Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Whidbey Island Wa. Rain Forest

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After a week of teaching at the Coupeville Art Center on Whidbey Island Wa. one of my students and I went for a ride to explore more of the Island. This image is on the north end of the island near Deception Pass. Back light is a difficult situation especially if the foreground is deep green combined with with glowing underbrush in the background. With B+W film you can use a green filter which will lighten and separate the different shades of green. But the draw back here is you lose a couple stops of film speed. Here I used a mono pod that allowed me to shoot a couple stops slower on the shutter speed to make up the difference. Camera support is very useful in low light situations such as shooting under the canopy of the forest. A tripod would allow for much longer shutter speeds but when just strolling a mono pod is a lot easier to carry. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art

Norwich Ct. Angles Triangles Simplicity of Creating

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Still here in the past this from 2001 an image I sometimes love and sometimes feel it is a near miss. Image made on film scanned from print with a little burning and dodging to fit this medium for viewing. Prints of course are the best way of viewing. My images are simple, not simplistic. Simplicity is the hardest concept to grasp. In this latest and greatest new and improved world. Perhaps the shot is too busy? Perhaps mundane? Well my B+W is all shot on film composed in the viewfinder printed without cropping. I am repeating myself sorry. A story partially told you can ponder and add the rest of the story. See Andrea’s comment. While drinking coffee late this morning I was on another site where the photographer had loaded a roll of film yesterday and last night dreamed he had blown the whole roll. “Waking” in the dream he tried to look at the histogram but film has not histogram nor preview window on the back. Awake and posting on Google+ he was considering the idea of throwing out the film and putting away the film camera and throwing out the film without exposing. I guess he could not work without crutches anymore. Perhaps he was kidding? But I know all too many photographers who seek an instant destination rather than a journey. So what do you think? Is my image to busy? Does it lead you to memories? enjoy pjc

Photographic Art way back to the 70’s here.

Heading West on Tuesday, Berta, Kelly, Aaron’s Adventure

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The Studio 2004

What cha working on?

Yes the minions now much older. But the forecast remains the same.

A piece from a show that we worked together on. We worked and fantasized together on numerous shows, remember the plastic dog poop? Or the catapult of egg tempera paint.

Here from a June 2004 show is the post card Berta had me do a series of portraits to illustrate “My Own Voice” It was a great show. I am pretty sure I have a Berta portrait from almost all her shows. Someday I will print them all and perhaps we will have another show together? Berta, Kelly, Aaron enjoy your adventure. New London, and Norwich arts communities will miss you all. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art It’s time to go and create. One more image using a Roberta Sulls Painting in Background.