Eye Wonder

This is the man I'm going to marry...

2010-12-06T22:19:00.000+01:00

Oh, yeah, this is the nifty completely frozen mushroom we found in the Narnia landscape: Spooky frozen goodness:

The way to Narnia...

2010-12-02T07:37:00.000+01:00

The way to Narnia... winds down Highway 96, along the Klamath River in Northern California. It curls up and into the mountains through tunnels of madrone, cedar, and fir. We caught our glimpse of the frozen forest at Thanksgiving this year, traveling to Dustin's childhood home and family homestead in the Siskiyou Mountains, where the water (delicious yummy pure water!) finds its way from the

Barcelona, Spain... last winter

2010-10-13T22:04:00.000+02:00

Sending a shout out to Miss Ball with this shot of Park Guell. A beautiful yet crispy cold December day saw Dustin and me scurrying around Barcelona for the sights. Thank you, Gaudi, for such wonderful architecture!

Remembered Rosé

2010-09-27T22:07:00.000+02:00

A last little lunch at La Decoratrice with miss Rachel Farnam of Le Talon Bas.

Chemin de St. Jacques..

2010-09-21T21:35:00.001+02:00

One of the many "Fairy Forests" Dustin and I wandered through on our four-day sample of the Camino this past spring...

The Local Dish...

2010-07-20T20:21:00.000+02:00

Here's an article I wrote for thelocaldish.com, a great e-zine about local food, wine breweries!A Double Shot of Local with Wine and Music

Remembered glimpses, or, Reasons I Love Airports

2010-06-22T19:56:00.000+02:00

A collection of scenes from my travels between Sete, France and Rome, Italy last February: Narbonne, France: The train caboose -two men opened the train door facing the tracks, ignoring the one you're supposed to use. They jumped down, hopping onto the opposite platform to leave the tracks. A mystery of motivation, running the gamut from simple meaningless defiance to eluding justice. A tempting

Final images from Graz, Austria

2010-06-19T22:24:00.000+02:00

This harpist filled a small yet busy pedestrian street with sweet reverberations. Pleasing reflections and a little sunburst accented these Gothic style windows.

Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria

2010-06-18T01:09:00.001+02:00

A few views of the Kunsthaus Graz (the Graz Art Museum). Clicking on the photo above should take you to the Wikipedia article about the structure. Directly across the river from the picture at the bottom, you can wander into the Cafe Schwalbennest (Swallow's Nest) and order some of the most unusual hot chocolates (I will update with the brand as soon as I get home and find the wrapper!) A fellow

Graz, Austria Bicycle Festival...

2010-06-15T03:48:00.003+02:00

Wandering around Graz on that sunny day in the middle of April, we came across a bicycle festival. This interactive contraption attracted a pretty good crowd. A few children would take turns trying to throw a beach ball into the fountain, and the lucky kid on the bike would keep it in the air as long as possible. This kid had it going on!

Graffiti in Graz, Austria

2010-06-07T22:19:00.001+02:00

Welcome to Graz, Austria. For obvious reasons, this city struck a high note with me -just look at the graffiti! I found this piece on a busy cobblestone street in between two main plazas in downtown Graz. What English-speaking person decided to claim it/proclaim it, I pondered as I snapped a few angles. Whomever it was; I applaud their choice of wall. Can anyone help me

Tulips in Slovakia... or The Happily Missed Portrait

2010-06-04T06:59:00.010+02:00

We spent the first night of spring break in Bratislava, Slovakia. I know, I know... "Who goes to Slovakia?" you're asking. Our thoughts exactly. The answer involves the somewhat random destinations of cheap European airlines. Suffice it to say that, however we ended up in the Czech Republic's former suffix, we liked it. The golden moment of our 36 hours in Slovakia took place

What can I say? I'm stuck on Venice...

2010-06-01T21:25:00.007+02:00

More Venice, less tourists...

