Paleoecology

I stumbled upon this picture during a Geology Lab. I really love it, I just wish it were bigger.

Minolta SRT-102

So--considering my fear that only one or two of these pictures was going to be developed, I was surprised to find that 23/24 were printable! Granted, a few were overexposed, (mostly towards the beginning,) but I was pretty impressed with the turnout. Now that I have a general idea of how to shoot with the thing, I'm going to get more experimental. Woohoo!

Sitting Bull Falls

Hopefully this will be our next camping/hiking destination:



It was hard to find large pictures of the place...I found the above pictures here.

Sitting Bull Falls lies just northwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. "The water of the 130-foot falls is highly mineralized and has deposited a massive travertine bluff that towers over the picnic ground." There is also a cave hidden behind the waterfalls that is only accessible via an appointment with a park ranger.

Here is a set on flickr that shows the falls in a bit more detail, (including the swimming spots.)

Josef Sudek

Click to see larger:

I adore the picture above. I think the lighting and shadows are absolutely beautiful.









You can see more examples of his work here.

Amy Stein

The above photographs are from the series, "Domesicated." I think these have more of an impact when viewed as a whole, rather than just in pieces and parts. Please visit her website for more. The statement below was taken from there:

"My photographs serve as modern dioramas of our new natural history. Within these scenes I explore our paradoxical relationship with the "wild" and how our conflicting impulses continue to evolve and alter the behavior of both humans and animals. We at once seek connection with the mystery and freedom of the natural world, yet we continually strive to tame the wild around us and compulsively control the wild within our own nature. Within my work I examine the primal issues of comfort and fear, dependence and determination, submission and dominance that play out in the physical and psychological encounters between man and the natural world. Increasingly, these encounters take place within the artificial ecotones we have constructed that act as both passage and barrier between domestic space and the wild.

The photographs in this series are constructed based on real stories from local newspapers and oral histories of intentional and random interactions between humans and animals. The narratives are set in and around Matamoras, a small town in Northeast Pennsylvania that borders a state forest."

Gregory Crewdson

Horray, I found the photographers I was looking for! (And what are the odds that one has a link to the other's work on their personal blog?)

I adore the use of lighting in his work. It is eerie and disarming:












See his website for more.

Horns and Antlers

I've had a thing for woodsy decor lately.






All found here at Urban Outfitters.

The Island of Eternal Spring

Madeira, Portugal is a place I would like to visit one day:






The pictures above can be found at the island's official tourism site.

B. Berenika

Lots of great images here; it was hard to pick favorites.

Beth Dow

Longing to be in the garden. I need more trees in my life:






More here.