“The photographer was thought to be an acute but non-interfering observer – a scribe, not a poet. But as people quickly discovered that nobody takes the same picture of the same thing, the supposition that cameras furnish an impersonal, objective image yielded to the fact that photographs are evidence not only of what’s there but …
ThinWrap Splits
There’s one wall in our family room which has been designated for hanging my photograph prints. It’s been occupied by a trio of common themed framed photos of early morning sunlight over dark Alaskan coastal waters since late 2008 — time for a change. I’ve been intrigued by the Wall Clusters (individual image on each …
Morning coffee spot
My friend, Monte Stevens, travels and often shares photos of his coffee stops in his blog posts, so I thought I would share my most frequently visited “coffee stop” — our front porch. After an early morning walk of the dogs, I’ll sometimes slip out to sit and sip a fresh cup of coffee. This …
Stand back and squint!
The above image is an on-the-fly shot of the North Harbor Club Restaurant, Lake Norman, NC, taken handheld from a moving boat in very low-light conditions with a Canon S90 P&S at ISO 800. Yeah, I know, those shooting conditions read like a recipe for making the worst photo possible. I like to think of …
Weekend Treat
My wife and I enjoyed a treat this past Saturday evening with boating and dinner on a nearby lake — thanks to a friend of my wife who owns a beautiful pontoon boat. I’d tucked my Canon S90 camera in a pocket of my cargo shorts and managed to make a few shots I like …
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