Derek Chambers

New Additions – January 2020

D1-S7738 – Portrait of Doerte – Derek Chambers

D1-S7786 – Portrait of Doerte – Derek Chambers

D1-S7803 – Portrait of Doerte – Derek Chambers

D1-S7786 – Portrait of Doerte – Derek Chambers

D1-S7808 – Portrait of Doerte – Derek Chambers

D1-S7591- As The Book Foretold – Derek Chambers_

December 2019

Elsji de Graaf, Leiden, 1630 – Derek Chambers

Kendra Cox, Hollywood Star Colour – Derek Chambers

Kendra Cox, Hollywood Star BW – Derek Chambers

Kendra Cox As Cabaret Dancer, Berlin, 1930 – Derek Chambers

November 2019

Kendra Draped – Derek Chambers

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David, The Sling and the Stone (Detail) by Bernini – Galleria Borghese, Rome – Derek Chambers

The Money Pile – Derek Chambers

Focus Stacked Macro – Derek Chambers

Kendra – Hollywood Style Portrait – Derek Chambers

K22-S6117 – The Book – Derek Chambers

Autumn Spirit – Derek Chambers.

Fur and Pearls – Hollywood Style – Derek Chambers

Waiting At The Station On The Sorrowful Journey Home – Derek Chambers

Will That Damn Train Never Come? – Derek Chambers

October 2019

Cariboo Morning on Machete Lake Road – Derek Chambers

Kendra Cox – Model

Portrait – Elsji de Graaf, Leiden 1628 – Derek Chambers S5318

Portrait – Elsji de Graaf, Leiden 1628 – Derek Chambers S5328

K21-S5469 – Elsje de Graaf, Leiden 1628 – Derek Chambers

Portrait – Elsji de Graaf, Leiden 1628 – Derek Chambers S5802

K21-S5364 – Caberet Girl, Berlin, 1930 – Derek Chambers

Smoke Without Fire Or Mirrors – Derek Chambers

Regal (in the style of the Dutch Masters) – Derek Chambers

Dressed In Black – Derek Chambers

Morning After A Hard Night – Derek Chambers

Solar Power Installations

Wettstone Solar – Derek Chambers

September 2019

K19-S4649 – The Cigarette Girl – Derek Chambers

K19-S4286 – Kendra Cox Portrait – Derek Chambers

K9-S4624 – Kendra Cox Portrait (BW) – Derek Chambers

K9-S4409 – Kendra Cox Portrait – Derek Chambers

K9-S4361 – Kendra -Hong Kong Bound – Derek Chambers

Autumn Ripeness – Derek Chambers

Flow – Derek Chambers

New Additions – August 2019

Photographers Caught Without Cameras – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – Derek Chambers

