About Me

My name is Michael Morris, I am a photographer who came to photography later in life.  I started with digital and found it unrewarding so after a short time with MF, I moved to LF 4X5.  Almost everything I do now is large format B&W.  I am working to improve my technical and artistic skills constantly.  Living in Phoenix, I have access to some very good photographers who are willing to help and teach.  I am on a journey exploring photography, the US, and myself to some extent.  Along with my wife Mary, we are traveling the US together, cameras follow us everywhere and as we travel, this BLOG is updated.  It is very much a journal of my journey with ramblings about everything from the photograph I took while traveling, to the ah-ha moments when something new is grasped.

The old masters work is enthralling to me and I spend a lot of time looking at their work as well as most other work I have access to.  

 

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Tuesday
Dec292009

Death Valley

The kids are gone, on their way back home.  I had an acute case of kid overdose but loved seeing them again.  We will miss them until we get another overdose.

 Yesterday we brought the trailer here to prepare for a short trip to Death Valley.  We leave this afternoon and will spend a night on the road.  We hope to arrive there early afternoon tomorrow.  It has been 2 years since we were there last.  We had about 1 1/2 days there then.  This will not be a lot more, but last time we slept in Lone Pine (> 100 miles away), this time out trailer will be parked at Furnace Creek so we can spend more time enjoying ourselves.

Last trip was a few months before I started shooting large format and my vision has changed quite a bit since then.  It will be interesting to see how I perceive it now.  Returning to places a few years later often is a very good way for you to see the differences in your vision and to mark your growth.

We have quite a bit more prep to do before we can pull out but we hope to leave here around noon.

I am looking forward to Rhyolite, Titus Canyon, Devils Haystacks, Artists Palette, and DUNES!!!