Tag Archives: nature

This Is (Not) Grass

Posted on January 27, 2012 by stephenarcher

Scarcity brings out the fundamentals in a personality. I will use myself as an example, although I could refer to others in my life as well, “ex” people of several varieties, wives and business partners come to mind – these darker sides … Continue reading →

Posted in Bend Light | Tagged Bend Light, D700, Feelings, nature, Nik, Nikon, Writing | 3 Comments

Tree, Two Ways, Two

Posted on October 1, 2011 by stephenarcher

A stranger is walking in this exact place where I am walking. He stretches out my limbs and uses them. He takes my breath away. There are no secrets here. It’s me Looking at him looking at me. I did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Bend Light | Tagged Aging, Analog Photography, Aperture 3, Bend Light, Black and White, Forties, Hasselblad 500CM, nature, Nik, Oregon, outdoors, Poetry, Sekonic 758, Square, trees, Writing | 2 Comments

What It Takes

Posted on September 10, 2011 by stephenarcher

The music that plays while I am waiting on the phone brings me closer to homicidal than almost anything I can think of…until the voice (I’ll call her Joan) comes on to remind me to look for upcoming specials and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bend Light | Tagged Bend Light, Black and White, D700, Hold Music, humor, Maui, Muzak, nature, photographer, Root, Stephen Jesse Taylor, trees, Writing | 6 Comments

The Road

Posted on August 27, 2011 by stephenarcher

In spite of the uncertainty in my life I feel the openness of the blue above me more than I feel the constraints of the road I can’t see, more than the curve’s unexpected challenges. If I choose, I can … Continue reading →