https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/latest daily 0.75 2020-01-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5e18fed022ffb72e97c19d37/1567909681452/ Latest - TORRE DELL ARSENALE – VENICE My eye followed the Rio de l’ Arsenal to one of the two towers of the Venetian Arsenal. I envisioned the scene as if it were part of an old three-dimensional map. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7466cdf22d1208bd4fbbd8/1567909681452/rkphoto-4.jpg Latest - TORRE DELL ARSENALE – VENICE My eye followed the Rio de l’ Arsenal to one of the two towers of the Venetian Arsenal. I envisioned the scene as if it were part of an old three-dimensional map. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85d/1455828735031/travel-2015-04-10-west-coast-0328.jpg Latest https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7470af08521d0f5f9585ea/1578696400878/rkphoto-42-800.jpg Latest - SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – VENICE Work began on the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Venetian island of the same name in 1566. In a sense, however, the church “existed” centuries before in the form of a 10th century monastery on the same spot. I decided to leave in the sailboats on the left side notwithstanding their relatively recent design. In a way they connect us to the site, literally and figuratively, as did their ancestral sailing vessels over a thousand years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85c/1455814710055/lifestyle-2015-04-10-west-coast-0315.jpg Latest https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7470d108521d0f5f958724/1578696400870/ronkaplanphotography-16.jpg Latest - MOODY MARCH MORNING – NEW YORK Looking out of my hotel room window into Central Park, I spotted this fin de siecle scene. The monochromatic image was shot in full color; it s not a colorized black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85b/1455747250862/JessieWebster_Squarespace_46.jpg Latest https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7470d12e82035b072b5fe7/1578696400875/ronkaplanphotography-45.jpg Latest https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d7470d29890ab30d88e949a/1578696400933/ronkaplanphotography-47.jpg Latest https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7457a736cb610e9ab0a85a/5d74667d4de6e00a5ea72dce/1578696400940/RKP-New-4.jpg Latest - HEAD AND SHOULDERS – VANCOUVER, BC This sculpture appeared to be nearly two stories tall, gleaming white and sitting high on a hill in front of yet another cloudless blue sky. Something had to be done. I converted to black and white. Nope, not there yet. But something in the conversion made me see the image as an etching. Enter another antique paper scan. 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I envisioned the scene as if it were part of an old three-dimensional map. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7581d16ee2ed75e18b00b1/5d75821bdb9e4b6947171017/1567982541026/rkphoto-4.jpg portfolio - TORRE DELL ARSENALE – VENICE My eye followed the Rio de l’ Arsenal to one of the two towers of the Venetian Arsenal. I envisioned the scene as if it were part of an old three-dimensional map. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7581d16ee2ed75e18b00b1/5d75821b6ee2ed75e18b036d/1567982527445/rkphoto-42-800.jpg portfolio - SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – VENICE Work began on the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Venetian island of the same name in 1566. In a sense, however, the church “existed” centuries before in the form of a 10th century monastery on the same spot. I decided to leave in the sailboats on the left side notwithstanding their relatively recent design. In a way they connect us to the site, literally and figuratively, as did their ancestral sailing vessels over a thousand years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7581d16ee2ed75e18b00b1/5d75821b01a50646a13d0516/1567982658952/RKP-New-4.jpg portfolio - HEAD AND SHOULDERS – VANCOUVER, BC This sculpture appeared to be nearly two stories tall, gleaming white and sitting high on a hill in front of yet another cloudless blue sky. Something had to be done. I converted to black and white. Nope, not there yet. But something in the conversion made me see the image as an etching. Enter another antique paper scan. Voila! