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

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

With Open Eyes

With Open Eyes

“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.” –T. E. Lawrence Another…… Continue reading With Open Eyes

Romanesque Wheel

Romanesque Wheel

Romanesque Wheel: “People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” –Elisabeth Kubler-Ross A close up of the huge stained glass circular window on the front of St. Roberts Catholic…… Continue reading Romanesque Wheel

Opposite – Word Play

Opposites

“It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite” –Soren Kierkegaard When I shot the word “Open” I had no idea where the image was going to take me.  But there was something about it that made me slow down, turn around, stop, and…… Continue reading Opposite – Word Play

Golden Autumn Woods

Golden Woods

Ah, the golden autumn woods!  The forests and wooded areas in the Kettle Moraine State Forest in southeast Wisconsin are so beautiful in the autumn season.  The fall colors just explode!   This is an 8 frame panorama taken near Parnell Tower in the northern unit of the Kettle Moraine. Day 17 of my 365…… Continue reading Golden Autumn Woods

Feather

Feather

“You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed.” –Samuel Rutherford This image started as macro shot of a tiny feather on a plain white background.  It is amazing how something so small and insignificant can be so powerful.  Powerful enough, in sufficient numbers, to give a creature the ability…… Continue reading Feather

(Extra)Ordinary

Afternoon Bath

There are days – many days actually – as an artist where I can’t seem to find the inspiration to create and everything seems quite ordinary.  It could be the weather, it could be lack of sleep (although that is almost a constant), it could be any number of things.  Whatever the reason, the camera stays…… Continue reading (Extra)Ordinary