Sharpness. 15/10/13

There's a place out near the First Water Trailhead on the Tonto National Forest where a mature cholla garden exists. There are many varieties of cholla in the Sonoran Desert, but the largest is the tree-like chain-fruit cholla (Opuntia fulgida). Its branches are covered in sections of extremely sharp and barbed spikes, while also bearing "chains" of spineless fruit enjoyed by native wildlife such as mule deer and bighorn sheep-- and also by the cattle that range on many open desert allotments.

I thought it'd be kind of neat to contrast the sharpness of its spines with a soft, out of focus background--including the stars.

Sharp Shinned Hawk, National Raptor Laboratory, Hawk Hill, Marin County, CA, October 20, 2007

Sharpness at F4 200mm

Clockwise from back left: Monica Muller (gen cargo) Uniwind (gen cargo) Arklow Faith (gen cargo) CFL Ruler (gen cargo)

at Sharpness. 28/01/09

colaboración by pale.

Lake Wendouree. Ballarat.

Ah it's a sharp lemon!

We visited the Royal Armouries in Leeds this weekend, worth a visit if you get chance. They have the WETA exhibition on with Weapons from Lord of The Rings, King Kong, Narnia, The Last Samurai and a few others. No - you're not allowed to photograph any of the WETA exhibition, before you ask. Unfortunately.

life with a newly diabetic kitty. twice daily injections of insulin.

SX-70 Model 2, 1 stop to daken, SX70 Colour

Scans of 5"x4" Fomapan 400 film, developed in HC-110 developer. Taken with the 'Razzle' Polaroid conversion camera with a Rodenstock Ysarex 127mm lens.

Samsung digital camera

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata

In 1998, I began photographing the Society of St. Anne Mardi Gras parade. At any given St. Anne parade, you may see an elephant riding a bicycle as in the image Safari, a Mexican skeleton, a woman (or man?) with a beehive of cocktail hors d’oeuvres for hair, an extra terrestrial, or a rabbit drinking a mimosa.

I photographed the parade in black & white exclusively until 2006, when I began photographing the parade in color, as well. The shift to color claimed evidence to the vibrant culture that still existed post Hurricane Katrina and challenged me to see the parade in new ways. To contrast the sharpness of my black & white images, I chose the Holga camera to photograph St. Ann because its distinctive vignetting and technical limitations accentuated the theatrical character of the event. The photographs of the parade are a testament to the vigor and spirit of this quintessential New Orleans experience.

Always tricky to identify. Apparently the notch in the tail is a good clue to confirm that it is a SSHA and not a Cooper's

Read more about Sharp's news at CES 2012 here:

venturebeat.com/2012/01/09/sharp-displays-aquos-board-ces/