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KC Keyes photography portfolio

Photographs made with early digital cameras, where noise, bloom, compression and color shift become part of the image, not mistakes.

selected work

A swimmer seen from above, the pool water shifting from cyan to magenta
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pict0859.jpg minolta dimage a1 · f/10 · 1/12800 · iso 800 file says mar 2003
Dried seedheads shedding fluff against a deep blue dusk, heavy with noise
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pict0083.jpg minolta dimage a1 · f/4.0 · 1/200 · iso 800 may 2024
A glowing yellow circle of sealant on night asphalt, a long shadow falling across it
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p1010743.jpg panasonic lumix dmc-lc5 · f/2.1 · 1/13 · iso 400 jun 2025
Kids floating on their backs in deep blue pool water, an orange in-camera date stamp in the corner
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dsc00623.jpg sony cyber-shot · f/5.6 · 1/320 · iso 200 jul 2025
A dim diner interior — a man waits at a small table near the pastry case beneath an Easter decoration
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kicx0398.jpg contax tvs digital · f/3.3 · 1/90 · iso 320 apr 2026
A netted hoop on a weathered plywood backboard, seen from below against a darkening sky
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kicx1314.jpg contax tvs digital · f/2.8 · 1/60 · iso 125 may 2026
An empty two-lane highway curving into dusk, yellow center line and reflective lane dots leading away, dark treelines on both sides, the pale sky thick with grain
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kif_4059.jpg kyocera finecam sl400r · f/7.5 · 1/250 · iso 800 apr 2024
An empty concrete parking garage, columns and ceiling lights smeared by a long handheld exposure into streaks of light
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kif_5234.jpg kyocera finecam sl400r · f/2.8 · 1/3 · iso 400 sep 2024
Red stacking chairs set out on the pavement beside a propped red door in a two-tone brick wall, hard daylight
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pict0002.jpg minolta dimage s304 · f/6.7 · 1/500 · iso 100 nov 2024
A glowing lots-of-prizes sign over a white van idling in fog, a figure at the wheel, empty lot behind
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dsc00170.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/2.8 · 1/40 · iso 200 apr 2025
A green lobby sign lit on a corrugated metal awning, fog swallowing the trees behind it
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dsc00194-edit.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/3.2 · 1/20 · iso 800 apr 2025
A row of houses at night, vertical light streaks from a long exposure smearing one pale house sideways, a dark SUV parked at the curb
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dsc00009.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/2.8 · 1 · iso 400 apr 2025
A glowing ice vending machine against a teal wall at night, a white door to its left, a yellow curb crossing the foreground
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dsc00028.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/3.2 · 1/80 · iso 400 apr 2025
A child on a scooter crossing a sunlit splash pad, the weathered turquoise base of a fountain filling the left of the frame
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dsc00165.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/8 · 1/800 · iso 100 jun 2025
A girl submerged to the shoulders in vivid blue pool water, hair fanning out around her, looking up into the camera
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p1030121.jpg panasonic lumix dmc-lc5 · f/6.9 · 1/1000 · iso 100 jul 2025
Tall gray-headed coneflowers with drooping yellow petals against a blue sky scattered with cloud
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p1030243.jpg panasonic lumix dmc-lc5 · f/8 · 1/1000 · iso 200 jul 2025
A liquor-world sign shot from below against towering white clouds and deep blue sky
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p1030292.jpg panasonic lumix dmc-lc5 · f/8 · 1/1000 · iso 100 jul 2025
An empty coat-check rail of white wire hangers along a brick wall washed entirely green by overhead light
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dsc00285.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/2.8 · 1/40 · iso 800 aug 2025
The inside of a striped carnival tent, lit popcorn and lemonade signs over a concession stand, a small child by a red rope
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dsc00330.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/2.8 · 1/30 · iso 400 aug 2025
A double rainbow over a Culver's restaurant with a blue roof, a teal pickup in the lot, color fringing visible along the truck's edges
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dsc00381.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/5.6 · 1/250 · iso 200 aug 2025
Spindly yellow cosmos flowers in front of a dark glass storefront with a retail-space-for-lease sign
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kif_5736.jpg kyocera finecam sl400r · f/2.8 · 1/30 · iso 800 oct 2025
A scattered flock of birds against a dusk sky banded pink and teal, the whole frame alive with grain
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pict2525.jpg minolta dimage a1 · f/6.3 · 1/800 · iso 800 oct 2025
A steel truss bridge silhouetted at dusk over a river, a small boat drawing a curved wake across the water
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pict2578.jpg minolta dimage a1 · f/3.5 · 1/160 · iso 800 oct 2025
Green and dark orbs scattered across a pale dish, murky and abstract behind textured glass
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pict2804.jpg minolta dimage a1 · f/5.6 · 1/250 · iso 800 oct 2025
A big-box store at dusk under heavy pink and purple storm clouds, its lit entrance the one bright point
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pict4063.jpg minolta dimage a1 · f/3.2 · 1/100 · iso 800 nov 2025
A roller rink at night lit in pink and blue neon, a snack counter and a glowing roller-skate sign, kids scattered across the patterned carpet
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dsc00010.jpg sony dsc-v1 · f/2.8 · 1/8 · iso 400 dec 2025
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