Sanctuario De Chimayo
Sanctuario De Chimayo, originally uploaded by Doug van Kampen (pause). One of the most sacred places I've ever been in my life, Sanctuario De Chimayo is a place where people come to cast their burdens and ailments to God. It is said that miracles have been witnessed here by the dozens...some have been cured of disease, some have been healed, some →
1956 Chevy Nomad – Selective Color HDR
1956 Chevy Nomad - Selective Color HDR, originally uploaded by Extra Medium. Now here's someone thats got everything about daily shooting completely figured out. John Mueller, of Camarillo, CA. sets out on cold morning to get shots of the "sun coming up on the snow-covered peaks of the mountains, with a barn in the foreground" only to find that one, →
Midnight at the Courts
Midnight at the Courts, originally uploaded by van Kampen Photography. I've been given a lot of thought to the processing and handling of black and white images lately, especially in regards to detail and the HDR image. When specifically shot for monotone, a tonemapped HDR file will lend certain qualities that would otherwise render an image useless in the realm of HDR →
A Forest of Ancients
A Forest of Ancients, originally uploaded by van Kampen Photography. OK, so I took my oldest Daughter out on a Father/Daughter date yesterday and guess where we went? I'll give you a hint...it rhymes with dorks. Any Ideas??? Well, if you guessed Forks, Washington, you'd be correct and for all you people that are tired of hearing about the Twilight phenomena, I'll →
Jefferson County Sunrise
Jefferson County Sunrise, originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). Funny that while Seattle gets a ton of rain, Port Townsend remains in a somewhat rain shadow and gets blessed with some of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing. I'm home now and playing catchup in all facets of daily life...I've got tons more projects I →
Docks of Days Gone By
Docks of Days Gone By, originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). I haven't had much time explore the coastline out on the peninsula where Port Townsend is located, but I did manage to spot this location while on a bike ride along an old railroad trestle turned into a bike path. Aside from the paper mill which excretes dreadful fumes →
One Room…
One Room..., originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). A couple of months back, Jeff Engelhardt and I were on a road trip, which true to form, Jeff had planned out to the letter. I'll never forget just how many amazing things I saw during those three days in the outback of Washington State, Oregon's Colombia River Gorge, and beyond. Makes →
Something out of a Dream
Something out of a Dream, originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). Sitting in my home office editing this image, I've been watching the new series on PBS about our Nation's National Parks. I'm incredibly taken back and incredibly thankful I have a Father and Mother that were willing to take the time and show me most of these majestic places →
First Signs of Fall
First Signs of Fall, originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). Happy weekend everyone! About this shot: I specifically remember the weather the day I shot this. We were out in the national park heading out to ladder creek falls, when the wind began to kick up and some heavy weather came rolling in. We had been out in this area during this →
I Admire Your Plinth…
I Admire Your Plinth..., originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen). ...now may I come in? In architecture, a plinth is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. Gottfried Semper's The Four Elements of Architecture (1851) posited that the plinth, the hearth, the roof, and the wall make up all of architectural theory. According to Semper, →
Harnessing the Demand
Harnessing the Demand...revisited...literally., originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen). Not five minutes after making the series of frames necessary to make this image, that lightning that you see way back there and the thunder and rain that usually accompanies it, came in with a vengeance. We made it out...obviously. :) ___________________________________________ The Skagit River Hydroelectric Project is a series of dams with hydroelectric →
