Gunslinger II

A pretty straightforward retooling of my original "Gunslinger" series. This time, however, I've inserted a female element to make a subtle point about female roles in history.

Virginia City

A failed attempt to visit American Flat(s?) ended with a simple day of exploring Virginia City. Pretty fun stuff. I'll be making the trip out to American Flat(s) later this semester.

Persistent obsession

So, unlike previous obsessions, this one with The West just won't die. I believe it'll be something to add to my admittedly already strange personality. I'm now convinced that I will wear cowboy boots for the rest of my life, they are just too cool.

I'm also of the opinion that photographers are their own kind of gunslinger. I have yet to come up with my own term for it, (cameraslinger sounds dumb, but camslinger shows promise) but it's already working its way into my head. A new breed of photographer. Hell, maybe we'll have camera "holsters". A quick draw also means a quick movement of the fingers to set the ISO and shutter speed. I've even got the term "shoot" on my side on this one. This is actally a good addition to my already growing philosophy in regards to photography. Take the shot once, find that one photo that defines a moment, all that kind of stuff.

I also just finished 3:10 to Yuma. Amazing. Just, stunning. It doesn't help that the main character reminds me of a past coworker (friend?) of mine David Calvert. (Who I just found out holds the first hit on a Google search for his name. This makes me a bit jealous because not only have I not turned up in vain searches on google yet, I don't think "Daniel Clark" is nearly unique enough to me for that to ever happen.)

Gunslinger Series

The wind pulled up torrents of dust that swam across the desert expanse before me. The ground was cracked and splintered in all directions. And I got the feeling that the photos I was taking were ones I was meant to take. Ka, fate, or whatever forces you believe in had brought me here, and will probably bring me back.







These images are heavily influenced by the Dark Tower series and a play performed only a handful of times called Shadowland.

Gunslinger Series (working prints)

This is what I have going right now. I'm pretty happy with the series right now, but it's missing one vital shot and a few details in the shots I have are bugging me. (The focus is off in number one. The coat is falling badly in two. And three is missing a little something.) In the end I hope to have 4 pretty pictures. I feel that this series is one that I was born to create. If tomorrow works out everything will be perfect, and I'll have final images ready tomorrow night.