Walk in the Park
A couple of weeks ago I went to Brookside to burn off a lunch hour. Here are a few of those photos: I need to get out of the mine more often.
A couple of weeks ago I went to Brookside to burn off a lunch hour. Here are a few of those photos: I need to get out of the mine more often.
I broke Day 9 into two post because of the large amount of pictures, if you recall. You are about to see the rest of those pictures. After all the flowers were planted, we all went our separate ways to wash up. Then the family reunited at the Stensland home… Read More »Vacation Day 9B – Mother’s Day Early
“I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You’ll be mad, but it will be too late.” -Mitch Hedberg Amplification A couple alternate versions of Amplification. I should point out that the opening joke isn’t to imply… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 14
The submissions for last week’s theme: Symmetry and Patterns. Becky Perkovich Michael Vest Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause Julie Johnson Dawn’s Weekly Poem Symmetry and Patterns See the parallels in our livesLines drawn in to the sands of timeRunning forever side by sideJust like a perfect worded rhymeFrom pain to… Read More »RWPE #14 – Symmetry and Patterns
Daily Reminder Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ (500) Days of Winter This picture is an homage to one of my favorite scenes from my favorite movie of 2009 – (500) Days of Summer. Derrick posed for this picture when he… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 4
Basic housekeeping: This page will be moving at the end of February. Don’t forget to update your links, bookmarks and RSS Feeds to the new URL: http://www.photography139.com/notebook/ Astute and technically savvy subscriber Angie did remind me that Blogger Dashboard is just an RSS Feed reader and anybody that follows An… Read More »RWPE #5 – Framing
Before I delve into this week’s PPPW, I want to pass along some sad (not real sad) and fairly technical news. The way I have always posted entries into this journal is through a blogging company known as Blogger. It is an awesome program and it allows me to write… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 3
This is the only monthly picture in the calendar that is manipulated in Photoshop in a meaningful way. I could see how somebody could think that June is a Photoshop manipulation, but in the spirit of the way that I see things, it isn’t. But we will open up that… Read More »May
Marcel Proust Quote: “Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.” Confessions Question: The natural talent I’d like to be gifted with. Confidences Question: The gift of nature I would like to have. Proust’s Answer: Will-power, and seductiveness. I have many extremely talented friends.… Read More »Proust Questionnaire Number Six
Marcel Proust Quote: “We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or chemical laboratory in which chance steers our hand sometimes to a soothing drug and sometimes to a dangerous poison.” Confessions Question: Your favorite colour and flower. Confidences Question: My favorite colour. There… Read More »Proust Questionnaire Number Three
A few years back I lost the Howard family portrait account. This year, I got it back. Here are some images from the Howard Family Portrait Photo Shoot. I think I might be caught up on all my photo editing. It might just be story time again.
Submitted for your approval, without explanation… I’m going to miss that place.
It’s very dangerous to wave to people you don’t know because what if they don’t have hands? They’ll think you’re cocky. -Mitch Hedberg Last Thursday, Jill posed for a few pictures for a photo project I am working on. Below are some of the results of that photo session. Hopefully,… Read More »No. 14
Today is the birthday of some very special people! Happy Birthday to all of them! Derrick Gorshe For more pictures of Derrick: Click on Me Jill Gorshe And of course… My Nephew Logan For more pictures of Logan: Click on Me
It is often, most likely, mistaught to the children of America that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree. The story is used as an example of George Washington’s veracity. I’ve heard the story, but what is most intriguing about the story to me is why he would chop down… Read More »I Can Not Tell A Lie
A lifetime ago I knew this girl that was entering a wet t-shirt contest. She was explaining to Jesse, Jay and I her strategy for winning this contest. We tried our best to explain to her that there really is only one strategy for winning a wet t-shirt contest. That… Read More »Skin to Win
I’ve been a bit busy in the last few days and I’ve been negligent. So I apologize. It was Willy’s birthday on the day before Thanksgiving. We took Willy out on Sunday night for dinner and then to lunch on Wednesday for his birthday. I think I won a Photo… Read More »Happy Birthday Willy
Here are a couple of special effect pictures of Brandon and a frame. I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that Brandon is wearing the tie I wore in Jen and Derrick’s wedding this summer.
Happy Birthday to Elainie! Of course today is also Election Day. I’m not the type that tells people how to think or vote politically. I think everybody knows who I’m supporting. However, I’ve never felt it necessary to try and convince people to think like me. I trust that everybody… Read More »Happy Birthday and or Election Day
Today is Nader’s Birthday.
I experimented by making a small video based on the flower picture below. It has issues, but it is just an experiment. Of course if you subscribe to this blog via email or RSS feed, you will have to go to the website to see the video.