About three weeks ago, I finally got around to taking my film from the summer to be developed. Then school started, and picking up the pictures fell by the wayside. Last Friday, I finally had the time to retreive them. They’d been sitting at Tallahassee Camera and Image Center for so long that they’d been moved out of the normal print filing area, and it took awhile for the clerk to locate them. I had a number of rolls processed from a number of different places and events. I’ve added to some galleries in which I previously had only digital photos, and created one new gallery as well.
First up are more photos from my visit to Lummi Island in northern Washington. Lummi, which is accessable only by ferry, is one of the northenmost of the San Juan Islands. I’ve added pictures of more and more interesting starfish, a hummingbird (which represent a small portion of the abundant avian life that visits the very colorful yard of my friends Mary and Jim), and some interesting beach views.
I had posted a few digital shots from this summer’s Northwest Folklife Festival, but the bulk of my photographic work there was done with film. I’ve added 35 more photos of musicians, dancers, street performers, protesters, and others. Since I was working at the festival, I couldn’t see every act I wanted to. Also, I didn’t want to disturb performers at indoor venues by using a flash. For these reasons, my photos are largely confined to outdoor stages and sidewalks.
After leaving Seattle, I flew to Austin, TX for the 2005 International Double Reed Society Conference. I spent most of my time there hanging out with the ASU bassoon studio, who were all there to perform. Most of my pictures are of their concert with composer/pianist/ bassoonist Bill Douglas. Again, I didn’t want to use flash, so I couldn’t make use of any long lenses.
The last of the new photographs come from Wakulla Springs, just a few miles south of Tallahassee. Wakulla Springs has a number of claims to fame. Its boat tours offer views of plenty of wildlife, including birds, turtles, alligators, and deer. When rain hasn’t coulded the water, glass-bottom boats lets visitors look over 100 feet down into the spring cave. Recent expeditions have established this cave system as one of the largest aquatic cave systems in the world. A number of important archaological and paleontological finds have also been made at the park. A large quantity of mastodon bones have been found, some of which still lie deep in the springs. Unfortunately, the water was cloudy and the glass-bottom boat tours were not running. But, we took the regular boat tour through the river and saw quite a bit.
