“It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.’ ” –Sam Levenson Five helping hands (all my own) holding an empty wooden picture frame with yours truly standing behind…… Continue reading Framed II – Helping Hand
Tag: Scott Norris Photography
Wide and Narrow Lines
Details of lines and shapes on an exterior wall of a modular building at the Maryland Avenue Montessori School on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was overcast today which made for very soft and even illumination. On a walk with the family to the grocery store, we stopped to let my son…… Continue reading Wide and Narrow Lines
Hear See Speak
Here is my take on the old proverb, ” Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.” There are many interpretations of what it actually means, both positive and negative. And what my thoughts are on the phrase is irrelevant. What matters is what you think. Day 143 of my 365 photo-a-day project. To…… Continue reading Hear See Speak
A Collection of Old Nikon Gear
“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
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