Photography

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16
Jun 12

White Flowers on Black

A simple still life with some white flowers, an empty Patron tequila bottle, and some black velvet.
I shot this for Project Flickr… the theme is “Rule of Thirds”. It’s pretty minimal, but I like minimal!

I set it up my “new” taboret that I found at a second-hand store. Just realized… ‘my new taboret’ rhymes with ‘Raspberry Beret’… I may have to paint it!


Listen or download Raspberry Beret for free on Prostopleer

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30
May 12

Elliott Erwitt

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place. I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt

I’ve often looked at Elliott Erwitt’s photos with much admiration. His philosophy has become my mantra when looking at just about anything. Photography has changed the way I see things. Seeking that part of an ordinary scene that is unusual and mostly unnoticed. Looking for the photo within the photo. Seeing the tree rather than the forest.

Here are a half dozen examples of his work… enjoy!







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24
Apr 12

Leave it to IKEA…


Check out this cool cardboard digital camera made by IKEA. It was included as part of a press kit at an event in Europe recently, and apparently the “disposable” camera might go on sale sometime soon in IKEA stores. It uses two AA batteries and stores up to 40 photographs in the built-in memory. Images can be downloaded to your computer using the USB connection that swings out from one of the corners of the camera.

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05
Mar 12

Things people say to photographers…

Maybe I’ll think twice about portraiture…

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22
Feb 12

Water pipe woes

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Had a bit of excitement yesterday. The main water pipe leading into the house broke sending a 20 foot geyser into the air. I had some trouble turning the water off as the valve is right next to the break. Talk about a face full of water. I got thoroughly soaked from head to toe.

Roger, the park maintenance guy got there just as I finally got the water turned off. He didn’t even get wet! But he did get it fixed right away.

Turns out that all the underground water lines are PVC and coupled to copper when they come out of the ground. The coupling is the weak point in the system and that’s where it broke.

See the “water pipe” ground wires attached to the riser? I’m thinking that they are not quite up to code. The PVC is just a few inches below and is not conductive. Hmmmm

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17
Feb 12

Oranges, Oranges, Oranges…

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06
Jan 12

Of course I’m a hummingbird… duh!

This guy was trying his best to get to the sugar water… he sat and watched the hummingbirds, then came over to try it himself.

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27
Dec 11

December Fruit – Project Flickr: Week 52

Here it is, December 27, the middle of winter… and the oranges are ripe in Arizona! Born and raised in Seattle, I’m not used to anything being ripe in the middle of winter. *eyes wide open in awe*

I just tried one right off this tree and… OMG… they are as sweet as can be. The neighbor told me to take as many as I need… WoooHooo!

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19
Dec 11

Christmas Spirit – Project Flickr: Week 51 – Festivities

I went out looking for the ornate and wildly beautiful holiday decorations today. Plenty of them out there, but this house really caught my eye.

The artificial snow on the windows, the hyphenated “Mer-ry Christ-Mas”, and the small creche on the green table spoke volumes to me.

The sign on the doorpost says:
No – NoOne
traspassing
beware
Guard dogs

A bit of the not so extravagant side of Americana…

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19
Dec 11

Critter Prints



Critter Prints, originally uploaded by James Milstid, aka PapaJames.

As I got out of the Jeep, I heard a little yipping sound… figured it was a coyote or something. These tracks looked pretty fresh.

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