28/365

Museum of the North

This museum is seen on the campus of Alaska University at Fairbanks, Alaska.  It's a beautiful structure and it gives me the feeling it was constructed with the large white blocks to mimic the Alaskan heritage of igloos.  I haven't been able to document that idea, but that's what it makes me think of when I look at it.

This building is a cultural center, a museum and a learning environment.

 The sun sets around 4 pm in the winter and this image was made close to that time.  The light was beautiful and the sky was such a pretty blue. 

27/365

Tulip or Amarillis?

This is part of the decor where I'm visiting.  It was purchased as what looks like a wrapped bulb of some sort with the guarantee that it would bloom around Christmas.  And bloom it did.

It's a beautiful red flower and is a great part 

of the house decor.

26/365    Portrait in Winter

So...when you live in a cold climate and you want your portrait made during the winter, you just bite the bullet and work outside, even if the temperature is only 0 degrees F.  I was not the photographer on this job but I managed to get a couple of images while they were working.

25/365

Golden Heart Plaza, Downtown Fairbanks, Alaska

I was in the park today with a friend who was shooting a photo session.  Needless to say, it was a fast session because it was only 0 degrees F, so there wasn't much I could do to help.

I spent some time looking around to see what I could photograph, when I saw this scene which I actually found quite compelling since I love photographing bare tree branches.

The plaza is on the banks of the Chena River, so this is looking across the river at the buildings on the other side.  It would have been great had I had a subject standing near one of the trees, especially if they were wearing a bright color like red or yellow, but alas, for me it was just the 

scenic.  

In spite of the cold it was fun having something different to photograph other than the town where I live. 

24/365

White Birch and Hammocks

I came upon this scene today at a friend's home.  I only had my cell phone with me. I hope to go back with my big-girl camera.  I'd love to make this into a canvas to hang in my home.

I can probably name it something like:

"Dreaming of Spring"

"Summer Dreams"

"Waiting to Relax"

or something like that.  

23/365   Night Scene

I very recently got a new phone.  

During all the times I've visited Fairbanks I've never seen the Northern Lights.  I hope to see them this trip, so tonight I went outside around 10:45 pm (it gets pitch dark around 4 pm during the winter).  There were no "lights" then, probably because of the heavy cloud cover, but I wanted to try the phone camera in the dark to see how it well it photographed at night.  

This is looking south.  It's amazing.  The image can't be blown up too large because it would be too grainy, but what a great job it does for small pics.

22/365

The Vessel

This is a honeycomb sculpture-style structure seen on the High Line in Manhattan, NYC.  The image was made shortly after it was opened in 2019, and sadly, before 3 suicides closed it permanently to the public.  All of the components were manufactured in Italy and then transported to America for construction.

 21/365   Decor in an Air bnb space

What a nice idea for decor in the kitchen of an Air bnb.  It's the little homey touches that make a space welcoming, not only in a public space, but even in your own home.  

 20/365   Trio of wine goblets in black and white

Seen in the kitchen space of an AirBnB.  Not only for use if desired, but also for decor.  

 19/365   Snowy Mailboxes    

It's cold here, very cold.  When I made this image it was -32, but fortunately there was no wind.  The snow was crunchy, a sound I love even though I don't love snow, the air was crisp and it was the middle of the 4 hours of daylight so the light was really lovely.  

Now that it's Dec 22, daylight will last longer each day until it's light for 23 hours/day.  What a difference.

18/365   Small Texas town farm store 

I made this image a while ago but I like it.  Since I have nothing new, I decided to post this one.  Small town Texas grain store.

 17/365    Shadow Abstract on a Rug

While sitting in the waiting room waiting for a friend to see her chiropractor, I noticed this pattern of shadow & light coming through the window blind.  

16/365   Santa's Workshop

The local Y has decorated a little for the Christmas Season.  I thought it was cute and it's just enough.

 15/365     Less Is More

I bought this a couple of months ago.  I love it.  It's so simple and looks so real, it makes me feel so peaceful when I look at it.  It's definitely a case of "less is more".  I figured I could occasionally put one or two small flowers in with the leaves, but I haven't done so yet.  Unlike buying flower displays, this one isn't obviously seasonal, so I can leave it out year round.

 14/365      Old Theater Seats

I traveled to another town today to photograph the Christmas decorations, but alas, the town wasn't decorated yet.  So I spent some time walking around to see what I could see and I came across these old theater seats in a back alley.  Just enough grunge for me.

 13/365   The Christmas Tree

Every year the town puts up a large Christmas Tree in front of the Convention Center.  This year it's in front of the County Building because there's some construction for a new hotel near the Convention Center.  It's really beautiful.  I should have stayed a little later so the sky would have been more blue, but I didn't feel like it.  It was a beautiful 75 degrees so it was really fun photographing the tree in summer-like weather.