unbillable hours

Fallingwater No. 6

Fallingwater, Western Pennsylvania (Sep. 2005). 

Here's one final look at Fallingwater. I don't think my photos did - or could do - justice to the building. In one part, this is due to my constraints (low light, not being allowed to shoot from inside), but I think the remainder is that I had a very hard time expressing what the building meant to me. I'm not sure what that reflects... and why I was blocked from it, but I found that, when my friend and I got to Pittsburgh, my shooting style changed again, and I was no longer blocked.

Fallingwater No. 5a and No. 5b

Fallingwater No. 5a, Western Pennsylvania (Sep. 2005).

Fallingwater No. 5b, Western Pennsylvania (Sep. 2005).

Two versions of the same shot, one with color, one without, because I'm not sure which works better. I had a hard time shooting at Fallingwater. I don't know if it was because the site was so overpowering to me that I didn't know how to capture it or if it was just that the conditions - the overabundance of green, the low light, the museum's anti-photography* policy - that made my shots feel flat.

Which works better? The color shot or the b&w? I've enabled registration-free commenting for this... let's hope I don't get sp/amme/d to death. (Ignore on Typepad; commenting is enabled)

*Fallingwater allows outdoor photos but not indoor photos. The one exception is an 8:30 am tour of the site, on which you can take indoor photos, that costs $50 per person. That's a little harsh. Nonetheless, while the museum has a bit of an anti-photo policy, the tour guides at Fallingwater are wonderful. Ours was a knowledgeable local artist who tolerated every question (down to my "was this [Bach] score really owned by the residents or is this a placement piece?").

Fallingwater No. 4

Fallingwater, Western Pennsylvania (Sep. 2005).

Toms River No. 4

Cattus Island County Park, Dover Tp., Ocean County, New Jersey.

toms river no. 2

Cattus Island County Park, Dover Tp., New Jersey

Toms River No. 1

Cattus Island County Park, Dover Tp., New Jersey

I took some time. I thought about those decisions I wanted to make and where I wanted to be... and I'm no closer to being certain than I was when I began this deliberation. 

i am trying to say without having to say

The Doctor, Cattus Island County Park, Dover Tp., New Jersey.

It's been a bit of a week for me.  Lots of difficult decisions made of the "let's redefine life" sort.  I'm not sure what will come of it all, but I'm hopeful and scared, so it is definitely going to be interesting. 

montauk no. 5

Skate egg, South Hampton, New York

vigilance is the price

Camp Hero, Montauk Air Station, Montauk, New York. 

montauk no. 4

Montauk Point Lighthouse, Montauk, New York.