quick, reminds the buddha, still staring at the sink

 

[smokysun]

the return to civilization is never easy

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[gandolfi]

Oh, hell, Wayne.
I hope you are not a creature which goes into hibernation for the winter. Your images are some of the funniest, most interestingly manipulated story telling pics around. I trust you are able to continue posting once you have descended into the madness that lies down in the lower altitudes.
Good luck with the move.
Cheers,
Gandolfi.

 

[smokysun]

thanks, gandolfi! let's see if i can come up with something for halloween. it's been fun doing this thread this summer. going out to take some last pics in a few minutes. i'll see if i can find something worth posting.
best,
wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

ps. just heard someone wrote very explicit graffiti on the abandoned lookout at argentine peak. a crew going up in the morning to take pics (sorry i can't send you any) and paint it out.

 

[smokysun]

alas, even in paradise. i ran across two of the species devouring the planet (both reveal an inner emptiness that can never be filled).

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

infamous bagworm

pupa

 

[smokysun]

our only hope

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[Lili]

LOL, Wayne, you rock

 

[smokysun]

ah, all things must pass.

wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

 

[nei1]

2nd work inthis last set superb but love looking at them all,hope all goes well downstairs,all the best ________ Neil.

 

[smokysun]

thanks, neil. beat the rain, but it's coming down now. lot of mood swings my first day in town (it had to be halloween!) the older i get, the more i enjoy sitting on a mountain and looking down at the world.
best,
wayne
www.pbase.com/wwp

ps. whole summer series at www.pbase.com/wwp/smoke