“Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.” –Richard Bach Day 357 of my 365 photo a day project. Processed in Photoshop and Lightroom with liberal use of Topaz Glow and Topaz Impression.…… Continue reading Look Into My Eyes
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Unzipping
I actually had a tough time coming up with something to say about this image beyond the title. I called it “Unzipping” for obvious reasons. And my goal in shooting it was very simple – I thought the graphic nature of the line of the zipper and the metal teeth coming undone would make for a very cool…… Continue reading Unzipping
Perpetual Motion
Perpetual motion, a device or body that once set in motion would continue moving forever. Now, as it stands, such a machine is impossible due to friction and other natural forces. But there are days where it seems my son is living proof that such machines do, in fact, exist. He is always moving and…… Continue reading Perpetual Motion
Line on the Horizon
“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” –Christopher McCandless A line on the horizon in a field of whites and greys where sky meets water. This is Lake…… Continue reading Line on the Horizon
Fantasy Forest
“I’m always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.” –Gunter Grass One of the things I’m striving to do with this photo a day project, is to experiment with new techniques, do things I’ve never done before,…… Continue reading Fantasy Forest
Lighting the Way
A dual street light, lighting the way to…who knows? There is something compelling and yet sad and lonely about a man-made structure like this lamp post isolated and removed from it’s normal environment. Framed like this, reality is hidden and the imagination takes over. Is this the top of a high-rise parking structure? A…… Continue reading Lighting the Way
Spring Blossom
One of the challenges of shooting Spring flowers is trying to create something unique so that the blossom stands out from the millions of other flower photographs that out there. And really that should be the goal of any artist – to stand out from the crowd. To create something from the soul that will draw the viewer in and…… Continue reading Spring Blossom
Metal Bench Against Concrete Squares
A metal bench against a wall of concrete squares taken at the Columbia St. Mary’s hospital on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I really liked the grid pattern of the wall broken only by this chair. The repeating pattern of the wall really makes it stand out. There shouldn’t be any questions about what the…… Continue reading Metal Bench Against Concrete Squares
Speed Queen: The Glass is Empty
My image for today is intended as a metaphor for how I felt creatively trying to find a shot – empty, by any way you measure it. A photo a day project is fun, but it is also difficult. Finding something relatively interesting to shoot and/or process and post everyday for a whole year is…… Continue reading Speed Queen: The Glass is Empty
Jumbled Letters
All that was left after the bath was a jumbled pile of letters and numbers in the corner of the tub. After the drying, brushing of teeth and putting on of pajamas, I had to grab my camera and come back to get a shot or two. After all, that is what I do -…… Continue reading Jumbled Letters
In the Ether
“I’m trained to look for certain things… I shoot, I shoot, I shoot, and then I go find it in the ether.” –Sante D’Orazio This statement pretty much sums up my image for today. I was not feeling very creative. When that happens, to get out of the creative funk, I try something new – a…… Continue reading In the Ether
Three Succulent Plants
These three tiny succulent (and plastic, I might add) potted plants sit in one of the two small windows that flank our fireplace in our apartment. I love the way the sunlight streams through the glass in the late afternoon. But try as I might, I have never been able to get a satisfactory…… Continue reading Three Succulent Plants