2010-05-30T19:08:00.001+02:00

While perusing some of the finer fashion in a particularly busy quarter of the Floating City, a procession of some 50 persons, wavin' flags and a-carryin' signs, distracted us from the haute couture. Literature printed in Italian and English, obtained from the gentleman on the right, identified them as the commitee "FOR INDEPENDENCE" and declared April 24th "INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR VENETIA."

A "few" shots of Venice...

2010-05-29T21:15:00.000+02:00

Upon arriving in the city with one 2G card already full, I planned to just erase an older photo here and there and only capture the really good moments in Venice. ...Insert snorting laugh here. After wandering for one hour, one eye on the hallways and shadows, on the canals and gondoliers and the other eye desperately searching for a photography store, I purchased an outrageously priced 2G

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia Two

2010-05-25T01:09:00.001+02:00

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

2010-05-25T01:04:00.001+02:00

An amazing collection o f travertine lakes in Eastern Croatia, Plitvice Lakes floats among my favorite UNESCO sites we visited on our Eastern Europe trip.

Naples to Sorrento...

2010-04-01T01:29:00.002+02:00

These are all pictures from Trianon Pizzeria in Naples, Italy. It was, my own mother's pizza notwithstanding (sorry, Mama), the best pizza I have ever tasted. Of course, they've been making it since 1923, in the city where pizza was born. YUM. And below begins a project I've been brewing up for a while. The following is an excerpt from my travel journal in Italy. So much life goes on all the

Positano, Italy

2010-03-28T13:42:00.001+02:00

You find Positano on the Amalfi Coast in Italy... described by the Lonely Planet as the most picturesque town in Italy... True. Dustin and I had only a short afternoon to enjoy this gem, but it definitely made the "go back to someday" list. It's been a favorite of artists and writers for a long time: One last view before we caught our bus and lumbered around the twisting road lining the coast

Paestum, Italy

2010-03-26T18:52:00.001+01:00

Paestum -the scent of Campania's bufala lends this ancient Greek colony in Italy an earthy air, connecting the 6th century BC ruins with a very current economy. The local mozzerella di bufala cheese is nothing like what you eat on your average pizza in the States... if cheese were fruit, then mozzerella di bufala would be the mango. That's the only way I can think to describe it. Dustin and I

Ooops!

2010-03-13T19:45:00.000+01:00

Just realized that I've been forgetting to resize the photos I'm putting up... I will be going back and fixing that this week, so if you've had problems viewing the pictures, please check them again in a few days! From here on out they should be the right size.

The amazing Vatican Museum

2010-03-11T22:10:00.002+01:00

Ok. I am a bad tourist. I admit it... I don't remember by whom, of whom, nor the era of this statue (above). However, I do love it! It was in the octagonal courtyard just before the Map Room in the Vatican Museums This statue is of Cleopatra (my touristy-ness isn't a total lost cause;). You can find it in one of the first (of many) halls of statuary in this over-sized

Rome at Sunset

2010-03-08T17:02:00.000+01:00

My favorite spot in Rome...

2010-03-08T16:28:00.000+01:00

On our first day in Rome, Dustin and I took a walk near the Tiber River. After crossing the Ponte Sant' Angelo, parts of which were constructed by Hadrian in 126 AD, we stood studying the mythic muddy water. He asked a very sweet question... to which I gave a very sweet reply... Later I made him pose here, where he had proposed. <3

Christmas vacation travels...

2010-03-07T21:41:00.001+01:00

So, I'm still in the process of editing my Italy travels, so here's a link to a Barcelona/Malta photo album from mine and Dustin's December travels... Enjoy! christmas 09 travels

Ischia, Italy

2010-03-02T00:47:00.001+01:00

The remnants of a fabulous meal shared on the island of Ischia. We sat down, and a little old Italian grandma came and gave one choice -what we wanted to drink. After that she simply brought us large steaming bowls of delicious lentil minestrone followed by a plate of freshly marinated and grilled sardines. We were a bit worried that she wouldn't stop feeding us, but she followed the fish with

Vatican Museums

2010-02-26T01:38:00.000+01:00

Viola two classic "must-take" photos from the Vatican Museums -the Map Room and the double-helix staircase. The staircase was purportedly designed to have horses driven up it. Not sure why the horses would be super interested in the Sistine Chapel, but who knows? :) A person could spend days in the Map Room and not see everything.

