Beyond Awful
Whenever I see a perfect picture, I’ll think, surely this isn’t real.
One Camera, One Lens
The X-Pro series is Fujifilm’s gift to photography. I recommend the X-Pro2 and XF 35mm f/2 lens because it’s digital perfection.
A Road End
Odessa, Texas
A Thousand Tiny Diamonds
Out by a truck stop, work camp, and several oilfield equipment yards — trucks have cracked the pavement to hell where scarce rain pools, and when the sun returns, the road will sparkle.
Theater Detail
Odessa, Texas
Bumbling
I embody something infuriating — an average person doing something. The combination of being run-of-the-mill and doing something creative is a frontier.
Virtual Movements
With enough resolution, we can crop in, move a frame around, and simulate a view camera’s movements in post, including rise, fall, and shift.
Basic Editing
Pull the contrast slider down to -100 and then set a tonal curve to one’s liking.
Big Bend
A plan to construct a physical barrier across Big Bend would be unpopular.
Nikon F Lenses
Nikon’s manual F lenses are worth considering because they’ll mount to just about any mirrorless camera today.
Connell House
Stanton, Texas
Going to Town
A black-and-white picture of small-town Texas is sort of what western swing music looks like — if that makes sense.
On Main
Big Spring, Texas
Library Windows
In setbacks, mishaps, and errors — life teaches us that we have the capacity to grow, overcome, and live in inspirational ways.
Film, Post 2020
Put film photography to rest. Digital is better.
Traveling Kindly
Go without want.
Poetry
If music is older than language, then that’s probably a large part of it.