Archive for 'North America'

Midnight Stars

Midnight Stars

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Barak in North America | 1 Comment

BWM staff retreat outside of Chattanooga, TN.  Captured this 20 second exposure at the VBO place we rented.  Beautiful stars.

Red River Gorge, KY

Red River Gorge, KY

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ~ Aldo Leopold

Mountain Glade

Mountain Glade

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

5:30 am start up a 2,800 ascent and what would become a 14-mile race against the clock.  Pausing at this glade on the trail my brother and I  failed to realize we were heading down the wrong side of the mountain… which meant we would be coming back through here about 45 minutes later.  Brilliant eh?  Our 14-mile run ended in a 3hr, class 5 white water rafting trip followed by 18 holes of put-put golf followed by a 5hr drive home arriving at 4am in the morning.  Yeah, we were intent on packing it all in on the last day.

Hypnotic

Hypnotic

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

A storm on our Smokies vacation swept through and knocked out electricity for 6 hours. It’s always fascinated me how a loss of electricity takes the busy, largely antisocial atmosphere of modern American homes and magically transforms it into an intimate gathering of family who take pleasure of a cup of coffee around candles, and engage in relational conversation. Sometime I wish the power would go out more often. Araella, normally scared of the dark, became distracted with a spinning-light-up-toy and I captured this shot.

End of the Trail

End of the Trail

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Which One’s The Kid?

Which One’s The Kid?

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Joel and Araella having a day at the playground.  Mostly I think the playground was for Joel’s benefit and Araella was just along for the ride.

Laughing Eyes

Laughing Eyes

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Cheekwood

Cheekwood

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Really, it’s not intended to be a pun.  I took this photo of Tara at a historic estate outside of Nashvilla called Cheekwood.  Beautiful post-civil war home with botanical gardens.

Mmm, Wedding Cake.

Mmm, Wedding Cake.

Posted on December 06, 2008 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Father-Daughter Dance

Father-Daughter Dance

Posted on December 06, 2008 by Barak in North America | No Comments

Wedding photography is not something I do per se, but thus was at a family wedding and was not the main photographer (thankfully – too much pressure). But I captures a few good photos like the father-daughter dance.

1st Award PhotoRice Rice BabyThe Family CarMidnight StarsOasis in MarsabitMarsabitWondering EyesRespiteBlending

Archives

Perspective

It’s a word that is as much a part of art as it a part of world view. It is a position from which one views an object, people, and the world at large. It is an ever-changing position influenced by space, time and experience; bringing new insights to otherwise unchangeable conditions and beauty to otherwise stale objects. This state of flux is the inescapable province of artists and explorers; those who see at once both the whole and its parts...
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