The Church At Alexis Creek- Derek Chambers

Forest Fire Burn, Viewpoint east of Hanceville – Derek Chambers

Chiko Lake From The Viewpoint – Derek Chambers

The Geese Are Leaving? On the way to Chilko Lake Campsite – Derek Chambers

View From Cardiff Mountain – Nenaiah Valley – Derek Chambers

Early Morning, Elkin Creek Guest Ranch – Derek Chambers

Inviting – Elkin Creek Guest Ranch- Nemaiah Valley – Derek Chambers

Driftwood Design, Chilko Lakeshore – Derek Chambers

Elkin Lake – Nemaiah Valley – Derek Chambers

Chilko Lake – At the Campsite – Derek Chambers

July 2019

KE1-DCP3627 – Dressing For The Mad Hatter’s Ball – Derek Chambers

KE1-DCP3575 – Lady In Black – Derek Chambers

June 2019

On the Way to the Gang Ranch – Derek Chambers

Gang Ranch Meadows – Derek Chambers

Water Patterns – Eakin Creek Canyon PP – Derek Chambers

Stream Side Mares Tail – Eakin Creek PP – Derek Chambers

Complex Water – Eakin Creek PP – Derek Chambers DCP0636BW

DCP0464 Eakin Creek Canyon PP – Derek Chambers

DCP0489 Eakin Creek PP – Long Exposure – Derek Chambers

May 2019

Geometric Shapes and Forms – Derek Chambers

Shape and Form – Derek Chambers

Had Its Day – Derek Chambers

Kendra – DCP976 – Derek Chambers

April 2019

How About This? Pin-up Girl – Derek Chambers

Top Hat Girl – Derek Chambers

Born To Rule – Derek Chambers

Regal – Derek Chambers

Wierd – Derek Chambers

Fur Wrapped – Derek Chambers

A Georgian Beauty – Derek Chambers

Ready For The Snow – Or The Runway – Derek Chambers

Fashion Statement – Derek Chambers

Golden Bodyscape – Derek Chambers

Bull Rider and Clown – Derek Chambers

Ancient Forest 2017-05-13 – Derek Chambers

After The Shower – Ancient Forest 2017-05-13 – Derek Chambers

Wells Gray – February, 2017

Dawson Falls – Wells Gray – 2017-02-25 – Derek Chambers

Third Canyon – Wells Gray 2017-02-25 – Derek Chambers

Helmcken Falls 2017-02-25 – Derek Chambers

March 2019

Helmcken Falls

Helmcken Falls – Wells Gray Park – Derek Chambers

Helmcken Falls 2- Wells Gray Park – Derek Chambers

Helmcken Falls BW – Wells Gray Park – Derek Chambers

Kendra – Red Soles – Derek Chambers

Kendra – Portrait – Derek Chambers

Kendra – No Bug – Derek Chambers

Frayed Around The Edges – Derek Chambers

A Dancer’s Legs – Derek Chambers

Basking in the late afternoon sun – Derek Chambers

Reworking Some Iceland Images (September, 2017)

East of Vestrahorn – Derek Chambers

On the way to Olafasfjordur- Derek Chambers

Hofsos Kirkja, Hofsos, Iceland – Derek Chambers

Icelandic Church V2 – Derek Chambers

Icelandic Church V1 – Derek Chambers

Londranger Cliffs, Iceland – Derek Chambers

February 2019

Reworking Some Iceland Images (September, 2017)

Aldeyjarfoss, Iceland – Derek Chambers

Fall colours in September – Myvatn area, Iceland – Derek Chambers

Frostastaðavatn, Iceland Abstract – Derek Chambers

Godafoss, Iceland – Derek Chambers

Godafoss, Iceland iPhone Pano – Derek Chambers

Nr Hvitsekur and Sigríðarstaðavatn, Iceland – Derek Chambers

Kirkufjell and Kirkufjellfoss 2017 Iceland – Derek Chambers

The Works of Vulcan, Myvatn Iceland – Derek Chambers

Statue on another planet – Derek Chambers

Minimalist Winter Bushes – A PS Fake- Derek Chambers

Tallheo Collage BW – Derek Chambers

New Additions – January 2019

Zelda of Farwell – Derek Chambers

Venice, Italy

Essence of Venice – Derek Chambers

Local Shrine – Derek Chambers

Ah, Venice – Derek Chambers

Havana, Cuba

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Sights of Havana Vieja, Cuba 6 Cuban Essence – Derek Chambers

Sights of Havana Vieja, Cuba 5 Obispo – Derek Chambers

Sights of Havana Vieja, Cuba 4 – Derek Chambers

Hotel Santa Isabel, Habana Viejja – Derek Chambers

Sights of Havana Vieja, Cuba 2 Obispo Buildings – Derek Chambers

Sights of Havana Vieja, Cuba 1 – Derek Chambers

December 2018

Freight Wagon, Old West Village, Deadman Creek – Derek Chambers

Some Views of Italy

Rome

Detail, Altare della Patria – Derek Chambers

Altare della Patria – Derek Chambers

Basillica di Santa Maria in Ara coeli – Derek Chambers

Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore – Derek Chambers

Listening to the Word from Above - Derek Chambers

Listening to the Word from Above (The Sacred and the Profane) – Derek Chambers

November 2018

Some Views of Italy

Florence

Uffuzi Sculpture. Gallery, Florence, Italy – Derek Chambers

Mesmerised – Derek Chambers

What They ‘re Looking At – Derek Chambers

Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello, Florence, Italy – Derek Chambers

