January 31, 2013
I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads… Read More
I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads… Read More
I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky. – John Denver Focus: Landscape This was a cold evening in Washington Park waiting for the sun to light up the evening clouds. Although I… Read More
Winter came down to our home one night, quietly pirouetting in on silver-toed slippers of snow; and we, we were children again. – Bill Morgan, Jr. Focus: Still Life Hooray – it snowed… Read More
Seein’ things that I may never see again. Oh, I can’t wait to get on the road again. – Willie Nelson Focus: Photojournalism / Life Unscripted Now here is something you don’t see… Read More
Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night. – Rupert Brooke Focus: Street Scene We went to a play downtown tonight, so I packed Rollin’s little point-and-shoot camera in my purse and had… Read More
…Now I know my ABC’s, next time won’t you sing with me? Focus: Alphabet Challenge I challenged myself today to find all of the letters of the alphabet in one outing, photograph them,… Read More
Don’t be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway? – Will Rogers Focus: Animals/Wildlife It was a balmy 65 degrees today so I… Read More
I’ll tell you how the sun rose – a ribbon at a time. – Emily Dickenson Focus: Landscape Okay – so I admit that there is nothing really creative about a picture of… Read More
Lord don’t let me die in a cheap motel. – Banjo & Sullivan Focus: Technique (In-Camera Bokeh, Multiple Exposure) Boy was I desperate for a photo tonight. I had completely forgotten to use… Read More
Wild thing…. You make my heart sing. – The Troggs Focus: Macro Tonight, I sought inspiration from a bottle of wine… it’s been known to happen on occasion. I purposely composed this as… Read More
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. – Georgia O’Keefe Focus: Macro Jeff had bought me a bouquet of flowers as… Read More
Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime. Don’t it just fly by wild and free? – Tim McGraw Focus: Portrait Ahhhhh – Terra Firma! Back to what I know and love – portraits! … Read More
Who am I, to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs. – Michael Jackson, The Man in the Mirror Focus: Photojounalism / Life Unscripted (B/W) Walked around downtown today in the bitter… Read More
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand? – The Nuns, Sound of Music Focus: Texture/Pattern Working with texture and lighting here – achieved the effect post-processing in Photoshop. Cool or gross? … Read More
‘Tis midnight now. The bend and broken moon, batter’d and black, as from a thousand battles, hangs silent on the purple walls of Heaven. – Joaquin Miller Focus: Technique (Composition, Negative Space) A… Read More
I have to spin straw into gold, and I don’t know how to do it. – Brothers Grimm, Rumpelstiltskin Focus: Texture/Pattern Grasping at straws here…. well, okay, grass. I have found that not… Read More
Black are my steps on silver sod; Thick blows my frosty breath abroad; And tree and house, and hill and lake, Are frosted like a wedding-cake. – Robert Louis Stevenson Focus: Landscape This… Read More
A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men. – Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Focus: Macro Weeeeeeeee! I have always wanted to try this with water! … Read More
My double vision gets the best of me. – Foreigner, Double Vision Focus: Technique (In-Camera Multiple Exposure) Inspired by an article on Nicholas Ruel, who is photographing the world’s cities using multiple exposure,… Read More
If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? – Snow Patrol Focus: Everyday Moment/Object Went to bed early tonight. Snapped this just… Read More
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. – Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds Focus: Landscape Love the mood in… Read More
The average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling. – Leonardo DaVinci Focus: Texture/Pattern This photo is the result of a little late night creativity. It was just about time… Read More
What do I wear in bed? Why Chanel No. 5, of course. – Marilyn Monroe Focus: Everyday Moment/Object Aaaaaah bed. Who doesn’t just love tucking in beneath a warm fluffy comforter on a… Read More
You got a fast car. And we go cruising to entertain ourselves. – Tracy Chapman, Fast Car Focus: Technique (In-Camera Motion Blur) This photo is the result of frustration. I had been busy… Read More
I always feel like, somebody’s watching me. – Rockwell Focus: Street Art I do love street art. This mural appeals to me in particular because I love how the artist incorporated the imperfections… Read More
Symmetry is what we see at a glance. – Blaise Pascal Focus: Texture/Pattern I wandered around Washington Park today, completely uninspired by anything; January blahs for sure. As often happens when I’m bored,… Read More
Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. – Waylon Jennings Focus: Street Art Howdy, Cowboy! This is my nod to the National Western Stock Show that rides into town each… Read More
Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need… Read More
Round and round and round it goes. Where it stops, nobody knows. Focus: Technique (In-Camera Spin) Brrr. This was a cold day. I actually took this photo leaning out the window of the… Read More
The beginning is always today. – Mary Shelley Focus: Self Portrait And so it begins. New Year. New Project. Time to grow some new branches.