Italy 2010

2010-02-21T11:29:00.000+01:00

Dustin and I are scooping up a "free" wi-fi signal in a little piazza near our hotel in Ischia Porto, Italy. I haven't sorted/edited my photos yet, but here's a quick upload; more to come soon! This is St. Peter's square with St. Peter's Basilica on the left in the Vatican. Lovely day, quick line, good people-watching. The Vatican is huge, impressive, and thought-provoking...

St. Guilhem-le-desert Two...

2009-12-03T22:55:00.001+01:00

The abbey in St. Guilhem-le-desert. Around 1000 years old... "The Giant's Castle" above St. Guilhem-le-desert. Ancient ruins of a hermitage.

St. Guilhem-le-desert, France

2009-12-02T18:01:00.004+01:00

The valley of St. Guilhem-le-desert St. Guilhem-le-desert Part of the St. Jacques de la Compostella trail near St. Guilhem.

An old favorite...

2009-11-21T22:36:00.002+01:00

Parc Blossac in Poitiers, France... A return to a favorite spot for a bit of autumnal photography. Grape leaves always give me the urge to spend some extra time capturing the shapes and shadows...

More touristing... near Nantes

2009-11-20T14:33:00.001+01:00

Storming the castle... Magnificent friends... A "couple" of tourists!

Touristing in Toulouse

2009-11-19T20:36:00.000+01:00

A well-placed mirror makes for interesting camera angles in a Jacobin abbey in Toulouse, France.

Touristing in Paris Two

2009-11-16T19:42:00.000+01:00

Beautiful gothic-style tower near the Seine. I'm terrible; I don't remember what it's called. Ooops!My favorite sight in France -or anywhere!

Fountain Two

2009-11-15T15:05:00.000+01:00

Paris, France.

Touristing! Paris One

2009-11-14T10:40:00.000+01:00

Ok, here come the tourist pictures! Here is the famous Louvre and its (in?)famous glass pyramid. We joked about taking the DaVinci Code tour, but decided against it...

Fountain One

2009-11-13T22:49:00.000+01:00

This octopus fountain is found in Sete, right in front of my friend Rachel's house. Very important to the Setois (people from Sete), octopuses are found in a variety of local dishes.The word for octopus in French is poulpe.This begins a series I'm doing on fountains.

Sunset colors in Sete (October)

2009-11-04T17:43:00.000+01:00

Photos of my recent travels and touristing with Dustin are soon to follow! Meanwhile, enjoy these pics that I took last month in Sete...

A bit of Burning Man in France...

2009-10-23T21:36:00.000+02:00

Saw this beast in Montpellier a few weeks ago... I asked if they'd been to Burning Man, and they said, "Not yet!"

La Place de la Comedie a Montpellier

2009-10-15T22:04:00.000+02:00

Unlikely evangelist...

2009-10-15T21:59:00.000+02:00

So... funny story. This guy's hat flew away on the beach, and one of my friends ran and got it... Didn't realize we would end up hearing Bible stories for the next half hour as this gent covered everything from Noah's ark to how Catholics are idol-worshipers. Ahem. Wasn't exactly what we were going for on our beach picnic...

New Faces...

2009-10-12T15:18:00.001+02:00

Traveling brings an influx of new faces; new dear ones for every new place. Though never replacing the ones at home, new friends both ease homesickness and make it more poignant. Here are some of the faces that people my new home...Rachel and Amy, two other Beziers assistants. Viva, a German assistant in MontP.Nadia, my landlady, and Anne Marie, an Austrian assistant.My new roommie Martha.

