“The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.” –Henri Cartier-Bresson This is most of my collection of Nikon camera gear with the exception of my D700 and 50mm 1.8 lens, used…… Continue reading A Collection of Old Nikon Gear
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A Puzzle of Twisted Nails
“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.” — Douglas Horton It is still amazing (at least to me) how a simple object, removed from it’s normal surroundings, can have so much impact. This is just a pair of shiny chromed nails twisted and intertwined on a bright white background. Not very complicated. But it…… Continue reading A Puzzle of Twisted Nails
The Wave
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” –Henry David Thoreau “Unless you paddle for the wave, you’ll never know if you could catch it. But once you do… Ride it as long as you can. Love as long as you can.” –Abigail Spencer This wave…… Continue reading The Wave
Delicate Pink Feather
“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” — Emily Dickinson For the shot of the day, here is a delicate pink feather on a bright colorful background. It is cold, grey, and snowy outside and I feel like I’ve…… Continue reading Delicate Pink Feather
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
Right or Left Hands?
Is this two different hands? Or are the both the same? Do you see left hands or right hands? This is my commentary on the state of our political system here in the United States. The two main political parties, at least on the national level, for the most part, are the same. In general,…… Continue reading Right or Left Hands?
Path from Point A to Point B
“Adversity is the first path to truth.” — Lord Byron The easiest way to get from here to there is a straight line. That is easier said than done. In reality, the path from Point A to Point B is very rarely straight. It is full of twists, turns, switchbacks and dead ends. We must…… Continue reading Path from Point A to Point B
Broken Bulb
“I am on until I am dead, like a light bulb.” –Henry Rollins A single broken and burned out light bulb on a bright white background. Day 135 of 365
The Eye in the Sky
“I am the eye in the sky Looking at you I can read your mind I am the maker of rules Dealing with fools I can cheat you blind And I don’t need to see anymore To know that I can read your mind” –from the song Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons…… Continue reading The Eye in the Sky
Two Wild and Crazy Guys
This is what a tired son with a cold and a tired Dad (both with very little sleep) do when left to their own devices. Two wild and crazy guys – with apologies to Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd. Shot with my Droid cell phone. Day 133 of my 365 photo a day project. If…… Continue reading Two Wild and Crazy Guys
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
Voyeur – A Self-Portrait
“You’re either going to walk through life and experience it fully or you’re going to be a voyeur.” -Nicole Kidman Self-portrait shot through the frosted glass of our back door. This turned out to be a lot more creepy than I intended. But I’m happy with that. 😉 Day 131 of my 365 photo a…… Continue reading Voyeur – A Self-Portrait