Roam and Click

Cylindrical Decrepitude

Bones — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:31:45 +0000

Focal Length: 20mm | Aperture: f3.2 | Exposure: 1/800 | ISO: 100 | Post: CS4

A friend took me down to a little nitty gritty nook roughly between the end of Maple Street and the sewage treatment/rail yard a mere stone’s throw from the waterfront on Saturday. It was the official first day of Spring and sunny skies with temperatures upwards of sixty degrees were forecasted but nay, a cool wind and grey clouds smashed any grandeur of Spring. Nonetheless, I was at home amongst the industrial grime that surrounded me, luscious rust, vibrant graffiti and delicate flakes of paint peeling before my very eyes. Retrospectively, it was a fantastic first day of Spring spent with a friend and her dog in the dirty kind of environs I dig on with my camera in hand. Perfect.

Learn To Fly

Bones — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:31:06 +0000

Focal Length: 58mm | Aperture: f13 | Exposure: 1/2500 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

I highly recommend freely wandering the grounds at Shelburne Airport. It’s the closest you’ll probably be able to get to any aircraft in this day and age. I was in and out of hangars, peeking into cockpits, and just generally nosing around and exploring without a hint of authority looming over me. I was respectful, of course for there is that constant fear that your being watched even if it seems no one is around, so I played by the rules. When I stumbled upon the flying lesson hut, I fell in love with the sign “Learn to Fly” because it doesn’t specifically state that interested parties will be instructed in aeronautics or general aircraft piloting. And who doesn’t want to learn how to fly?

South End Grit

Bones — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:19:24 +0000

Focal Length: 20mm | Aperture: f4 | Exposure: 1/125 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

I was lucky enough to link up with friend and Chicago-based photographer Ian Merritt (IDM Photography), the day after Thanksgiving and ramble through what has become one of my favorite wastelands of industrial decay in the South End of B-Town off Flynn Avenue. I really cherish the exploring via the lens with a chum who shares the same excitement for photography and grimy subject matter, you find yourself feeding off of each other’s energy, almost pushing each other to find the ideal grab. It’s also really fun to see how the same place or subject is captured through another’s cam, what catches their eye, how they frame the shot etc. Ian is no exception, his work is incredible and I very much enjoy his keen eye and prolific body of work, swing through his kick-ass blog and be sure to peep the 50 Portraits Project he has underway, he also Tweets much more frequently than I, under the handle of @IDMPhoto.

Pike Place

Bones — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:41:23 +0000

Focal Length: 18mm | Aperture: f4 | Exposure: 1/60 | ISO: 200 | Post: CS1

Separating the water from downtown Seattle lies a wall of connected structures that has become a hub for those who seek fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood and just about everything else in-between. The Pike Place Market also provides a selection of restaurants, brewpubs, and I think I even saw a hot dog cart, if you dig on food, you’ll dig Pike Place. The people watching is also quite sensational, all walks of life walk the halls selecting ingredients for upcoming meals, or perhaps just a snack.

Nantucket Vintage

Bones — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:36:11 +0000

Focal Length: 18mm | Aperture: f10 | Exposure: 1/400 | ISO: 400 | Post: CS1

Few places come to mind when recalling destinations I have frequented as often as Nantucket. My family and I ventured to the small island for the fist time over a decade ago and all of us immediately fell in love with it’s charm and began a bevy of semi-annual returns in the following years. There is a very apparent feeling of going back in time once you set foot upon the island, strict rules govern the style and even the color of structures built here, no chain stores exist on this patch if sand in the Atlantic (what, no McDonald’s?! Nope.), the cobbled streets in the center of town and the overall attitude of locals all pay homage to a simpler time. Suffice it to say that it’s a real treat to stumble upon a classic auto parked on the cobblestone.

Lusciously Mundane

Bones — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:18:21 +0000

Focal Length: 28mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/400 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

So let’s be honest: I fucking adore color, especially in often overlooked everyday circumstances. The bright orange of a traffic cone set against the dull and dirty background of asphalt, vibrant graffiti lining the walls of an avoided alley, the vividly colored plastic of trash or recycling bins on the sidewalk, I love all these things. Fortunately, I’m surrounded by such occurrences on a daily basis (most of us are), the trick is putting effort into actually observing and appreciating the splashes of color that are apparent in our everyday lives. Take a walk and soak it up.

Lost Highway

Bones — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:58:49 +0000

Focal Length: 18mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/4000 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

A little less than 1.5 miles of an empty four lane freeway spur off of I-89 spans from South Burlington into Burlington. The project was abandoned in the 1980’s due to funding and a few other programs that weren’t in the right place at the right time, deadlines were missed and eventually ideas shifted. Now this stretch of asphalt lies dormant and untouched, plants have begun to stake claim in cracks resulting from the ground shifting over the years. Jersey barriers adorned with colorful spraypaint block off the ends and a portion at the intersection of Industrial Ave. and Pine Streets has been turned into a makeshift parking lot for nearby businesses. It is a wasteland, an eerie graveyard of a public works project gone awry, a monument of what could have been. It’s also great place to add some miles to the shoes and snap a few rounds with the cam.

Barrett’s Trucking

Bones — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:40:40 +0000

Focal Length: 18mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/500 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

While wandering Flynn Avenue, I walked into a truck yard with a few luscious industrial structures in various states of decay. This is the kind of stuff that makes me beam with delight upon discovery, worn colors and rough textures in areas that typically display bright “No Tresspassing” signs with chain-link fences and razorwire. More often than not, someone has already found a way in and I merely follow the tracks of those before me, camera in tow.

September Sky

Bones — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:23:05 +0000

Focal Length: 55mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/4000 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

The clouds were the first thing I noticed when I relocated to the Green Mountain State of Vermont from California. NorCal has some clouds, sure and some fog too but neither can hold a candle to the utter awe and dynamic structure the billions of water droplets band together to create above us here in VT. I’m consistently blown away on an almost daily basis, there’s big fatty dark looming clouds, skinny streaky wispy clouds, clouds that look as if a rake had been dragged across the sky and mountainous clouds that billow into pillars that make Everest look like a dinky ‘ol pile of pebbles. I’ve come to make an effort to photograph exclusively on days offering some cloud cover, as opposed to my favored clear blue sky shooting on the San Francisco Streets. The clouds add additional dimension and character, ya dig?

Petrol Tanks

Bones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:19:54 +0000

Focal Length: 35mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/1250 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4

I was able to wander down Flynn Avenue today and let my eyes lead my feet through the industrial wasteland. I was practically in heaven, a bevy of grit and colorful dilapidation laid before me, and the clouds were incredible. I nailed down a handful of decent slams that I look forward to posting here in the days to come, but I wanted to throw this image up first as I adore the simplicity of it.