A few words about the images in the galleries:

 

While most of the color images have been scanned from 35mm positive transparencies, some of them were scanned from analog prints.The depth of some colors and the blackness of the shadows varies between those two, with the deeper tones in some cases a little lighter in the images that were scanned from the transparencies. All of the black-and white images were scanned from analog prints.

 

For the transparencies, I used a Prime Film 7200 35mm slide scanner; it has performed well enough but has tended to give a color cast to some of the images, affecting different colors and densities within those photographs in different ways. I have worked -- and am yet working, it would be fair to say -- on better balancing the color in these various galleries' images. If you happen to end up 'seeing red'  or 'feeling a little green' as you scroll through the photos, for that I apologize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Hand of Man

 

Edifice and Object

 

THE EMPHASIS HERE is on things produced by man: everything from cityscapes to architecture to various tools and art objects.  In most cases, I have endeavored not to portray these with the fixed geometries of true architectural or in-studio photography. My intention has been to use a structure or object as a subject to be viewed and interpreted in different ways.  In many cases the subjects have on their own become strong symbols of a place, an era, or an event, but sometimes they lend themselves to an abstraction independent of any original assigned meaning. I have tended look at them as inspirations for the camera in whatever case.

A detail of the Sydney Opera House.
A detail of the Sydney Opera House.
Moonrise over Tokyo Station, Japan.
Moonrise over Tokyo Station, Japan.
The classic old Pt. Fermin Lighthouse, San Pedro, California.
The classic old Pt. Fermin Lighthouse, San Pedro, California.
A wakizashi -- a Japanese short sword -- at rest on tatami.
A wakizashi -- a Japanese short sword -- at rest on tatami.
Yoshinogari watchtower, Saga, Japan.
Yoshinogari watchtower, Saga, Japan.
Chinatown temple, Yokohama, Japan.
Chinatown temple, Yokohama, Japan.
Part of the face of a gold seal given to the king of Nu (a small protohistoric state on Kyushu) by the ruler of the Chinese state of Wei; Fukuoka, Japan.
Part of the face of a gold seal given to the king of Nu (a small protohistoric state on Kyushu) by the ruler of the Chinese state of Wei; Fukuoka, Japan.
A village church after its festival procession, Pancar, Asturias, Spain.
A village church after its festival procession, Pancar, Asturias, Spain.
Part of the Usasuka 'throne room' on the upper level of Shuri Castle. If the red-and-black sliding panel doors are opened and the royal chair turned around, the seated king can look directly down on the wide courtyard below. Shuri Castle, Okinawa, Japan.
Part of the Usasuka 'throne room' on the upper level of Shuri Castle. If the red-and-black sliding panel doors are opened and the royal chair turned around, the seated king can look directly down on the wide courtyard below. Shuri Castle, Okinawa, Japan.
Stonehenge, UK.
Stonehenge, UK.
The sunrise throws long shadows from the Pyramids of Giza. This view is from the top of the Pyramid of Khufu (the Great Pyramid); The Pyramid of Khafre is at left.
The sunrise throws long shadows from the Pyramids of Giza. This view is from the top of the Pyramid of Khufu (the Great Pyramid); The Pyramid of Khafre is at left.
Shuri Castle, Okinawa, in the early morning rain.
Shuri Castle, Okinawa, in the early morning rain.
Exterior detail, Canterbury Cathedral, UK.
Exterior detail, Canterbury Cathedral, UK.
Detail of a Ferris wheel; Tsukuba, Ibaragi, Japan.
Detail of a Ferris wheel; Tsukuba, Ibaragi, Japan.
Himeji Castle, illuminated.
Himeji Castle, illuminated.
New York City on an autumn afternoon in 1985, looking south from the Empire State Building. Lower Manhattan is in the foreground, with the Statue of Liberty visible at right and the Verrazano Narrows bridge in the distance at left.
New York City on an autumn afternoon in 1985, looking south from the Empire State Building. Lower Manhattan is in the foreground, with the Statue of Liberty visible at right and the Verrazano Narrows bridge in the distance at left.
In Spain's Picos de Europa, a tiny village huddles below a looming cliff face.
In Spain's Picos de Europa, a tiny village huddles below a looming cliff face.