Sète One

2009-10-12T15:11:00.000+02:00

My street, la Rue Rapide...My front door and my landlady, cleaning up after some plumbing issues. Let's just say that the water situation took a few days to straighten out. All is well now.This is where the letters ya'll are sending me will land before I get them in my hot little hands!

Poitiers, France Two

2009-10-12T15:05:00.000+02:00

What is France without coffee? That's some yummy Noble coffee in a French garden...Jeanne and myself in the "reflet dans la cafetiere..."Mmmmmm... green tea!

Poitiers, France

2009-10-07T17:07:00.001+02:00

My old host family, les Vignerons! Annie et BernardJeanne

Burning Man, Long awaited...

2009-10-07T16:54:00.000+02:00

My favorite sculpture, and my favorite person...The Man in the distance...The Temple in the distance.

Quick trip to Cali...

2009-08-06T22:09:00.000+02:00

Dustin and I just took a quick trip to San Francisco so that I could apply for my visa for France. We drove back up Highway 1 north of the city... beautiful weather, winding roads. Muir overlook just off Highway 1 in California. Mmmm... shadows. So, not the greatest technical shot I've ever taken... but that black dot is a DOLPHIN!!! We stopped at this beach north of Seaside, CA, and I saw two

More from the fair...

2009-07-24T20:19:00.001+02:00

The band invited all the kids on stage for the last few songs... this one stole the show. He started head-banging before the music even started! Future rock star here.This guy is amazing! He had a really energetic solo. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out his name... Anyone?

Ozomatli at the Jackson County Fair!

2009-07-22T09:18:00.001+02:00

We went to the county fair this evening and caught a great free concert from Ozomatli -a combo everything-cool kinda band! Good dancing, good friends, and pretty darn good fair fare (yay curly fries!). We were late to one good concert because we were listening to another... but what we did see of this show was great. The band invited all the kids in the crowd on stage at the end of the show,

Girls Gone Camping

2009-07-16T02:16:00.000+02:00

I know it's been a while -two moves and a lot of fun since I last posted! But here's some shots of the fun that's kept me from posting! A couple weeks ago, some friends and I went up and camped next to the Applegate reservoir. Well, we actually camped next to a beautiful creek. Guitar and mandolin accompanied our camp fire...

Fresh Cup Magazine

2009-06-04T22:19:00.000+02:00

Cheers! The magazine is out! I don't have one in my hot little hands yet, but I'm hoping for one soon! If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy, you can do that at: http://www.freshcup.com/issue.php. (If you are a parent or a grandparent, don't worry about purchasing :) Also... I promise I will put up new pictures soon! I am in the process of finishing my capstone project in French, and I'm

A few options...

2009-04-27T04:26:00.000+02:00

Decided to have some fun with this one...

A Spring Day of Pictures...

2009-04-25T19:38:00.000+02:00

My friend Carson and I went for a little photo walk the other day around 6:30... Gorgeous light! I know things like this fence and macros of flowers are somewhat (ok, very) cliche, but I don't care! I love making images of them. Miz Carson!

Noble Pictures!

2009-04-21T22:51:00.000+02:00

Hello! So... I've put the final15 pictures I submitted for the Noble article in a Picasa Web album,and you should be able to clickthe link below to view them!I'm so excited! Some of these should beappearing the in June/July issue ofFresh Cup magazine. Noble Roasting Photos

On the prowl...

2009-04-17T00:25:00.000+02:00

Two visitors on a sunny day...

Flowers for a Rainy Day

2009-04-10T03:08:00.001+02:00

Black and White vs Color Three

2009-04-03T03:18:00.001+02:00

I've added two b&w versions of some older posts; if you click on the "Noble" label to the left, you will find the color versions...

Mmmmm... the Paradox of March...

2009-03-30T08:51:00.000+02:00

B&W vs Color Two

2009-03-30T08:44:00.000+02:00

Here's Dustin on the same photo expedition; you can see some of the old equipment in the background. A broken ceiling-high window to the left provided the beautiful rain-filtered light...

