Another from Philadelphia. More on the way as soon as I can develop it.
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Geography, Plumb Beach
March 18th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
I’ve been looking for ways to more accurately describe the area along the shore of south Brooklyn I’ve been exploring for the last several months. The modern maps that I’ve been using are pretty vague about the names of neighborhoods, beaches, and waterways in this area. Last week, I still thought this was in the neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay. After a second look, I’m calling this Plumb Beach, after viewing this map.
Archaeology, Raritan Bay
March 16th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
This was supposed to be the day when I posted the next installment in my “taking a picture” series, which will include a contact sheet evaluation. Unfortunately my Hasselblad developed a light leak and half of my photographs from yesterday are ruined! I ordered a new light seal kit, which should be here in a few days, but unfortunately that post will have to wait for a little while.
Litchfield Villa, Prospect Park
March 9th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in local, personal work
I’ve been wanting to take a photograph of this building for quite some time now. A few interesting historical notes about the Litchfield Villa: it was the home of real estate and railroad tycoon Edwin Litchfield, condemned by the city in 1868 (an early case of eminent domain) to make way for Prospect Park. The building now houses the headquarters for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Once upon a time, Litchfield’s property ran all the way down to the Gowanus Canal, and also included the now-landmarked building at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 3rd Street in Gowanus.
Prospect Park Ravine in the rain
March 9th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work
This weekend has been a pretty lousy one for photography. I had planned on making the trip out to Sheepshead Bay at least once, if not twice, but instead, the best I could do was head up the slope to Prospect Park yesterday in the rain. It wasn’t a nice day to be out, but I took a few decent photographs, which makes it worth it. I haven’t been able to go out and shoot nearly enough so far this year, hopefully that will change soon.
Raymond Meeks
March 5th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in art world, photographers
I discovered the work of Raymond Meeks today via Exposure Compensation. I’m not planning to link to photographers I see on other people’s sites very often (Miguel does such a good job of sharing interesting new work, I’ll just leave it up to him), but if you take a look at the image below I think you’ll see why I couldn’t resist:
Stoney Run Park, Baltimore, Maryland, No. 4
March 3rd, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work, process
I recently read a post from a textile artist named Lisa Call about what she’s learned from blogging, and number four on the list was the item that spoke most directly to me:
Stoney Run Park, Baltimore, Maryland, No. 2
February 27th, 2008 | by Dalton | published in personal work