“Paint me a blue sky. May the colors run true. That I may look to the Heavens, when I search for the truth.” –Ian Moore , “Blue Sky” from his debut album. I thought with all of the craziness going on in the world today, what everyone needed was a big, bright, happy expanse of sky.…… Continue reading Paint Me a Blue Sky
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Swiss Lanes
Since I didn’t have an opportunity to shoot a 365 project image today, I went back through some older RAW images looking for some unprocessed gems and found this 2013 shot of the Swiss Lanes bowling alley in New Glarus, Wisconsin. Situated in south central Wisconsin, New Glarus – named after the canton of Glarus in east central Switzerland – is a quaint little…… Continue reading Swiss Lanes
Streetlight on the 35th Street Bridge
“The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.” –Felix Adler Another random shot from my short walk in Three Bridges Park yesterday in the Menomonee Valley in Milwaukee. This lone streetlight is on the 35th…… Continue reading Streetlight on the 35th Street Bridge
Blue and Amber
On a short walk at Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee Valley area of Milwaukee, I shot this amber grass covered hill with the partly cloudy blue sky in the background. My goal with this image was to capture the contrasting (sometime referred to complementary) colors of the orange of the native plants and blue…… Continue reading Blue and Amber
Lamp-Lite Motel
This is the Lamp-Lite Motel (or at least the sign) along US 51 in Portage, Wisconsin. Now, I have to say up front, I’ve done just a wee bit of work on this one (see below). Taken in June of last year and finally processed today, I was driving toward Baraboo looking for a particular…… Continue reading Lamp-Lite Motel
Texas Highway
This photo was taken through the windshield of my Dodge, on an isolated Texas highway, somewhere in Big Bend National Park in Texas while driving at about 85 mph. It was in late September of 1997 or 1998 and I propped my Nikon FM2 up on the dash, centered the car on the yellow line…… Continue reading Texas Highway
The Dark Forest
“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness” ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Looking at this image, I imagine an intrepid explorer journeying deep into the dark, foreboding, and totally unexplored jungle. Danger lurks behind every tree. Will he find the lost civilization? Probably not, since this is a macro shot of…… Continue reading The Dark Forest
Lincoln Memorial Drive
This shot came about more from wanting to test my new ICE 10-stop neutral density filter, rather than from a creative idea. I knew I wanted water and possibly clouds (although the clouds weren’t really moving fast enough) in the shot but other than that, I had know idea what I was going to get.…… Continue reading Lincoln Memorial Drive
Late Afternoon at the Lighthouse
This is the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee’s Lake Park along the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan. This was not what I was planning on shooting but wow, the light was so sublime that I just had to stop . It was almost as if the sun, clouds, and lighthouse were calling to me – Hey,…… Continue reading Late Afternoon at the Lighthouse
Stone Circle
It was quiet. Only the sound of the river below and the occasional call of a cautious bird disturbed the silence. Through the damp, cold, winter fog, the narrow path led up to the top of the hill. In the clearing, sat a small stone circle. Reminiscent of an ancient meeting place, I sat alone,…… Continue reading Stone Circle
Day is Done
“Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky; All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.” –Taps Sunset from Mountain Drive in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Shot with my Droid Turbo cell phone camera. Day 7 of my 365 photo a day project.
Think About What You Will Gain
In early 2013, my wife and I moved from Chicago to Milwaukee. In doing so, we moved away from an underwater condo, lots of friends, and 2 steady well-paying jobs not really knowing what was going to happen. She was going to find a job aligned with her passions and I was going to…… Continue reading Think About What You Will Gain