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7581d16ee2ed75e18b00b1/5d75821b01a50646a13d051b/1567982742803/ronkaplanphotography-16.jpg portfolio - MOODY MARCH MORNING – NEW YORK Looking out of my hotel room window into Central Park, I spotted this fin de siecle scene. The monochromatic image was shot in full color; it s not a colorized black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7581d16ee2ed75e18b00b1/5d75821c8785b61c4b3121fd/1567982853084/ronkaplanphotography-45.jpg portfolio - PALAZZO ORENGO – CAPO MORTOLA, ITALY The 11th century palazzo was purchased by Thomas Hanbury in 1867, and became the center piece of the 45 acre Hanbury Botanical Gardens. It sits some 300 feet above the Ligurian Sea and somewhat less than that above an ancient Roman road. The rambling maze of paths and stairways leading to the villa takes you to another time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d7581d16ee2ed75e18b00b1/5d75821c6ee2ed75e18b0376/1567982942412/ronkaplanphotography-47.jpg portfolio - MEDIEVAL BRIDGE – DOLCEACQUA, ITALY I had no choice but to photograph the 15th century castle towering over an ancient bridge in a town whose name translates as sweet water. The bridge was enough to compel Monet to paint it in 1884. I went for more a medieval look than impressionistic for fear of being confused with Monet. https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/featured daily 0.75 2019-09-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5d75a11475813e4e60cdbc46/1567985464313/ Featured - SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – VENICE Work began on the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Venetian island of the same name in 1566. In a sense, however, the church “existed” centuries before in the form of a 10th century monastery on the same spot. I decided to leave in the sailboats on the left side notwithstanding their relatively recent design. In a way they connect us to the site, literally and figuratively, as did their ancestral sailing vessels over a thousand years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d758ef320ae6c608f150d4d/1567985464313/rkphoto-42-800+%281%29.jpg Featured - SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – VENICE Work began on the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Venetian island of the same name in 1566. In a sense, however, the church “existed” centuries before in the form of a 10th century monastery on the same spot. I decided to leave in the sailboats on the left side notwithstanding their relatively recent design. In a way they connect us to the site, literally and figuratively, as did their ancestral sailing vessels over a thousand years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d758e979dcbde3e97036062/1567990238789/rkphoto-4.jpg Featured - TORRE DELL ARSENALE – VENICE My eye followed the Rio de l’ Arsenal to one of the two towers of the Venetian Arsenal. I envisioned the scene as if it were part of an old three-dimensional map. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d758e8c60d43027717ee064/1457112968527/portraits-82.65.2_PS2.jpg Featured https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d7590007bc8de0c094bc76e/1567994952287/RKP-New-4.jpg Featured - HEAD AND SHOULDERS – VANCOUVER, BC This sculpture appeared to be nearly two stories tall, gleaming white and sitting high on a hill in front of yet another cloudless blue sky. Something had to be done. I converted to black and white. Nope, not there yet. But something in the conversion made me see the image as an etching. Enter another antique paper scan. Voila! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d758e8c60d43027717ee063/1457108949971/82.65.424_PS1.jpg Featured https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d75900171aed927ec47f683/1567990036654/ronkaplanphotography-16.jpg Featured - MOODY MARCH MORNING – NEW YORK Looking out of my hotel room window into Central Park, I spotted this fin de siecle scene. The monochromatic image was shot in full color; it s not a colorized black and white. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d759001d5d43563cd412e4d/1567990223826/ronkaplanphotography-45.jpg Featured - PALAZZO ORENGO – CAPO MORTOLA, ITALY The 11th century palazzo was purchased by Thomas Hanbury in 1867, and became the center piece of the 45 acre Hanbury Botanical Gardens. It sits some 300 feet above the Ligurian Sea and somewhat less than that above an ancient Roman road. The rambling maze of paths and stairways leading to the villa takes you to another time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d758e8c60d43027717ee061/5d7590011bd09a53d99bb157/1567990183952/ronkaplanphotography-47.jpg Featured - MEDIEVAL BRIDGE – DOLCEACQUA, ITALY I had no choice but to photograph the 15th century castle towering over an ancient bridge in a town whose name translates as sweet water. The bridge was enough to compel Monet to paint it in 1884. I went for more a medieval look than impressionistic for fear of being confused with Monet. https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/portland daily 0.75 2019-10-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5da0e4b79777e92a9076a8c3/1570825344702/ Portland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5da0e47c59bcfd037a4bb51f/1570825344702/20131203_StJohns-14rev3.jpg Portland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd48a0ec65934e31c0e/1570823097218/ronkaplanphotography-19.jpg Portland - CALLA LILIES – FARMERS MARKET – PORTLAND Swirls of apricot, pale pink, lavender and lemon form an image that is simultaneously soothing and a bit dizzying. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd6e4ecd53b9f811733/1567989396399/ronkaplanphotography-35.jpg Portland - SHAWL STALL – SATURDAY MARKET – PORTLAND I like this image for its similar color palette to the “Shark Tooth Cactus”, and also for how well it lends itself to abstraction. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759d6d136503221dc507f9/1457109555599/82.65.179_PS2.jpg Portland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd3136503221dc50cde/1570824626367/rkphoto-9-800.jpg Portland - LOUNGE LIZARD INTERIOR – PORTLAND Light from the middle of the Twentieth Century was stuck in this showroom. I had to set some of it free. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd3b8e3683cf62071bc/1570824626365/rkphotography-29-800.jpg Portland - SNOWY OAK – PORTLAND The green moss on the bare, snow-dusted tree was a breath of life betraying the appearance of wintry death in this snowscape. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd475813e4e60cd9791/1570824626365/ronkaplanphotography-1.jpg Portland - AUTUMN FIGS – PORTLAND I prefer the gold leaves and green figs on a backdrop of antique paper rather than the gray sky that actually engulfed them. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd5e4ecd53b9f81172f/1570824626365/ronkaplanphotography-22.jpg Portland - BIG PINK – OAKS PARK IN WINTER – PORTLAND It looked as if the looming winter sky was sticking its bright, pink tongue out at me – in a friendly sort of way. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd48a0ec65934e31c11/1570824626364/ronkaplanphotography-20.jpg Portland - SUMMER CITRUS SQUEEZE – PORTLAND The green moss on the bare, snow-dusted tree was a breath of life betraying the appearance of wintry death in this snowscape. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd5e4ecd53b9f811728/1570824626368/ronkaplanphotography-21.jpg Portland - ROCK & ROLL – OAKS PARK IN WINTER – PORTLAND The winter sky was the perfect foil for this day-glo colored carnival ride. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd58a0ec65934e31c18/1570824626378/ronkaplanphotography-23.jpg Portland - AUTUMN GOURDS – FARMERS MARKET – PORTLAND In somber tones reminiscent of a platinum print, the shapes and shadows of the gourds signaled summer was over, even on this sunny day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d759d6d136503221dc507f8/5d759dd656ed3b7281093af5/1570824626505/ronkaplanphotography-30.jpg Portland - SEA CREATURE – OAKS PARK IN WINTER – PORTLAND Talk about a looming sky! This one changed a charming carnival ride into a menacing, mechanical, crazed-looking calamari. https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/europe daily 0.75 2019-09-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5d75ad55d0e69e21ab008b02/1567985464313/ Europe - SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – VENICE Work began on the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Venetian island of the same name in 1566. In a sense, however, the church “existed” centuries before in the form of a 10th century monastery on the same spot. I decided to leave in the sailboats on the left side notwithstanding their relatively recent design. In a way they connect us to the site, literally and figuratively, as did their ancestral sailing vessels over a thousand years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75a1800c87480184e6a988/1567985464313/rkphoto-42-800+%281%29.jpg Europe - Copy of SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE – VENICE Work began on the church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Venetian island of the same name in 1566. In a sense, however, the church “existed” centuries before in the form of a 10th century monastery on the same spot. I decided to leave in the sailboats on the left side notwithstanding their relatively recent design. In a way they connect us to the site, literally and figuratively, as did their ancestral sailing vessels over a thousand years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75abd95b279f48dd6f2ca8/1567992971824/ronkaplanphotography-39.jpg Europe - BYZANTINE DOME – BASILICA DI SAN MARCO – VENICE Shot from the north side of the Basilica, St. Mark’s reveals its shabbier side. The magnificent Byzantine Dome (one of five) perched atop this crumbling facade is somehow a perfect metaphor for Venice. The overlay just makes it a bit more byzantine. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75ac62b8fa3252a15f80b3/1567993159048/ronkaplanphotography-32.jpg Europe - THE BUTCHER OF DUBROVNIK – CROATIA Myriad creepy details drew me to this scene: the unclear pedigree (sorry) of the scant selection of hanging meat, the butcher bent over hacking something apart, the the computer, printer and mouse resident in this medieval setting, and of course the blood dripping down the inside of the open drawer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75a1a7e4ecd53b9f81488a/1567990036749/ronkaplanphotography-47.jpg Europe - Copy of MEDIEVAL BRIDGE – DOLCEACQUA, ITALY I had no choice but to photograph the 15th century castle towering over an ancient bridge in a town whose name translates as sweet water. The bridge was enough to compel Monet to paint it in 1884. I went for more a medieval look than impressionistic for fear of being confused with Monet. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75a1cf458e384d7e5e7057/1567990036794/ronkaplanphotography-45.jpg Europe - Copy of PALAZZO ORENGO – CAPO MORTOLA, ITALY The 11th century palazzo was purchased by Thomas Hanbury in 1867, and became the center piece of the 45 acre Hanbury Botanical Gardens. It sits some 300 feet above the Ligurian Sea and somewhat less than that above an ancient Roman road. The rambling maze of paths and stairways leading to the villa takes you to another time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75a1de0c87480184e6ac07/1567985578095/rkphoto-4.jpg Europe - Copy of TORRE DELL ARSENALE – VENICE My eye followed the Rio de l’ Arsenal to one of the two towers of the Venetian Arsenal. I envisioned the scene as if it were part of an old three-dimensional map. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75ac619ed26b1b13e6b6fd/1567992997508/ronkaplanphotography-5.jpg Europe - SAN ZANIPOLO – VENICE After days of opulent Venetian interiors, my eyes came to rest in the carved wood beams and warm tones of the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, locally known as San Zanipolo. Perhaps the relative modesty of the church is owing to the fact it is dedicated to John and Paul, not the Biblical Apostles of the same names, but two obscure martyrs of the Early Christian church in Rome. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75ac61d3e1956348c1ae01/1567993045800/ronkaplanphotography-6.jpg Europe - CAMPO SAN BARNABA – VENICE The golden hour is meant for a quiet canal leading to one of Venice’s many leaning towers through a lovely Campo. I wanted this image to feel as if I took it in the past. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75ac629ed26b1b13e6b70a/1567993080905/ronkaplanphotography-7.jpg Europe - REDENTORE – VENICE Looking across the Grand Canal to Giudecca, I saw the Church of the Redeemer (Redentore) glowing in the first light of day a hundred years ago. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75a155b8e3683cf6209ebc/5d75ac62012ba9603d3ef92c/1567993121831/ronkaplanphotography-12.jpg Europe - UFFIZI BASEMENT – FLORENCE The endless rooms of the Medicis’ “Offices” seem to lead the viewer back in time so far one might expect to see Lorenzo or Cosimo waiting at the end. https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/mexico daily 0.75 2019-09-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5d75af08d0e69e21ab009ef9/1567993587096/ Mexico - LAZY J CLOUD – RIVIERA MAYA – MEXICO A photograph taken of the Riviera Maya in Mexico. This skyscape was either punctuated by the mirror image of a question mark, or God chose to brand this little piece of heaven with the Lazy J. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75ae57b8fa3252a15f97aa/5d75ae7f5b279f48dd6f4a0b/1567993587096/ronkaplanphotography-27.jpg Mexico - LAZY J CLOUD – RIVIERA MAYA – MEXICO A photograph taken of the Riviera Maya in Mexico. This skyscape was either punctuated by the mirror image of a question mark, or God chose to brand this little piece of heaven with the Lazy J. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75ae57b8fa3252a15f97aa/5d75ae8e43f68b0bd7f34250/1567993608196/ronkaplanphotography-14.jpg Mexico - SWEEPING THE RIVIERA MAYA – MEXICO The orange rake, orange sash and orange wheelbarrow gave a jaunty look to the fellow facing his endless job – and probably made the hotel guests feel better, too. https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/usa daily 0.75 2019-09-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5d75b11c012ba9603d3f278c/1567994012309/ USA - DUNE AND SKY – GLENEDEN BEACH – OREGON The textures in the rather monolithic dune are revealed by front light at about 45 degrees, but the glowing grasses gracing its pate seem to be backlit. How can that be? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75afb1b8fa3252a15fa6ab/5d75b024d0e69e21ab00aaaf/1567994012309/ronkaplanphotography-25.jpg USA - DUNE AND SKY – GLENEDEN BEACH – OREGON The textures in the rather monolithic dune are revealed by front light at about 45 degrees, but the glowing grasses gracing its pate seem to be backlit. How can that be? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75afb1b8fa3252a15fa6ab/5d75b0245b279f48dd6f6391/1567994056856/ronkaplanphotography-26.jpg USA - SPRING SKY IN MCMINNVILLE – OREGON Yamhill County skies in Spring are often chiaroscuro displays of layer upon layer of seemingly separate systems. Here, the foreground building directs the eye up to where the action is. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75afb1b8fa3252a15fa6ab/5d75b02543f68b0bd7f351c9/1567994110817/ronkaplanphotography-28.jpg USA - TEXTURES OF GLASS – OREGON I thought I’d photographed every corner of the winery over the years I owned it; but one day in a rather grungy corner I spotted this distressed glass vase in front of a ridged glass window. Somehow the plant, with one arm glowing green and the other bare, seemed to fit. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75afb1b8fa3252a15fa6ab/5d75b025b8fa3252a15faf82/1567994140386/ronkaplanphotography-31.jpg USA - ISLAND RIVER REFLECTIONS – BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS One of the great things about wilderness is the absence of clues of the time in which it resides. I chose to render the scene with the look of an earlier time. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75afb1b8fa3252a15fa6ab/5d75b0482b13b44cdf85299d/1567989396399/ronkaplanphotography-35.jpg USA - Copy of SHAWL STALL – SATURDAY MARKET – PORTLAND I like this image for its similar color palette to the “Shark Tooth Cactus”, and also for how well it lends itself to abstraction. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75afb1b8fa3252a15fa6ab/5d75b0689481dd1cce943f8e/1567989714630/ronkaplanphotography-21.jpg USA - Copy of ROCK & ROLL – OAKS PARK IN WINTER – PORTLAND The winter sky was the perfect foil for this day-glo colored carnival ride. https://www.ronkaplanphotography.com/bc-canada daily 0.75 2019-09-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/t/5d75b4b4b8fa3252a15fe7a6/1567995001089/ BC - RED ZEN – VANCOUVER, BC He looked peaceful in a slightly menacing way. He was pure red against a cloudless (read boring) blue sky. Something had to be done. So I overlaid a scan of antique paper. The red brush stroke tied it together. Now I’m happy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75b3f3012ba9603d3f4956/5d75b438da0fa178da965e42/1567995001089/RKP-New-3.jpg BC - RED ZEN – VANCOUVER, BC He looked peaceful in a slightly menacing way. He was pure red against a cloudless (read boring) blue sky. Something had to be done. So I overlaid a scan of antique paper. The red brush stroke tied it together. Now I’m happy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75b3f3012ba9603d3f4956/5d75b437d3e1956348c208eb/1567995027586/RKP-New-1.jpg BC - CRUISERS – VANCOUVER, BC The ship is pulling out of the harbor in Vancouver, BC. The passengers come out on the various decks and balconies to witness their departure. They form lines, groups, and patterns that weave the fabric of a small city in sort of a cross section. In like that, but I really want to know their stories. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75b3f3012ba9603d3f4956/5d75b4385b279f48dd6f9543/1567995060832/RKP-New-2.jpg BC - CUBAN ARS – VANCOUVER, BC The light, shadows and repeating forms in this image of a Gastown building with a humorously defective sign seemed pleasing to my eye. Rendering the image in black and white simplified those elements and gave them the emphasis they deserved. The sign made me smile all day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d7450ea8038d10ed54c612f/5d75b3f3012ba9603d3f4956/5d75b448da0fa178da965ed3/1567990036639/RKP-New-4.jpg BC - Copy of HEAD AND SHOULDERS – VANCOUVER, BC This sculpture appeared to be nearly two stories tall, gleaming white and sitting high on a hill in front of yet another cloudless blue sky. Something had to be done. I converted to black and white. Nope, not there yet. But something in the conversion made me see the image as an etching. Enter another antique paper scan. 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