Black and White vs Color series 1

2009-03-30T08:37:00.000+02:00

So I'm going to start pairing various edited versions of photographs... To be honest, I can't usually pick which I prefer... what do you think? The following picture was made outside the abandoned power station on the Rogue River on our February photo expedition...

Archives....

2009-03-10T23:18:00.000+01:00

So I finally remembered the address of my old photoblog... So if you have some time on your hands and want to see various and sundry pieces of my life, go to:http://spaces.msn.com/vagabondeva/Lots of travels, lots of Ashland... enjoy!

A couple images from NC

2009-03-10T07:44:00.000+01:00

My beautiful Grandma Thelma Ford. My lovely cuz Anita says hello to a duck!

February Foto Expedition One

2009-02-27T04:36:00.000+01:00

Last Sunday, Dustin, Amanda and I went on a photography expedition! Dustin was an excellent location scout (and model; ), and Amanda and I had a great time making pictures. You can see some of her work if you look to the left of the page and click on Amanda making photographs. More of my own to come (after I finish my papers.... ). Some pampas grass under a trestle in Gold HillA successful

Noble Five

2009-02-24T19:52:00.001+01:00

Some construction action at the cafe circa December...Caleb stickers bags in the cold garage back in December.Another early construction picture, taken before the roasting room was finished.

noir et blanc / black and white

2009-02-17T09:03:00.001+01:00

Changing photos to black and white allows different elements of the composition to shine. So I'll be posting some you've seen before -but in a new light!San Francisco gingko and beach... I love the starkness of the former and the moodiness of the latter. So maybe I am a Romantic.

Noble Four

2009-02-17T08:54:00.000+01:00

Jared Rennie records roasting details, entering data on the myriads of variables associated with coffee roasting.Open soon... but when!?A roaster can check the progress of the roast by removing small samples and checking bean color. To be honest, I believe there's more to it than that, but I'll have to ask next time I'm taking pictures. :)

Gingko Leaves -SF

2009-02-16T20:19:00.000+01:00

Noble Three

2009-02-08T07:39:00.000+01:00

Jared and Caleb survey the work to be done in December.Garage roasting no more... the Probat has since moved to the cafe location in Ashland.

San Francisco Three

2009-02-08T07:07:00.000+01:00

A gull caught in flightOne for the llama people...Dustin and me on the SF beach.

San Francisco Two

2009-02-08T06:50:00.000+01:00

Picturing the photographer in an alley full of murals and graffiti in SF. Shadow and light... waves and particles...

Silly in San Francisco...

2009-01-22T20:38:00.000+01:00

Yes, that's yours truly, showing my hidden superhero. The mural celebrates powerful women activists -woot!!! photo by Dustin KnappDustin Knapp hangs ten (I think that's what it's called: ) in front of a mural in the Mission District.

Noble Pictures two

2009-01-22T06:49:00.000+01:00

Beans pour out of the roasting chamber of Noble's Probat, all smoke and the wafting scent of fresh roasted beans.Jared Rennie and Caleb Peterson examine the fresh batch of beans, testing for quality and removing any inferior beans. A shiny new afterburner sits in the half-renovated roasting room at Noble's new location in Ashland.

Noble Coffee Series # 1

2009-01-08T22:26:00.000+01:00

Exciting news! I'm doing a series of pictures about Noble Coffee Roasting's move from roasting coffee in the garage to opening a cafe and roaster in Ashland!Some of the pictures should be accompanying an article by James di Properzzio in Fresh Cup magazine in the spring. In the meantime, I'll be editing and uploading some of my favorites.Coffee enthusiast and partial-owner of Noble Caleb Peterson

Behind the Camera

2008-12-17T07:41:00.000+01:00

Amanda Ball considers the available light...For my friend Amanda's birthday, we went to take pictures at a recently burned house near Eden Vale Orchards. Amanda's work involves making self-portraits (<-that's her blog, "Making Photographs;" check it out!) in various ambiances, and I used the opportunity to make some environmental portraits/photograph someone at work. Amanda Ball studies the burnt

Foggy Morning

2008-12-17T07:15:00.001+01:00

Fog obscurs the sun near Dustin's house early one morning. Frosted barbed wire....a little fun in photoshop makes the birds pop out more.

