Light Shavings

Photography by Scott Whittemore

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I’ve been scraping little shavings off my ration of light
and I formed it into a ball and each time I pack a bit more onto it.
I make a bowl of my hands and I scoop it from its secret cache under a loose board in the floor
and I blow across it and send it to you against those moments
when the darkness blows under your door.

Isn’t that what friends are for?

…Bruce Cockburn




A common tradition among photographers is to wish each other good light. These light shavings represent the coincidence of good light and my occasional ability to take advantage of it. I hope you enjoy them.

I am a long-time Olympus OM System user specializing in photomicrography and nature photography. In my film days, I shot almost exclusively slide film. I delayed my conversion to digital photography until I could get a digital SLR that was compatible with the OM system. Olympus's FourThirds system brought that compatibility. Now I shoot exclusively digital and I love the freedom and control it gives me.

In addition to photography, I have a passion for mineral collecting and I've enjoyed combining these two pursuits over the years.

I hope you enjoy my light shavings.

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