Leaving Before the Fireworks End

Fireworks displays in metro areas always mean serious traffic, but the line of stopped cars along Bushnell Park has clearly formed before the fireworks display even ended. From this vantage point, there’s luckily more to see than traffic; the magenta luminescence of excited lithium ions paints its colors across the buildings and treetops of downtown Hartford.

Leaving Before the Fireworks End

A Return Trip to Brazil

New adventures in color grading have brought me back, much as I did with images from Spring 2012, to my Fall 2012 trip to Florianopolis, Brazil. Big changes in how I tackle challenging raw images have produced a drastically different outcome to my photoprocessing.

Quiet Alone at Dusk

The dark rocks and chaotic waves come through in a whole different way.

Dusk Waves Over Broad Stone

So, too, does this sculpture stretched over the water—the purpose of which, if there is one, I’ve still not ascertained.

Costao do Satinho Framework

There’s a sense of texture and place that a dark ocean and bright beach convey together.

Costao do Satinho and Its Beach

I can still remember wandering back to my room at the end of the evening, feeling like I was a visitor to an alien world.

Costao do Satinho International Grid

Mohonk Nightwall

Warm, welcoming, and… monolithic? Though Mohonk is a huge, castle-esque structure, the hotel nonetheless feels deeply cozy in the evening. Perhaps it’s the sense of life about it. Zoom all the way in and people are visible, enjoying the warm air on the many balconies.

Mohonk Nightwall