David’s Blog
On the night of April 25th, 2021
On the night of April 25th, 2021, one hundred million migrating birds, flying northeast, crossed the Texas coast. One night, over 100 million birds; how is this comprehendible? It’s not, not to mostly daylight living humans firmly stuck to the hard ground of Earth. One hundred million birds in one night and no one in Texas other than a few...
This is Feebe
This is Feebe. She is 17 and she lives outside of Gulu in northern Uganda. I met Feebe when I found her waist deep in a muddy backwater trying to catch fish with a woven wooden basket. Working along the steep banks and under the overhanging vegetation Feebe waded barefoot through the brown water sluicing the still river for fish that weren’t there. Feebe...
Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion The house is quiet now, only the slow sleepy breathing of three black dogs stirs the air. Abe, my old lab, lies beside me on this dog hair-covered couch, his breathing uneven now but on pace with the dream-twitching of his back legs. We had a big walk in the snow today and his recovery takes ever longer as his endurance slowly wanes. He’ll be...
10 real reasons a la David to go to Santa Fe with Crossroads
The last post was the official, company line- all nice and pretty and polite- and so unlike ME! So here are the real, unedited, impolite reasons you should go to Santa Fe with Crossroads (with astonishingly inappropriate images added)- 1. ME! Come on, admit it, you miss me! When was the last time you heard my annoying voice asking you what the heck you...
10 Reasons to go to Santa Fe with Crossroads
Ten reasons to go to the Crossroads Photography Workshops Santa Fe Workshop- 7. Raptors, Raptors, Raptors.Did I mention raptors? How often do you get the chance to help save the life of a raptor? How about an entire non-profit organization devoted to saving the lives of sick, injured and abandoned birds of prey? The Santa Fe Raptor Centerneeds your help to...
The Things People Say
I thought I would start a new series on my blog that illustrates the truly unbelievable things that people have said about some of my photos. Some of the comments are inspiring and some are really quite...well, stupid. I'll let you be the judge which is which. Exhibit One: The Mechanic I took this shot in support of a project I was developing to celebrate...
Photography Goals of 2015
Making new year goals is a win-win proposition for me — I give myself huge credit for actually making goals and I give myself even more credit for doing next to nothing to achieve them. I'm not much of a goal-driven person. I said I like making goals, I didn't say I like achieving goals. But I have to admit that making goals does give me a few things to...
Happy New Year!
May your year ahead be a jumble of colors and textures and exotic shapes and may you work joyfully to make sense of it! Happy New Year to All!
Image of the Year
So my last post got me thinking- Is there a single favorite image of the year? It is easy to pick your favorite images but could I pick a single favorite for the entire year? This got me thinking about all that photography can represent to a person- desires, accomplishments, awards, goals, fun, etc, etc, etc. I have never tried or even thought of picking a...
Favorite Images of 2014
Here are my favorite images that I took in 2014. An interesting mix of nature and people due to my two unexpected trips to Africa in 2014. Hope you like them!
A Black and White Storm
Well, it has been a black and white world around here in Vermont of late. We got a big winter storm on Tuesday that dumped a foot of snow then an inch of rain and them more snow overburdening trees, breaking power lines and making any kind of travel very difficult. I have been out of power now for three days (no worries, I have a generator for the...