Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But if […]


>Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

> Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But […]


Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But if […]


Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But if […]


Safe and Sound

The Best BodyguardAs a graduate student in Los Angeles, I was blessed with a dear friend who lived in San Francisco. When I needed to recharge after a grueling stretch of studies, my friend always welcomed me. I would drive to San Francisco on a Friday evening, camp out on Jeff’s sofa, and enjoy his […]