Go For a Spin

Go For a Spin

Anyone want to go for a spin?  Normally, I would answer this question with a yes! However, at a neighborhood carnival, I would have to pass.  I love watching the rides twist and turn with the flashing lights and glowing neon.  But my inner ear, stomach, and I have an understanding – everything will be…… Continue reading Go For a Spin

A Night at the Carnival

A Night at the Carnival

We spent a day and a night at the carnival.  And even at 48 years old, I feel like a kid, wide-eyed and excited about the rides, the food, the sights, sounds, and smells.  Of course, now that I am an adult, I also get excited about the music and the, shall we say, refreshments.…… Continue reading A Night at the Carnival

The Milwaukee Public Library

Milwaukee Public Library

I’ve been meaning to get down to shoot at the Central location of the Milwaukee Public Library for quite a long time.  Today I finally did.   And wow!  It was mostly a scouting trip – I just brought my camera with my trusty 24-85 and shot hand-held – but a full day of shooting will be coming in…… Continue reading The Milwaukee Public Library

Sweet Ride

Sweet Ride

My son’s new wheels – a classic candy apple red Radio Flyer tricycle.  What a sweet ride!  He’s going to be the envy of all the kids in the neighborhood.  Well, he will be, as soon as his legs are long enough to pedal the thing. Because of the layout of our living room, I…… Continue reading Sweet Ride

Under the Tree

Under the Tree

“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” –Roy L. Smith A garland of stars on our Christmas tree.  Oh, what fun this tree will see in the next few days. Day 84 of 365

Stockings Hung By the Chimney

Stockings Hung by the Chimney with Care

’twasn’t quite the night before Christmas, but it was at night and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care.  The only thing I wish was different – outside of it not being the night before Christmas and there was no St. Nick – is that we had a real wood-burning fireplace.  Oh well,…… Continue reading Stockings Hung By the Chimney

Leica Christmas

Leica Christmas

This is probably the closest I’ll come to owning a Leica camera – a nice glass ornament on our Christmas tree.  And like the real Leica,  the viewfinder works. And since it is December 6th, I’d like to say Happy St. Nicholas Day! I shot 15 frames to get this image, 5 sets of 3 bracketed…… Continue reading Leica Christmas

Through the Stained Glass

Through the Stained Glass

This stained glass window was shot from a small courtyard looking through a double door to the small warm intimate pub inside at the Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I used my 50mm lens set at f/1.8 to get the nice bokeh,  both inside and in the reflection on the glass of the first door.…… Continue reading Through the Stained Glass