The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Just a sidestreet in Vienna on a summer Sunday afternoon.
Just a sidestreet in Vienna on a summer Sunday afternoon.
Recital room, Hartford Seminary, USA.
Recital room, Hartford Seminary, USA.
Sunlight. wall, bannister; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sunlight. wall, bannister; Copenhagen, Denmark.
A marble bust; Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, Egypt.
A marble bust; Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, Egypt.
Cathedral interior, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Cathedral interior, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Beneath a cloudless California sky, the magnificent metropolis of Harmony; population: 18.
Beneath a cloudless California sky, the magnificent metropolis of Harmony; population: 18.
A Las Vegas casino's condensed version of New York icons.
A Las Vegas casino's condensed version of New York icons.
Renovated early 20th Century building, Yokohama, Japan.
Renovated early 20th Century building, Yokohama, Japan.
The Palace of the Winds, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
The Palace of the Winds, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
An incomplete mural, apparently bringing grace and forgiveness to a somewhat disorganized parking lot. Los Angeles, California.
An incomplete mural, apparently bringing grace and forgiveness to a somewhat disorganized parking lot. Los Angeles, California.
Part of an exterior film set under construction; Arizona, USA.
Part of an exterior film set under construction; Arizona, USA.
Watchtowers, Yoshinogari, Saga, Japan.
Watchtowers, Yoshinogari, Saga, Japan.
The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt.
The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt.
A reconstructed Sphinx - a part of a Las Vegas casino complex. Realistic? Well, the blue eyes seem to be out of character for ancient Egypt...
A reconstructed Sphinx - a part of a Las Vegas casino complex. Realistic? Well, the blue eyes seem to be out of character for ancient Egypt...
This narrow, undulating lifeline of asphalt winds its way along the Central Coast of California, often close to the ocean and the mountains. Here the Pacific is just out of the frame to the left and the Santa Lucia Range looms in the distance.
This narrow, undulating lifeline of asphalt winds its way along the Central Coast of California, often close to the ocean and the mountains. Here the Pacific is just out of the frame to the left and the Santa Lucia Range looms in the distance.
The looming battlements of Arundel Castle beneath an English summer sky.
The looming battlements of Arundel Castle beneath an English summer sky.
The Daikodo lecture hall of the Horyuji; it is one of the oldest extant wooden buildings in the world. Nara, Japan.
The Daikodo lecture hall of the Horyuji; it is one of the oldest extant wooden buildings in the world. Nara, Japan.
A small detail in a Japanese garden, Kyoto.
A small detail in a Japanese garden, Kyoto.
Tokyo Gas Pavilion,Tsukuba Exposition, Japan.
Tokyo Gas Pavilion,Tsukuba Exposition, Japan.
Taj Mahal in the mists of a winter morning, Agra, India.
Taj Mahal in the mists of a winter morning, Agra, India.
Steam locomotive, Jaipur, India.
Steam locomotive, Jaipur, India.
The Great Buddha, Todaiji, Nara, Japan.
The Great Buddha, Todaiji, Nara, Japan.
Colossal figures of Ramses II stare down on travelers descending the Nile; Abu Simbel, Egypt.
Colossal figures of Ramses II stare down on travelers descending the Nile; Abu Simbel, Egypt.
Concert hall seats in a shaft of sunlight, seen from above; Utrecht, Netherlands.
Concert hall seats in a shaft of sunlight, seen from above; Utrecht, Netherlands.
Imperial Passageway, Tokyo Station, Japan.
Imperial Passageway, Tokyo Station, Japan.
Moonrise over a reconstructed Yayoi-era dwelling, Saga, Japan.
Moonrise over a reconstructed Yayoi-era dwelling, Saga, Japan.
Swimming pool symmetry, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Swimming pool symmetry, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Stonehenge on a cloudy morning, Salisbury Plain, UK.
Stonehenge on a cloudy morning, Salisbury Plain, UK.
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo, Japan.
Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshima Dome, Japan. There is another version of this image in the 'Trinity to MAD' gallery.
Hiroshima Dome, Japan. There is another version of this image in the 'Trinity to MAD' gallery.