Comments on: Point Reyes National Seashore http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/ Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard's work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:41:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-61718 Richard Wong Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:59:35 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-61718 Hey David. Having seen some of your dads prints and now the Point Reyes book, I would agree that modern printing does his work better justice. If they were to update the book, I would personally choose to have all the images in color rather than half color and have b&w. What I like about the book is that it captures the sense of wildness but also talks about the human aspect of it's history. Hey David. Having seen some of your dads prints and now the Point Reyes book, I would agree that modern printing does his work better justice. If they were to update the book, I would personally choose to have all the images in color rather than half color and have b&w. What I like about the book is that it captures the sense of wildness but also talks about the human aspect of it’s history.

]]> By: David Leland Hyde http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-61706 David Leland Hyde Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:49:55 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-61706 Well, I'm interested to hear what you thought of the book. Like I said before, some people don't think those books look like much now, because book reproduction quality has vastly improved, and even the photography has become better than in those days. As you say, Point Reyes is hard to photograph. Dad did get some good ones, I think, but I am curious what you think too. Have been sort of wondering if maybe you were underwhelmed. Most of his other Exhibit Format Series books are better, and "Island In Time" contains a lot of straight documentary work by Dad, however, it was well-thought of in its day. Though I must say that Eliot Porter's book received most of the attention that year. There were other years that were more Dad's year, like when "The Last Redwoods," "Time and the River Flowing" or "Slickrock" came out. Well, I’m interested to hear what you thought of the book. Like I said before, some people don’t think those books look like much now, because book reproduction quality has vastly improved, and even the photography has become better than in those days. As you say, Point Reyes is hard to photograph. Dad did get some good ones, I think, but I am curious what you think too. Have been sort of wondering if maybe you were underwhelmed. Most of his other Exhibit Format Series books are better, and “Island In Time” contains a lot of straight documentary work by Dad, however, it was well-thought of in its day. Though I must say that Eliot Porter’s book received most of the attention that year. There were other years that were more Dad’s year, like when “The Last Redwoods,” “Time and the River Flowing” or “Slickrock” came out.

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-61015 Richard Wong Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:50:12 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-61015 Thanks David. That is what I would have done in hindsight as well. I think the composition is what held me from posting this for so long. Thanks David. That is what I would have done in hindsight as well. I think the composition is what held me from posting this for so long.

]]> By: David Leland Hyde http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60980 David Leland Hyde Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:58:28 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60980 It is usually windy out there but the day you were there was particularly windy and made a beautiful wave pattern in your photograph. for what it's worth, coming from me, mainly an admirer, and less a serious photographer myself, I might have included a bit more of the waves and a little less of the land. That is sort of how my dad photographed it, as you shall soon see, but his waves aren't as nice as yours. It is usually windy out there but the day you were there was particularly windy and made a beautiful wave pattern in your photograph. for what it’s worth, coming from me, mainly an admirer, and less a serious photographer myself, I might have included a bit more of the waves and a little less of the land. That is sort of how my dad photographed it, as you shall soon see, but his waves aren’t as nice as yours.

]]> By: Richard http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60904 Richard Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:25:29 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60904 Hi David. I'll be sure to let you know regarding the book when it comes. Personally regarding my own image, I want to re-shoot it because I took this when I was an inexperienced photographer and didn't think too much about it at the time. It wasn't until a few years later when viewing the slides that I thought, oh, this place was pretty nice! Hi David. I’ll be sure to let you know regarding the book when it comes. Personally regarding my own image, I want to re-shoot it because I took this when I was an inexperienced photographer and didn’t think too much about it at the time. It wasn’t until a few years later when viewing the slides that I thought, oh, this place was pretty nice!

]]> By: David Leland Hyde http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60899 David Leland Hyde Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:48:12 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60899 If you feel it is appropriate here, let me know what you think of the photographs in the book, "Island In Time: Point Reyes Peninsula" (out of print) Probably can't hurt to have your photograph compared to his. However, many people today are not that impressed with those books, even though they were the big splash in their day. If you feel it is appropriate here, let me know what you think of the photographs in the book, “Island In Time: Point Reyes Peninsula” (out of print) Probably can’t hurt to have your photograph compared to his. However, many people today are not that impressed with those books, even though they were the big splash in their day.

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60854 Richard Wong Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:34:55 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60854 Thanks Michael. Thanks Michael.

]]> By: Michael Brown http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60841 Michael Brown Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:59:14 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60841 The colors in this piece are absolutely stunning to the eyes! Michael The colors in this piece are absolutely stunning to the eyes!

Michael

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60820 Richard Wong Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:38:38 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60820 Thanks David. I really do need to find a copy of your dad's Point Reyes book. I took this image in spring of 2003 and remember it most for being extremely windy on this day. It can get hazy on the rare day that there is no wind in the Bay Area but I didn't see too much of that when I lived there. Thanks David. I really do need to find a copy of your dad’s Point Reyes book.