Poised – Heron – Giardino di Boboli, Florence, Italy – Derek Chambers

The Major Sites of Florence – Derek Chambers

Florence from Piazzale Michael Angelo – Derek Chambers

Duomo and Giotto’s Campanile – Florence

Tuscan Countryside – Outskirts of Florence – Pitti – Derek Chambers

Osteria Pagliazza, Florence – Derek Chambers

Laocoön and His Sons, a copy by Baccio Bandinelli, of a Greek statue unearthed in Rome in 1506. – Derek Chambers

Hermaphrodite, Uffuzi, Florence – Derek Chambers

Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy – Derek Chambers

Rome

Rome Panorama from Lo Zodiaco, Monte Mario – Derek Chambers

Trevi Fountain, Rome – Derek Chambers

The Painter and San Pietro, Rome – Derek Chambers

Bascillica di San Pietro, Rome – Derek Chambers

Villa Borghese, Rome – Derek Chambers

Venice

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and Punta della Dogana, Venice – Derek Chambers

Bascilica San Marco, Venice – Derek Chambers

Murano – Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato – Derek Chambers

From Boat to Hand Cart for Delivery, Venice – Derek Chambers

Ceiling – San Marco Gloriosa dei Friari – Derek Chambers

Inside the courtyard of the Ducale Palazzo, Venezia – Derek Chambers

San Marco in the Morning – Ducale Palace – Derek Chambers

Arsenale Entry, Venice – Derek Chambers

San Giorgio Maggiore and Chiesa San Giorgio Maggiore from near Museo Storico Navale di Venezia

San Marco – Campanelle and Ducale Palace, Venice – Derek Chambers

Everything Moves By Water, Venice – Derek Chambers

Floating Market, Venice – Derek Chambers

Mario Bellini, Murano 2016 – Derek Chambers

Water Reflections 1 – Derek Chambers

Water Reflections 2 – Derek Chambers

Water Reflections 3 – Derek Chambers

September 2018

Rebeccah, Annabelle and Oliver – August 2018 – Derek Chambers

Life’s Persistence – Eakin Creek Provincial Park – Derek Chambers

The Log Jam Waterfall – Eakin Creek Canyon PP – Derek Chambers

Water Figures – Eakin Creek PP – Derek Chambers

#34 A Pet – Schmeegul – August 2018 – 2nd Birthday – Derek Chambers

August 2018

Tallheo Cannery

The Net Loft – Derek Chambers

Early Sun Hits The Net Loft – Derek Chambers

Here Comes The Sun! – Derek Chambers

Pilings – Derek Chambers

Through The Door – Derek Chambers

Catching The Rays – Derek Chambers

The General Store – Derek Chambers

Checking The Angles – Derek Chambers

The Tanks – Derek Chambers

A Storage Place For Everything – Derek Chambers

His Favourite Perch – Derek Chambers

Early Sun Hits The Net Loft – Derek Chambers

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The Creek – Derek Chambers

Remembering Toni Onley – Derek Chambers

Drying Clothes Catch The Morning Sun – Derek Chambers

The Creek – Derek Chambers

Two Photographers in the General Store – Derek Chambers

The Net Loft – Derek Chambers

The Tool Crib – Derek Chambers

July 2018

Scavenger Hunt Entries

Scavenger Hunt #8 – Vintage Vehicle – ©Derek Chambers

Scavenger Hunt #52 Just The Sky – Clouds – ©Derek Chambers

Scavenger Hunt #14 Anything Abstract – Big Bar Lake PP – Abstract Pond – ©Derek Chambers

