Trying To Catch A Storm ~

Words and Wandering

After a lifetime in photography, I'm finding the greatest joy in sharing my images and words. This blog is the perfect vehicle to express that. I am surrounded by the most creative people in the world; some are my peers, others are part of a whole new generation of photographers and artists. I'm inspired by all of them.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Through words and pictures and idle ramblings, I hope we can make our way together through this odd and humbling life. We are all wanderers. We should take a few pictures along the way.

Dave Hutt has been a professional studio photographer and printer since the 1970's, and one of the early reps in the digital photography marketplace. He and Dr. Dave Carsten founded DMD Digital Dental Photography, and he lectures with groups and clinics throughout the U.S; he is the Photography Mentor of the COORS Dental Study Group in Vancouver, Washington.

He is, however, only an amateur wanderer.

Well, there we were again, out on the Oregon coast, seeing if we could catch a little storm action to photograph. You'd think we'd get plenty of opportunities for that up here. But as luck would have it and fate would be, the "Pineapple Express" actually rolled into northern California (thus drenching my poor brother Jim down there) leaving us with just the usual drizzle and occasional sun breaks up here in the wild north. But who's to complain? We had a wonderful time. That's an iPhone shot on the beach at Cape Kiwanda. Photo tip of the day: always go with a companion who owns a red jacket (in this case, my lovely wife Nancy, a real trooper), and have them stay a few steps ahead of you. It's better than buying a new lens!

I'm a native son of the left coast, and have tramped its shores from Coronado Bay to the Puget Sound. My wife and I take particular delight in the winter and early spring out here; the light is moody and unpredictable (like me, before I've had my coffee) and every scene invites a quiet moment of contemplation. And I certainly don't mind the rain. This old tree standing guard over an unnamed creek is at Cape Lookout, taken with my Fuji mirrorless.

It's almost Christmas, the crowds are gone, the weather is perfect, and that camera in your hand is the best damn camera in the world. You've run out of excuses.

And so have I. It's time to storm the beach.