Campus Event

2008-12-08T03:46:00.002+01:00

Southern Oregon University a capella group Dulcet performs in front of the Hannon Library."I wish I had his name" sings his heart out.

Perfect Fall Moment

2008-12-08T03:46:00.001+01:00

Campus Life

2008-12-08T03:45:00.001+01:00

Students cross the mosaic that decorates the library entrance.

Photographer at fun...

2008-11-20T18:14:00.001+01:00

My dad, Gary Davis, pauses in between photos on a walk.

Leaves and Light

2008-11-20T18:11:00.000+01:00

Playing with light...Looking at leaves...

Portraits/Family

2008-11-12T00:25:00.001+01:00

My niece, Nona Daisy, enjoys the "Up-sey Daisy!" game with her father, Demian Ford (far left), and her grandparents, Nona and Gary Davis. Nona and Nona.

Sports Assignment: Let's roll.

2008-11-11T23:48:00.001+01:00

Julie Schmiess bowls her third strike in a row, known as a "turkey" in bowling terms. Evan Johnson releases his 10-lb ball in hopes of knocking out his spare.

Picture size!

2008-11-11T22:34:00.000+01:00

So I figured out how to make my photos larger on here! (It was kind of ridiculously easy, so those of you who know how have complete permission to snicker.) Anyways, I re-edited a few posts and increased the size, so if you click on a photograph, it should pop up larger in a second window or tab. Enjoy!

Election Day 2008

2008-11-05T03:34:00.001+01:00

Juliana Wheeler demonstrates her support for Barack Obama on Election Day, 2008. Sporting an Obama shirt, Priscilla Oppenheimer poses with ballots and husband Alan on their way to the drop-off site.Raincoat-clad volunteer officer Allan Anderson helps voters turn in their ballots.

Political Costume Collage

2008-11-04T09:32:00.000+01:00

This mother's shirt reads "Obama Mama."The "Barack Obama" fairy... The serious consequences of not voting... A faux Sarah Palin runs from a pumpkin carriage. ...but this Palin is an Obama supporter.

Getting the names...

2008-11-04T08:40:00.000+01:00

The biggest challenge I'm facing so far in learning photojournalism comes down to a very basic skill: introducing myself. As a language major, this surprises me. After all, "Hello, my name is ____," and "what's your name?" are phrases I've had ample experience saying. Holding a camera, however, I experience a strange reticence to approach those I'm photographing. I think that because I'm

Halloween Moments

2008-11-04T08:15:00.000+01:00

Mother and ChickA child in peacock apparel parades through the crowd in downtown Ashland on Halloween.

People at Work

2008-10-23T18:33:00.000+02:00

A child watches as Peter Hoyt, chairman of the Ashland Food Co-operative's outreach committee, carves pumpkins at the Co-op's Harvest Festival on October 18. The distinctive faces of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney can be seen on the pumpkins.

Decisive Moment

2008-10-21T22:22:00.000+02:00

While taking pictures at the Ashland Food Cooperative Harvest Festival, I saw this huge pumpkin and waited until a like-sized child walked past...Although I really like the color photo, I find that the black and white version has more immediacy. It emphasizes the form and size more than the color. This juxtaposition lead me to call this a decisive moment.

Picturing a classmate

2008-10-07T08:29:00.000+02:00

Ana C., a student at Southern Oregon University, heads home after Friday evening's Art Walk. Ashland galleries showcase local art every first Friday.Ana C. pauses outside the Gallery Karon on the October 3 art walk in Ashland, Oregon.