For several months, I've let this site go but have just added a couple of new items - Icelandic Horses (in Folios) and France, Sep 2016 (in Locales) - plus replacing my home page image with an iPad Air 2 HDR shot of Alaska's Upper Summit Lake, located at the top of a pass between Anchorage and Seward.

     Not enamored with cold weather photography, with the coming of spring and summer I'm starting to think about getting out for more subjects, especially for monochrome folios.  We'll see.

                                                                       ~  Don

It's been awhile.  Aside from an October trip to the US southwest (cf. Three National Parks in the 'Folio' tab), most of my photo time, many hours, has been devoted to editing a book of 69 annotated images from last August's Iceland trip (cf. the 'Locales' tab) recently published online as a gift for family and friends.

Although feeling again feeling a need to take a camera in hand, it presently is 22°F outside, with seven inches of snow, conditions I don't find conducive for photographic forays.  Until spring, this means I mostly will work with previous images.

The majority of this editing will be devoted to assembling another book of images, this one consisting of some 90 transparencies selected from over a thousand taken in the Philippines from 1971 until 1977 (cf. the 'Philippines' tab).

A dilemma that I and other photographers experience is what to do with one's images.  During most of my life, I accumulated boxes of transparencies and packets of prints, usually stored away for months or years at a time.  With the advent of digital photography, I eventually stored images on a computer, gradually organizing them, including a website.

Nevertheless, I think there is much to be said for a nice print, especially when well framed and tastefully displayed.  The lack of remaining wall space in my home testifies to this conviction.  And, even more so, I favor two other forms of print - folios and books.  The former, of which several are included here, offer an especially attractive and convenient way to present small collections of 12 to 20 themed images, especially fine art.

Books, for which many online publishing services are available, I consider a good way to exhibit larger collections of themed images, as my my upcoming Philippine collection.  When carefully edited (I consistently overlook a few typos), photo books are a delight to hold and view.  Each form, folios and books, also make especially nice gifts.

As for new images, Geri and I presently are making long range plans for more vacation trips.  Along with what is nearby, I'm confident of great opportunities.

Don Fahrenbrink

Hi folks.  Since my 'Early Summer' post, I've added nothing - until now  The summer, as is common, filled up and went quickly.

However, what a highlight!  In early August, son Tim and I toured Iceland for nine days, the photos of which I've just uploaded here (cf. the 'Locales' tab).  Without going into a description of this amazing land, which I leave to the photos, I'll just says that six weeks later I yet find myself daydreaming about it, and I won't rule out a return.

We only had two rainy days, one of which was spent mostly driving.  During the other, we put on rain jackets, opened our umbrellas, and carried on.  90% of my images were taken with a 24-70mm zoom on a Nikon D700, and all were edited in Lightroom 5, a great tool.

I enjoy telling others about our trip and describing Iceland.  In addition to the readily available information on the Web and elsewhere, if you'd like info about our trip, booking a tour, accommodations, what to expect, etc., I would be pleased to respond.

After a Web-made photo book of Iceland, I'll see if I can get back to a couple other projects by-passed this summer, so I hope you'll keep checking here for new stuff.

Hope your summer was good, and that you enjoy the fall.             ~  Don Fahrenbrink