Daniel Binkard

19 June 2015

Repeated Grass, Nebraska National Forest, June 19, 2015

Multiple exposure of grass at sunset in the Nebraska National Forest, June 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

A 10-frame multiple exposure of grass in the breeze at sunset. There are many uses for multiple exposures, and the ability to repeat shapes in new ways has great opportunity for experimentation. The grass takes on a new character with each blade multiplied tenfold. The gentle arc has a calm feeling.

22 May 2015

Fishing on the Jetty at Ocean Shores, Washington, May 22, 2015

Fishermen at Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

On clear day, the jetty at Point Brown, the south end of Ocean Shores, will have plenty of beachgoers combing the rocks, looking for rock things. On this dreary day, fishermen were out looking for fish things. I like the front most fisherman, standing at a jaunty angle on the rock, surrounded by water pounding the jetty around him. The monotone scene called for black and white; even in color it wouldn't show much.

Sandpipers at Ocean Shores, Washington, May 22, 2015

Sandpipers at Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Sandpipers and fishermen at Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Fishermen at Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Sandpipers at Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Double exposure of fishermen at Point Brown, Ocean Shores, Washington, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

21 May 2015

Cape Disappointment North Head Lighthouse, May 21, 2015

North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

There are two paths leading to the North Head Lighthouse, which is on the western face of the peninsula. The north path has a great sight line toward the lighthouse, and is framed by plenty of greenery. I played with various shots and focus distances, and then a person came up the trail and provided a third element for the composition. As always with moving people, it helps if you can time your exposure so their arms and legs look like they're walking, and not standing stiffly or about to fall over. I think this arrangement worked pretty well, and I like how the lighthouse frames her inside the frame of greenery.

20 May 2015

Evening at the Needles, Haystack Rock, May 20, 2015

The Needles at Haystack Rock Marine Garden, May 2015. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

A long exposure at Haystack Rock, looking toward the Needles. I did some work to accentuate the monochromatic light and bring up the contrast between the rocks and the water. The water encircling the foreground rock further locks it as the primary element, and the background reflections connect front to back, giving an eyeline through the scene. I get a calm feeling from the blues and soft shapes of the water, but at the same time a sense of foreboding from the dark tones.