through the lens

a garden, a sun, some words, a brunch, a walk, a table, a lemon, some grainy film

2011-01-15T20:59:00.000-08:00

streets of the Dominican Republic- New Years Day 2011

2011-01-11T17:26:00.000-08:00

nature, you've done it again

2009-11-08T00:46:00.001-08:00

Scenes from the Monterey Bay Aquarium...
I have a couple hundred amazing images but could not bring myself to share more than what I've got here. Although, I might be tempted to add more later.
Disclaimer: I can not really be held responsible for "creating" these images, these shots were simply presented to me and my eyes, and I am simply passing them on.

recovered views from last years fire escape

2009-10-18T21:45:00.000-07:00

Yosemite

2009-10-18T19:46:00.000-07:00

Olympic Wonders: via i phone

2009-10-07T13:16:00.001-07:00

foot

So I spent a night in the Olympic National Park/rainforest while in Washington State over Labor Day weekend this year and had my mind blown. The thing is, I did not even bring a simple little point-and-shoot camera. So I trusted my phone to bring home some images of some unbelievable organisms that live up there. It was an amazing feeling to be next to some of these dr. suess-like furry giant creatures and I am almost glad I didn't have a real camera--why? well for one: I might have not appreciated it with my naked eyes as much and for two: I mean seriously how can one possibly even dare recreate these greater than lifesize scenes into a tiny 2 dimensional rectangle? There are certain times to be humble and this was one of them. So just an idea of what it might look like if you went to the Olympic Peninsula.

california dusk

2009-09-28T23:07:00.000-07:00

August 28, 2009
Los Padres National Forrest
south of Big Sur

While I re-found my clicking addiction on this hiking trail and was busy snapping away, my husband, Joe, wrote this poem:

pocket glance
california highway one
around the turnpike
under blue turquoise water
the kelp forest hides
erosion, orange
signs botanicals
along the edge
the moving particular
fly buzzing in ear
chili flowers
blaze in the sun
lit up before dusk
roar of one
sun behind leaves, dried
from summer, look up
to camera's flash
buzz buzz tweat
sea flat from distance
bloated texture, porous
red rocks, a magenta
film over everything
seated by tom thumb
shaped rock, sun behind
tree cluster off an edge
whirlpool spied from left eye
pink throat of horizon
the trail is a long trail
three horizontal slabs
scratch cloud form
gold and buoyant in ocean
half sticks, shining out
half moon rises with night
pushing Helios deeper down.

wisconsin farm house: late summer

2009-09-28T20:02:00.001-07:00

Thailand (part two): Koh Tao

2009-09-25T22:10:00.000-07:00

(especially magic)

This last set of photos from my trip this summer is largely distracted by my advanced open water scuba diving course. On the last days of the course, I brought my camera with me in some waterproof housing. Needless to say, I never mastered the art of multi-tasking between being in awe of everything around me, breathing underwater, navigating the reef, having the time of my life, staying out of harms way and getting a gauge of manually controlling the amount of light in my camera. Oh well better luck next time. I mostly used these underwater photos as a way to teach myself how to use CS4.. some of these are a little over or under done. Photoshop can do wonders in returning a photo to its natural colors before they were completely deflected.

These ameteur underwater photographs are special to me because they capture the magical realism as best they can of an experience I can't stop having recurring lucid dreams about.

Laos

2009-09-21T00:19:00.001-07:00

This group of photos starts in Vang Vieng, a backpacker town filled with options for tubing and outdoor excursions. However the non-stop rain while we were there left us with nothing to do but wade in and out of town or sit around at t.v. bars stuffing our faces with french bread pizza and watching The Family Guy or Simpsons.

The rain cleared up as we traveled down to Pakse, visiting the Borlaven Plateau where some of the most amazing coffee is grown and luscious waterfalls flow. We crossed the Mekong River in Southern Laos by ferry (basically a floating wooden dock with a motor), to get to Champasak and explore the ruins of Wat Phu Champasak. The time in Laos ended in Don Khone, an island amoungst a group of islands in the widest section of the Mekong River, nicknamed 4,000 islands, just north of the Cambodian border. This island ran on generators about 6 hours a day.

For me, Laos is a place that is full of surprises. You should have a sense of humor if you want the full experience; be prepared for your travel plans to change even if you purchase bus tickets in advance; and be prepared to wait at a restaurant for the cook to go shopping for fresh ingredients after you place your order; and be prepared to share space with several animals from chickens and cats to monkeys and dogs. But most of all, laugh, relax, and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Thailand (part one)

2009-09-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

los padres national forest

2009-09-18T00:20:00.000-07:00

The moment I decided to love photography again.

return to photography

2009-09-14T21:39:00.000-07:00

In 2006, I moved to Syracuse, NY to attend graduate school and pursue a career in commercial photography/photojournalism.
I left feeling exhausted and passionless in 2007.
Now after almost 2 years of neglecting my camera, I find myself getting lost in my viewfinder during various travels.

It's time to start my work again, to pick up my passion exactly where I left it in 2006.
I have a website but am unable to update it, so it is what it is.
www.allegramynatt.com

otherwise, stay tuned for what's to come.