I took this image in spring of 2003 and remember it most for being extremely windy on this day. It can get hazy on the rare day that there is no wind in the Bay Area but I didn’t see too much of that when I lived there.

]]> By: David Leland Hyde http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60815 David Leland Hyde Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:48 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60815 Very close in composition to a photograph my dad made that became known in the Sierra Club Exhibit Format Series book "Island In Time" that helped create Point Reyes National Seashore. Dad's image shows just a bit more of the beach going into the distance, probably a function of having the 4X5 camera. Though your photograph may even be better in some ways because the colors are clearer and yours was a clearer day, less hazy in the distance, if you can believe a day in the late 1950s would be hazier than a one recently. Very close in composition to a photograph my dad made that became known in the Sierra Club Exhibit Format Series book “Island In Time” that helped create Point Reyes National Seashore. Dad’s image shows just a bit more of the beach going into the distance, probably a function of having the 4X5 camera. Though your photograph may even be better in some ways because the colors are clearer and yours was a clearer day, less hazy in the distance, if you can believe a day in the late 1950s would be hazier than a one recently.

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60812 Richard Wong Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:59:55 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60812 Thanks Sherri. I would imagine that it is much easier to find solitude in your area than mine. Thanks Sherri. I would imagine that it is much easier to find solitude in your area than mine.

]]> By: Sherri Meyer http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60810 Sherri Meyer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:55:45 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60810 I love the composition of this image Richard. Great story as well. I can certainly identify with having a place all to yourself. Those are the types of places I enjoy the most! ;-) Sherri I love the composition of this image Richard. Great story as well. I can certainly identify with having a place all to yourself. Those are the types of places I enjoy the most!

;-) Sherri

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60748 Richard Wong Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:24:43 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60748 Thanks guys. I'm sure your book project will be great Gary. It already sounds like an interesting concept. Thanks guys. I’m sure your book project will be great Gary. It already sounds like an interesting concept.

]]> By: Steve Sieren http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60728 Steve Sieren Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:49:43 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60728 What a nice experience and having the place all to yourself is bad at all! What a nice experience and having the place all to yourself is bad at all!

]]> By: Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60727 Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:50:38 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60727 Richard, A really great story, and something I'd recently been thinking about in regards to my own work and current book. That's such a great strecth of beach. Must have been great to have it to yourself. Richard, A really great story, and something I’d recently been thinking about in regards to my own work and current book. That’s such a great strecth of beach. Must have been great to have it to yourself.

]]> By: Foggy Pacifica : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60720 Foggy Pacifica : In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:01:44 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60720 [...] with the Point Reyes National Seashore post, I’m going to be posting some older images in the coming days. I didn’t have a [...] [...] with the Point Reyes National Seashore post, I’m going to be posting some older images in the coming days. I didn’t have a [...]

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60603 Richard Wong Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:03:49 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60603 Thanks Pat and Mark. I'll have to try Pt. Reyes at sunrise sometime. Hard to believe it is in the Bay Area considering how far it is to get to Tomales Point from San Francisco. Thanks Pat and Mark. I’ll have to try Pt. Reyes at sunrise sometime. Hard to believe it is in the Bay Area considering how far it is to get to Tomales Point from San Francisco.

]]> By: Mark http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60601 Mark Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:23:52 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60601 Very nice post Richard. I can say I have had similar thoughts. There are many places in the world without the large open spaces we have in this country. To be able to have one all to yourself, even if only a short while, is truly something to treasure. Very nice post Richard. I can say I have had similar thoughts. There are many places in the world without the large open spaces we have in this country. To be able to have one all to yourself, even if only a short while, is truly something to treasure.

]]> By: Pat Ulrich http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60588 Pat Ulrich Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:35:37 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60588 Hi Richard, This post really hits home for me. My experiences at Point Reyes have made it the single place that has drawn me into photography -- and its for exactly the same reasons that you mentioned. Even on the weekends I often find myself as the only person who arrives at the trailhead for sunrise, and its like I have this whole magnificent park to myself. I've never been a place where my heart feels so free, and so in tune with the magic of the world around us. So it won't be tomorrow -- but I'm planning to be out there on Sunday morning, doing exactly that! Hi Richard,
This post really hits home for me. My experiences at Point Reyes have made it the single place that has drawn me into photography — and its for exactly the same reasons that you mentioned. Even on the weekends I often find myself as the only person who arrives at the trailhead for sunrise, and its like I have this whole magnificent park to myself. I’ve never been a place where my heart feels so free, and so in tune with the magic of the world around us. So it won’t be tomorrow — but I’m planning to be out there on Sunday morning, doing exactly that!

]]> By: Richard Wong http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/point-reyes-national-seashore/comment-page-1/#comment-60587 Richard Wong Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:18:19 +0000 http://www.rwongphoto.com/blog/?p=2929#comment-60587 Thanks Carol. Thanks Carol.

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