Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

The State Fair, Upside Down Traveling Through the Imagination

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September twenty first three kids, two moms and a grandpa join thousands of others at the fair. Food, Fun, Colors Sounds and Scary Rides.

DSC_0065 Ss15 G-4 flying 9-21-15Well scary for moms and grandpas. But not for the fearless 3’s a trampoline triple flips “higher, higher.” She wants to go on the slingshot 200+ feet in the air. Mom “you can go on it when you are 25.” “I’m 36 [inches] this year and can go on the giant slide.”

DSC_0012 S30 Crop Sat+9 Friends 9-21-15Meeting up we talk about what to do first. But the friends watch in wonder of so much going on hands held contemplating the rides. We can do that, not scary fun rides fast. The quiet thoughts evaporate and the fun begins.

DSC_0031 S15 Sat+10 Tracktor and Tongue 9-21-15All that is cool isn’t scary, there are tractors to plow the fields of imagination. With three kids the harvest is bountiful. The barns with piglets feeding on the video screen if you can’t get close, bunnies, birds and wonder. More then you can absorb in just one day “Grandpa Grandpa look at ………………… Faster faster Grandpa Grandpa.”

Sometimes the story is told with images, you can hear the laughter, feel the warmth and connection between children. Little hands, big hearts sharing each others joy and fear. At 3 you see clearly just seeing without the filters, walls, fear imposed and taught to you. I strive to be 3 seeing with my eyes and my heart. Telling the story with images for many more than three years.

DSC_0079 Ss15 Lots Spot LgtDrk DrkSky 100 The Ferris Wheel Wa The Ferris wheel at night shot at extremely high ISO a bit of grain [noise the new language] I knew it would be there I wanted the grain. The feel of film an understanding of the light my element.

DSC_0081 Cnvt Port Ss15 Bacon Wa 9-21-15Bacon certainly one of the most marketed foods lately, Vodka, Perfume gotta be Bacon. The Fair is not about low fat or cholesterol. The flavors of the fair enhance the air a potpourri  of the senses. In the 70’s I had a couple friends who would raise a pig or two a year, fed on garden scraps and from a couple fine restaurants. I would only eat Bacon at their house. Once you have had home grown well the plastic package of chemistry from the market is not edible. A slab on the cutting board smoked out back. Cut your own how thick what ever you want. Jerry Garcia on the stereo Sunday mornings …………….Drifting a bit here. 

The Tiger Coaster with Mom and her friends Just fun, just fun.                               enjoy pjc

DSC_0038 Ss60 LgtFace 70 Tiger 50 9-21-15

Photographic Art  Walkins Glen 1973

Olympia Faces, Thoughts a Bit of a Rant S.O.S.

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Another cool wet morning,

I miss the morning light, golden sharp angles a drive/walk to coffee seeking the highlight in conversation, life. I thought Oly would not offer this light often. The drought and warmth has provided the light I love. I see it through my window, beyond my reach. Meds pain fractured routine the light escapes me.

DSC_0178 Ss15 5th Ave Olympia Hot dogs 6-30-15 June 30th Olympia Hot Dog Co. on 4th Ave I hear it is great but my body says no!

_DSC0013 (3) Ss15 Lgt 30 12-22-14Christmas shopping at Archibald and Sisters this dapper man said I couldn’t get an image with his eyes open. Took a few but the first shot was the one.

DSC_0717 S15 Oly Pride 2015 6-21-15_edited-1Pride Fest June 21 Phoenix Heather Fierz poses with parasol on a hot fun afternoon.

DSC_0103 B-4 Ss15 Drk50 Cnst10 Muse 7-17-15_edited-2A muse, from first session July 17th a quiet moment, a dream, imagined memory.

_DSC0259 Ss15 Cnst-70 Lt+50 Wild Bill 5-26-15Wild Bill sings a Dylan song for me and a lady outside Safeway.

Hundreds of new images in Galleries of re-designed site on July 1st. One comment hundreds more to show but why bother? Sharing, giving away the new world of “Photographers” I give prints away on occasion but everything from every shoot. Like on FB support a multi billion $Corp. and then you don’t have to overwork your click finger. Worried about having to leave an email address ya I’m gonna sell your address LOL like social nitwit sites aren’t. simple solution have a junk email address so you won’t receive unwanted ads. I don’t send them but you could then use addy on other sites.  Simple and you can see more information on other sites. I have ranted about this before and have also said my Art is about communication but without response why bother talking. 

Photographic Art  An artist who’s medium is Photography that’s me.