and the award goes to...

Last night, the Academy Awards or Oscars were awarded in Hollywood, concluding the media awards season in America.

In keeping with the tuxedos and formals, black and white, and stardom, here are two American tango rock stars, E. M. Malixi and Carrie Field at their Taos Tango studio.

Two more tango dancers in a close embrace - John Henry of Double Time Dance Studio in Albuquerque, and Heather Herd of Santa Fe.

The ceremonies remind us that every human being shines at some point in life.  Our duty is to see those sparkling moments, in others as well as ourselves.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image

nature's backbone

It is more often referred to as the life blood of the earth, but water takes myriad shapes, sizes and forms.  The intermittent, seasonal stream known as Medano Creek that runs through Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado definitely has its time and shape, depending on runoff.  The warm, summer day on which I made these images, demonstrated how water can literally and figuratively be a backbone.

Already, ice is changing form and becoming water, which will flow, as is its nature.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image

spread the love

As I write this, millions, perhaps billions of people are celebrating the Chinese New Year, the year of the snake.  Joined with Mardi Gras/Carnival on Tuesday and Valentine's Day on Thursday, revelry is underway in every nook and cranny of the planet.  With luck, a lot of love will spread around the world.

The gentleness of the rose, whether in petal or bud form,  is a universal sign of love and celebration.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion of the image

Not what they seem

Whether you believe in global climate change or not, most people seem to be in agreement that the weather has not behaved normally this year.  Things are not what they seem.  When photographing details - plunging into the midst of a person's face, an animal, flower, or tree - an image can be rendered in such a way that it may not be what it seems either.

I love these two images.  They are very different but part of the same palm tree.

Most eucalyptus tree species in California originated in Australia, but the rainbow eucalyptus tree is the only native eucalyptus found in the northern hemisphere.  We encountered this one in Hawaii. 

Even the humble aloe family can be pictured just enough out of the ordinary to violate all the rules of photography and produce interesting results.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image