Correction! Today was a great day! Actually yesterday was a great day. When I saw this week’s topic for the Photo Challenge, I thought, huh. How do I convey a good day? And then yesterday happened! And it demonstrated several… Read More ›
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Forgotten Moment
Occasionally, when I am looking for a photograph, I stumble across photographs I forgot I had taken. Not often, but sometimes. Usually it is because the photographs sucked. But other times it is a sign I a) take a whole… Read More ›
Elegant Wings in Black and White
It’s a very hot night and so I headed back into this year’s folders to see if I could find some cool images. Black and white seemed to fit the bill. We have a solitary swan up in our neck… Read More ›
Killdeer Was Here!
Probably most of you won’t know the phrase ‘Kilroy was here’ so I’ll leave it to you to find out. It has nothing to do with this post other than killdeer reminded me of Kilroy. This and the next post… Read More ›
An exotic visitor
A number of years ago I saw a documentary on TV about fishermen in China, I believe. It showed them out in their flat narrow boats on lakes fishing. What was fascinating, other than the geography and scenery, was the way… Read More ›
The Bird’s Butt
I believe that I have mentioned in the past that photographing the backend of wildlife is a pain in the butt! There is nothing more frustrating than getting ready for an impromptu shot only to have the bear, deer, moose,… Read More ›
Colour (or Color)
No matter how you spell it, colour adds so much to our daily experience. Black and white is dramatic and can be restful. But oh, the colours that surround us! I suspect I am very aware of the riot of… Read More ›
Delightful Mistake
I have frequently talked about the mistakes photographers make that result in lost or poor shots. Those mistakes are goofs we wish we hadn’t made. However, today I made a mistake with very interesting results. I have just purchased a… Read More ›
Distracted
As usual, I can easily be distracted from the thread of a current topic And this is the case now. I’ll return to the geese later but wanted to share this experience with you now. The other day, after I… Read More ›
One in 100,000
I’m back after taking a brief break to recover from the poetry course I took with Word Press. It was quite a challenge to come up with a poem every day for two weeks (excluding weekends). So I apologize for… Read More ›