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Watching my step

David — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:44:35 +0000

Fallen Broadleaf maple leaf at Oyster Bay, Olympia, Washington.

One good thing about being slightly less than sure-footed is that I frequently look down at where I’m walking, and see things that I might otherwise miss. As much as I love breathtaking, expansive landscapes, sometimes it’s the small and quiet moments that really affect me the most–particularly on a journey of self-discovery and renewal.

How does anything dry in this weather?

David — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:54:43 +0000

Jeans hang to dry on a clothes line in Durham, NC. | Canon 7D and 70-200mm f/4L IS lens @ 135mm | Exposed 1/400 sec. @ f/4, ISO 400.

20th Annual NCSU Dog Olympics

David — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:06:04 +0000

(L-R) Nicole Schnell, Mason Savage, and Christine Park prepare to implant a microchip in Tonia Lutzewitz's dog, Amino, at the free microchip clinic offered by the Raleigh chapter of the American Kennel Club at the 20th annual NCSU Dog Olympics held at the College of Veterinary Medicine on September 10, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.

On Saturday, September 10, 2011 close to 1,000 people turned out on the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine campus in Raleigh, NC to enjoy their annual Dog Olympics. Five days later, after much editing and toning, I am happy to link to my NCSU Dog Olympics gallery at lightsedgeprints.com.

Coming Soon: Dog Olympics!

David — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:50:15 +0000

The medal podiums stand ready for the games begin at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine's annual Dog Olympics on Saturday, 10 September 2011 in Raleigh, NC.

On Saturday I found myself surrounded by dogs of all forms at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine campus. I had hoped to post my images from the Dog Olympics sooner but a gallery will be up by Wednesday afternoon!

German Johnson

David — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:30:34 +0000

German Johnson tomato from our garden, Durham, North Carolina. | Canon 5D Mk. II and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens @ 43mm | Exposed 1/80 sec. @ f/4, ISO 400

Kitchen knives loom over ripening tomatoes

David — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:10:02 +0000

Knives loom over our ripening tomatoes. | Canon 5D Mk. II and 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens @ 27mm | Exposed 1/60 sec. @ f/5.6, ISO 100 | Key: Canon 580EX II Speedlite in 16x16" Softbox on camera right. Fill: Canon 550EX Speedlite in Lumiquest Softbox III on camera left. Triggered wirelessly using ST-E2 transmitter ratio 2:1 key to fill.

Things have been fairly quiet on the blog while I make some final arrangements to be truly “in business” as a photographer in the state of North Carolina. I am contemplating a very large order of roll paper in anticipation of opening up my HP Z3200 to making prints for fellow photographers. Hopefully, that will include some of my dear readers here!

However, most of my new work of late has been around the house, especially Elizabeth’s garden which is now producing lots of tomatoes. This afternoon I made a photo of our harvested tomatoes that are ripening on the kitchen counter…or atop the microwave, to be more accurate. In years past, other creatures have gotten to Elizabeth’s tomatoes before she had a chance to pick them, so this season she’s trying to pick them when they’ve begun to ripen, and allowing them to finish the process indoors. So far, so good!

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Fourth of July Print Sale!

David — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:02:20 +0000

: Fourth of July Fireworks 2001, Racine, Wisconsin. Canon EOS Elan 7 and Fuji Sensia 100 film.

We’re kicking off a big holiday weekend here in the U.S., so beginning today and extending through the Fourth of July all personally-printed and signed photographs at my store, Light’s Edge Prints, are on sale at 25% off if you use the code “fireworks” at the final checkout screen in the shopping cart. Enjoy your weekend!

Back on the shelf: A Portrait of Grinnell

David — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:26:18 +0000

A pallet of my books rolls off of the truck and into the Faulconer Gallery's loading dock on Friday, June 3, 2011 in Grinnell, Iowa.

Last Friday marked the beginning of reunion weekend at Grinnell College and also the arrival of 2,000 copies of A Portrait of Grinnell: The Architecture and Landscape of Grinnell College. Their arrival was somewhat unexpected: I had resigned myself to a delayed shipment that would miss reunion weekend and the 1,100+ people registered to congregate in the middle of the cornfields of Iowa. Of course Friday had to be the hottest day during that entire week, with temperatures spiking to 90 degrees, but with a ~~little~~ lot of help from my friends the books made it from the loading dock at the Faulconer Gallery to the shelves of the Grinnell College Bookstore (641.269.3424) and Saints Rest Coffee House (641.236.6014).

: Russ Motta stands with the hand truck he used to deliver 18 boxes of A Portrait of Grinnell into Saints Rest Coffee House in Grinnell, Iowa.

Without Lesley Wright’s generosity the books would not have had such a convenient loading dock to come home to, nor would two pallets of the books have such a nice climate-controlled home for the next year. A chance encounter with Russ Motta, Grinnell’s most gregarious security officer, gave me the opportunity to deliver books to Saints Rest Coffee House in a pickup truck with a professional hand-truck delivery man. Motta said that in a past life he worked for a beer distributor: he loaded that hand truck down and never once bumped into anything, and it was amazing.

The delivery on Friday meant that we were able to hold a book signing on Saturday after all. Thanks to Meg Jones Bair for getting posters out!

Bekka Merrill and Emily Zdyrko rounded out the team with their loading, dragging, and unloading 40 more boxes of my books onto a large cart headed to the Grinnell College Bookstore. By the time all was said and done I think everyone was ready for a break…and a lot of water!

Alumni page through my book during the book signing at the Grinnell College Bookstore on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Grinnell, Iowa.