Photographs in this gallery was based on the idea of the Austrian psychiatrist Herman Rorschach’s inkblots from the late 1800s early 1900s. These were developed as a technique to evaluate the mental states in patients using water color cards he painted. This gallery presents pictures developed from photographs taken in the environment then manipulated to emulate the concept behind his inkblots.
A customer gave me a challenge of getting a picture of Mt. Lassen. The following is a lesson of being in the right place at the right time. The picture she wants is one during the summer. I went scouting in January even though I was aware of winter road closure to the park; the road opening varies between late May and early June. Mt. Lassen, a high lava dome that lat exploded in May 1915. It is in the southern Cascade Range, a volcanic arc that stretches from northern California to southwestern Canada. On the trip up it was relatively warm and clear blue skies. Several days later on the way back ethics was the result much more dramatic. It was more to my liking and a great example of being in the right place at the right time.
Come and check out my exhibit featuring my take on nature and how the images can be manipulated to see other things.
WELCOME! This website emphasizes photographs of Nevada’s GreatBasin as well as eastern Sierra and Cascade Ranges. Many people thinkof Nevada as a “monochromatic”. In the right light, however, there is akaleidoscope of colors and beauty. By photographers this is whatphotographers refer to as the “golden hour”. This is the early morningand late evening light conditions…
