Bridge and Moon — San Francisco, California

[Submitted from Stephen Boyle -- Stephen Boyle Photography]

I took this photograph on the night of a full moon in February 2006.

I started the evening up on the Marin headlands with a group of fellow photographers. Afterwards, we headed into The City, and later parted ways. After
midnight, as I was driving north over the Golden Gate bridge,heading back to Sonoma county,
I decided to go back up onto the headlands by myself. That’s when I took this photograph of
the bridge, city, and full moon.

As it turns out, I was not the only photographer taking pictures
well after midnight. If you look closely at the ridge to the left of the bridge, you’ll see another
photographer with his camera and tripod aimed towards the city.

This photograph was taken as 2 separate exposures. The exposure of the moon required a
shutter speed of 1/125th of a second. The exposure of the bridge required a shutter speed
of almost 3 minutes.

Feet at Window — Provence, France

[Submitted from Stephen Boyle -- Stephen Boyle Photography]

In the summer of 2000, I spent some time in Provence, France. One of the towns that I visited was Arles - I wanted to see the cafe depicted in Van Goch’s famous painting “Cafe La Nuit”.

The atmosphere in Arles, as in most of the towns is that area, was perfect for relaxing. There are so many wonderful outdoor spaces between all the narrow streets and alleyways. I spent most of my morning wandering from one sidewalk cafe to the next, reading, sipping coffee, and people-watching. Just relaxing in general.

I finally decided that it was time to pick up my camera and go in search of some inspiring images. As I headed down a long narrow street, I looked to the very end of the street, and two stories up I saw this open window. The only things I could see in the window were two feet and what looked like a newspaper. I thought, “Ah. Another person relaxing in Provence”. I took this picture, returned to the cafe that I’d just left, and went back about my business of reading, sipping coffee, and people-watching.

Healdsburg Arts

Healdsburg has a burgeoning arts culture. Every building (including the local post office) displays art from local artists. I’d like to start a series of interviews with local artists and profile them on this site.

Are you an artist? Are you a writer? Do you already publish a newsletter on the arts scene in Healdsburg?

Submit an article. It’s an opportunity.

I was at the art opening : A Body of Work - Drawings and Sculpture by Alissa Polan and Dana Hawley. I was lucky enough to talk to the artists themselves.

It would be great if they submitted a digital sample of their current work with a story on what it was about…or how it came about.

That makes life interesting. The story.

Photographer Stephen Boyle Debuts on the Internet

Stephen Boyle began taking pictures when he was 11 years old. He’s originally from Glasgow, but spent 12 years in Ottawa, Canada and now lives locally in Sonoma County, California.

He’s been working on his photographs for his online gallery at: FitchMountainLookout.com and has also been preparing a photo exhibit in July.