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The day i moved away from moab i knew i made a mistake, I have not felt centered since i will be moving back next year and i can't wait i have spent the last twenty years living mostly in grand junction colorado it has grown too big so many people i miss the solatude of the area drive five miles in any direction you may see some people but they are usualy plesant and willing to wave and smile i miss the stars in the dark sky the way it smell in the evening when the temps start to drop in the middle of the summer i can't wait. | 0 |
The Good, The Bad and the Stunning by TomTill
3 days ago | 0 | 0 |
It's amazing how much effect bad and good luck can have on this art and craft of outdoor photography. Obviously, if you don't play the game, luck is not a factor, but if you do, it can mean everything. I admit to being a little superstitious about my own work. Things seem sometimes to go in cycles. For example, most of the images that formed the core "signature" series of the Tom Till Gallery were shot in the year before the Gallery opened, when I seemed to have magnificent luck getting one good image aft... | 0 |
Flower Power by TomTill
2 months ago | 6 | 1 |
I apologize for not getting to blog as often as I should lately. I have been in the field almost continually since April, and am writing this in South Africa after taking a break from 20 days of continuous shooting. My fall schedule doesn't look much easier with two more overseas trips and five workshops. I'm hoping to make January a vacation month, but we'll see. With most of my friends retired, it seems I just have to work more, but I'm not complaining. My total days in the field this year will be over 250, the same number I commonly worke... | 1 |
Landscape Photography History by Tom Till by TomTill
3 months ago | 2 | 2 |
I was honored to be one of four "master" landscape photographers to discuss landscape photography in the 2009 Landscape issue of Outdoor Photographer Magazine. My full comments were edited to a small article. This document is the full text of what I said. If you've seen the article there's a lot more here, if not this is the whole deal. I strongly feel that modern day landscape photographers, especially the younger ones, know little and could are less about the tradition and history of our art form. It's like young painte... | 2 |
From Russia With Love by TomTill
4 months ago | 1 | 7 |
Most of the month of May found me teaching photography as a U.S. State Department Speaker in Vladivostok, Russia. The many Master Classes and other programs I gave there were in conjunction with the Russian Federation opening of my touring exhibit of UNESCO World Heritage Site exhibit. I want to thank the Vladivostok Mission for inviting me, and specifically Bridget Gersten, one of the officers there, who was the guiding force behind my trip. I also visited the Kamchatka Pennisula, home to some of the world's most spectacular volcanoes, bu... | 7 |
" SUCCESS WITH LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY " - Presentation to the Moab Photo Symposium 2009 by TomTill
6 months ago | 1 | 6 |
"Success with Landscape Photography means creating images that celebrate the natural world, please you, and get better over time. Having fun and scratching your creative itch are the prime motivators." With that in mind, here are some points to ponder. Some of recommendations might contradict each other, I'll admit that from the start. It's a complex subject and there many ways to approach a working strategy. I find myself changing horses in mid-stream all the time. I recently read that George Harrison said, " I don't thin... | 6 |
How I Spent My Summer Vacation by TomTill
7 months ago | 3 | 18 |
I've really no excuse for the time lag between my last blog and this one except that I've been a good boy and I've been spending time with my son who is home from college and doing a lot of shooting. As I've mentioned in previous blogs, digital photography has been a fantastic inspiration to me, and at this stage in most people's lives, when ending work seems to take center stage (at least it has for many of my friends), digital photography has had the opposite effect on me. I can't wait to get in the field and work. The added benefit of all this recreation disg... | 18 |
THE CHINA SYNDROME by TomTill
7 months ago | 0 | 7 |
"If you've had all the experiences I've had, you'd know that there are times in life when the most comfortable thing is to do nothing at all. Things happen to you and you just let them happen." "Mystery lies at the core of all loveliness." James Hilton from Lost Horizon I dreamed as a child of visiting some of the Earth's great manmade and natural wonders, but I never fathomed I would be able to visit the world's most beautiful spots as part of my job. This month I visited several spectacular locations in China. During my first trip, many years ago, I visite... | 7 |
C More Moab by K-B-Ranch
7 months ago | 0 | 7 |
C More Moab Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbarbranch/ | 7 |
Hot and Cold Running Water by TomTill
8 months ago | 0 | 10 |
My month started with a hike to a spot I've wanted to visit for several years. Deep in the canyons near Moab, a huge sandstone cave is home to a world of wonders throughout the year. The back of the cavern is unique. Large amounts of water run down its back wall, creating one of the most vigorous springs in all the Canyon Country. The spot is one of the wonders that the Colorado Plateau hides, and which makes exploring the canyons so rewarding. People ask me how I find these places, and there is even speculation on the internet that I somehow have a helicopte... | 10 |