You know when you think about it — a 35mm lens on a reflex camera (knowing that you’ll crop in later) mimics a rangefinder experience by letting you see outside the frame while composing pictures.

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One Day in Sunray

A street photograph without people documents place and shows landscapes of asphalt and cement. One day I went to Sunray and strolled around.

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5600ºK

If sunlight’s temperature sits between 5000ºK and 6500ºK, then 5600ºK is a good custom choice.

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Town

Rankin, Texas

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Taken Seriously

By all standards, I’m a lousy photographer, and that’s fine. 50mm might be the best focal length and 35mm the best lens — simply crop in a little.

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Town Scene

Happy, Texas

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Aspect Ratios

Focal lengths and aspect ratios correlate. A 50mm needs a narrower 4:5 to emphasize relationships between foregrounds and back grounds, and on the other side, a 28mm does better with a wider 3:2 because it emphasizes side-to-side relationships.

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In the Moment

It transitions from play to art as we age, and in learning, it continues.

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Red Truck

Marfa, Texas

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Lightweight

The less we make photography about something, the more it accommodates.

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Pond

Midland, Texas

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Interstate Twenty

Warm sunlight and desert mountains blanket the horizon. Miles of asphalt fly under my feet. I love being out here among trucks.

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2nd near West County Rd.

Odessa, Texas

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Monahans Motel

Monahans, Texas

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Working Town

If people knew you were out there making pictures, you’d probably get in worse trouble, a proper way of going wrong. Odessa is a working town, and everyone needs a good way of going wrong.

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Taking or Making

In photographing landscapes, places, and found environments, perhaps the difference between making and taking lives in the focal length, where a 35mm takes, and a 50mm makes.