Scavenger Hunt #37 – Flowers ©Derek Chambers

Scavenger Hunt #34 – A Pet – Derek Chambers

Scavenger Hunt #14 Anything Abstract – Water Colours – ©Derek Chambers

Scenes From Farwell Canyon

Sheep on the Bench at Farwell Canyon – Derek Chambers

Hoodoos At Farwell Canyon – Derek Chambers

Hidden Colours – Root Cellar at Farwell Ranch – Derek Chambers

Faces and Figures at Farwell Ranch – Derek Chambers

June 2018

Oregon and Northern California

View North from Neahkahnie ViewPoint, OR – Derek Chambers

Sea Stacks at Bandon, OR. The seal moved! – Derek Chambers

Sunset 1, Bandon Beach, OR – Derek Chambers

Sunset ii, Bandon Beach, OR – Derek Chambers

Sunset III, Bandon Beach, OR – Derek Chambers

Fishing Boats, Charleston, OR – Derek Chambers

Tiles Under Water, Shore Acres State Park, OR – Derek Chambers

Wild Lily, Port Orford Heads State Park – Derek Chambers

Sunset With Fisherman, Crescent City, CA – Derek Chambers

Sunset With Cormorant, Crescent City, CA – Derek Chambers

Rhododendron and Redwood, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park – Derek Chambers

Lupins, Bald Hills, Redwod National and Stae Parks, CA – Derek Chambers

Oaks, Grass and Mist, Bald Hills, CA – Derek Chambers

Redwoods, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, CA – Derek Chambers

Sword Ferns, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, CA – Derek Chambers

Back Flow – Incoming Tide, Bandon Beach, Bandon OR – Derek Chambers

Lighthouse, Coquille River Mouth, Bandon OR – Derek Chambers

Cross Section, Nautilus Shell – Derek Chambers

May 2018

Eye Level Shooting

Eye Level Leaf – Derek Chambers

High Level Shooting

The Crowd – 10th Annual Photo Exhibition 2018 – Derek Chambers

April 2018

Dawn-050-2505 – ©Derek Chambers

Dawn-050-2505-2 – B&W = ©Derek Chambers

Dawn-067-2506 Colour – ©Derek Chambers

Dawn-067-2506 B&W – ©Dawn Caldwell

Bodyscapes – Human Form Photography

Zelda Bodyscape with Gels – ©Derek Chambers

March 2018

Photo Assignment: Low Level

Chair Leg Forest 2 – ©Derek Chambers

Chair Leg Forest – ©Derek Chambers

Buster Looking Outside From A Safe Position – ©Derek Chambers

Mr Fluffy Enjoying The View – ©Derek Chambers

I Am A Fast Mover – ©Derek Chambers

February 2018

Sometimes it is worthwhile to revist old photos to rework them. Here are a couple of images of the Barclay Building in the City of London. One image also features the Fenchurch.

Barclays Building, City of London – ©Derek Chambers

Techno City – ©Derek Chambers

Progression

As a consequence of the portrait workshop described below, I acquired a mannequin (whom I have called Zelda) and began to learn and practice the art of portraiture. Zelda patiently stands for hours while I fiddle with speedlights and strobes, reflectors and modifiers, trying out new light positions, with the goal of ultimately emulating some of the portrait artists whose work I admire.

Here is a sequence of my progression:

Zelda – First Photo – Single Flash – ©Derek Chambers

Zelda 2 – ©Derek Chambers

Zelda 3 – ©Derek Chambers

Zelda 4 – ©Derek Chambers

Recent Zelda – ©Derek Chambers

January 2018

In December, Nigel Hemingway, Doerte Pavlik and I, from the Bridge Lake Photo Group, attended a weekend workshop at the Burwell School of Photography in Edmonton, Alberta, on the subject of Studio Lighting. The workshop was so successful that, upon our return, we started collecting equipment so that we could put into practise what we had learned.

In December, I had already started doing some portraits, using simple flashes (Speedlights and others), the results of which can seen below under December 2017.

In order to make life simpler I acquired two types of mannequins, one a head only (used by hair-dressing students) and one full sized such as would be used to display clothes. The latter I named Zelda, and the former, whom I refer to as Zelda’s sister, still has no name. These two, together with different lighting equipment, have been invaluable as subjects, uncomplainingly letting me explore all sorts of lighting set ups. Here are some examples: