Carl Setzer

Rather funny that this little graphic I zipped out has become my most popular Instagram post: Just whenever, you know.... A post shared by Carl Setzer (@carlsetzer) on Oct 18, 2017 at 9:10pm PDT Not a lot of thought or effort went into this. It was just a thought that tickled my sensibilities. 

A friend of mine let me know she's still pretty active on Flickr, so I zipped over there to see what's been happening. Now, I've posted to my page fairly recently, but I haven't been so good about reading other folks' stuff. As I started surfing through my followers, I was amazed at how many of them had gone missing. Some not having posted in years. As I was going through, I started unfollowing those who hadn't posted for more than 3 years. Yes, three years! Seems like a good time to clean house, I guess. It does make me question the viability of Flickr. Yahoo!'s issues over the past few years have, long ago, made me wonder if they would keep the platform going. And Yahoo!'s fate's not getting any clearer. But, it's still here, and there are still photographers posting merrily along. So, as long as it's not gone total ghost-town, I plan to keep on posting there. I do post nearly daily to Instagram , mostly with haiku. Then I post some ...

My mother died when I was 15. The impact lingers to this day. So this piece by Masaru Goto struck me deeply: “ …my mother died. I was with her. She is with me ” I love the intersection of poetry and photography. I want to explore that myself. A powerfully moving project.  

Sandra Bacchi is a Pittsburgh based photographer and cinematographer. I discovered her current project, "Watermelons Are Not Strawberries" via Edge of Humanity Magazine . ‘Watermelons Are Not Strawberries’ is a work-in-progress, as I continually seek to better understand myself and increase my awareness of how I react to challenges related to my experiences as a mother. The photos reveal to me how uncertain and obscure my life became with motherhood. At the same time, there is an undeniable clarity in how my daughters lead the way for me to follow a brighter path as I journey through my everyday life. This is my favorite image from this collection. I adore how the girl's dress blends so well with the tree's summer-lit leaves. Also check out We Are All In This Together , another of her collections.

A few shots from my evening walk. Click on the image to be taken to my Flickr page  

I just came across this photo over at 500px and just fell in love. Eric Esterle gives some great detail about the creation of this photo, and some nice insights into his post-production work. More of his work on the web: 500px page Website Twitter Instagram

Funny discussion recently: using non-phone photos on Instagram...cheating or no? Fascinating thoughts about purpose, medium, and veracity. To me, all art embraces a zen quality. Cheating doesn't exist. Well, not in this context. Plagiarism, another beast, another story. So, the question remains, and no answer comes from me. You?

Skyward , originally uploaded by carl.setzer .

Lonliness , originally uploaded by carl.setzer . A playground full of gear and children...with the swings ignored.

Edmonds Arts Festival 2012 , a set on Flickr. A few shots to answer "what I did this weekend". Hope all of you had a great Father's Day weekend.

Seattle Science Festival 2012 , a set on Flickr. What I did this weekend. The Seattle Science Festival is a great way to get kids excited about Science. Yet it is way more.

Folklife 2012 , a set on Flickr. My photo explorations from Folklife in Seattle last weekend. Had lots of fun, but it was way too short.