This series is an outgrowth of Nighthawks, with much the same subject matter but a different interpretation. Instead of a making single exposure per final image using motion blur and panning to isolate the subjects and control sharpness, in the Staccato series I take many sharp images from slightly different positions and incorporate them into a single composite image, aligning the elements that I wish to be sharp and letting the others fall where they may. This approach allows more precise control over the important elements of the image, as well as producing more interesting patterns in the areas that were just broad blurs in the Nighthawks series.