My Shot

May 2025

Crossing the Bridge by Yuwei Li

This photo was taken in Lishui, China. Lishui literally means "Beautiful Rivers / Lakes." It is a region known for its scenic beauty and has inspired poets and painters for ages. Photographically it was made internationally famous by Daniel Kordan, whose depiction of Lishui won a few international awards. My photo was taken during a workshop. We were led to the spot in early morning before sunrise. The weather cooperated - a dense fog that made the distant mountains fade in and out, creating a washed out background that made the subjects pop. 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 at 80mm, 1/500, f/6.7, ISO 800, Aperture priority, Pattern metering.

Charles Bridge by Dorothy Rosenbladt

Last November when I visited Jane Herzog we went to the Frank Gehry Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA to photograph this amazing building of curved facades of stainless steel.

Later we wandered to an outdoor atrium of the building and came upon a photo shoot of this model. It seemed so LA to me with the model adorned with furs, pearls and an extra wide brimmed black hat. We both got some quick shots, trying not to be too obvious.

This is a tight crop of the photographer interacting with the model.

I was drawn to the way the wide brim of her hat was concealing one eye, showing her red lips and perfect skin. I also noted how the filtered light came through her hat creating patterns on her shoulder. I increased the light on her face a touch and darkened the background a bit to accentuate the model.