Reeds

In my photographs I have found that sometimes its not the individual subject that makes the photograph but the colors and patterns it makes as a whole. This was especially poignant in this photograph I captured of some water reeds near a pond at the riparian preserve in Gilbert, AZ. I captured this photograph with my canon XTi and processed it in photoshop.

Monsoon Clouds

Before I moved to Arizona I truthfully had no idea what a monsoon was, or that they even took place anywhere in the U.S.. After living here in Arizona for only a year I have learned the importance, power, and beauty of the monsoon season. I captured this photograph with my canon XTi at sunset after a late afternoon thunder storm in July.

Cats Eyes

I once read somewhere that if you can keep an animals eyes in focus it can make the difference between a simple photograph and a great photograph. I captured this photograph of the family cat J.J. with my canon XTi and processed it in photoshop.

Phoenix at Night

Night photographs have always interested me and I take great joy in capturing photographs of the "city" at night. I captured this photograph of Phoenix at night from atop a five story parking garage on 3rd & Washington at about 9:30 at night in February. This photograph was captured on ilford hp5 monochrome film, scanned, and processed in photoshop.

Phoenix at Sunset

I have alway been intrigued by the image of the "City" and all of its parts and inter-workings. Its not that phoenix it's self interests me that much but it just happens to be the biggest city i have lived in or around, so i have tried to capture my image of the "city" in phoenix. This image was captured on ilford hp5 monochrome film, scanned, and processed in photoshop.

Hand & Palms

Another self portrait of my hand. It just so happened that it was one of the few days in Arizona that the sun was behind some clouds, so i tried to capture that along with the palm trees and my hand. I captured this photograph on ilford hp5 monochrome film, scanned, and processed it in photoshop.

Hand & Branch

For a photography class i took we had the assignment of self portraiture. For obvious reasons its hard to photograph of yourself if you are the one taking the photographs, so i ended up with several photographs of my hands like this one. I love the diagonal line in this photograph created by my hand and the bush branch. I captured this photograph on ilford hp5 monochrome film, scanned, and processed it in photoshop.

Red Flowers

I love capturing images of colorful plants and flowers, that being said monochrome film obviously is not very colorful but who says you can't make it that way. I captured this photograph of the red flowers at the botanical garden in phoenix, AZ on a hot afternoon in September. It was captured on Ilford hp5 monochrome negative film, scanned, and processed in photoshop.

Duck on the Edge

While on a late afternoon walk at the Riparian Institute in Gilbert, AZ I spotted this duck on the edge of a mini peninsula in a small pond. While i liked the composition of the photograph it looked a little bland, so with a bit of photoshop smoke and mirrors... you get a duck on the edge of a pond on a cool October morning with the mist slowly lifting off of the water. This photograph was captured on kodak tri-x monochrome film, scanned, and processed in photoshop.

Crane by the Pond Shore

When living in a large city it begins to feel like i cant escape it, so i take ever chance i can get to get away form the concrete jungle. Sometimes you don't have to go that far to get away, I captured this photograph of a sandhill crane on the shore of a pond at the Riparian Institute about 16 minutes from my apartment in mesa, AZ. I captured this photograph on Kodak tri-x monochrome film, scanned, and then processed it in photoshop.