Category Archives: emotion

Clouds can be a powerful tool within the composition of an image

Posted on August 9, 2017 by living with love and peace

Having a nice foreground is good and helps tell a story but take a moment and look at the clouds in these images.  Can you see how they bring a balance to the portraits.   Movement is a big part … Continue reading →

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standing the test of time

Posted on July 1, 2017 by living with love and peace

I have driven by this tree thousands of times.  Recently, I stopped and created this image.  The time was 4 PM and the sun was high in the sky.  The winds were blowing about 15-20 and I dared not let … Continue reading →

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Jaws

Posted on April 14, 2017 by living with love and peace

Every week people come into the gallery and ask me if I was scared when photographing Lemon and Bull Sharks.  The truth is I was really excited not scared.   What does scare me is going out of the harbor … Continue reading →

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Priceless Moment

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Doug Hoffman

Observing the relationship of a mother and calf in the wild is incredible. During the encounter time seems to stand still and all that exists is the moment.  Within the moment  glimpses of the relationship that exists between a mother … Continue reading →

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Concentrate on the positive….

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Doug Hoffman

Is it possible that the only thing limiting us from doing what we want is us?  I know it sounds crazy but is it is really.  Perhaps the presence of fear and doubt affects how we perceive ourselves, how we act, … Continue reading →

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2016 Whale Exhibit

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Doug Hoffman

Hope received the Gold Medal in international competition and happens to be the first whale I swam with in Tonga. This portrait is signed and numbered, printed and framed with aluminum. Please contact me with questions or to purchase 808 … Continue reading →

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Thank you for inspiring me!

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Doug Hoffman

As a working photographer I spend a lot of time viewing photographs. What you might find interesting however, is that I am not always looking at my work.  Facebook and social media has made it easy to see a lot … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Doug Hoffman

Reality Check.  People are free to think what they will. You don’t have to like it, but in order to live with happiness rather than resentment you need to accept it.

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Here come the holidays

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Doug Hoffman

This is the time of year people start thinking about the holidays and family.  For some these are happy times.  For others these are hard times. Why not consider the less fortunate this season and make it a point to be … Continue reading →

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Oh, say can you see the dawns early light!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Doug Hoffman

What an awesome morning.  Conditions were perfect for landscape photography.  Darcey and I went to the north shore for the sunrise, and while the clouds were light, the light was right, and the waves were clean and gentle. We were … Continue reading →

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