I'm an amateur photographer with a backlog of photos I like. This blog is for me to post a picture a day (more or less) along with selected stories of when/why I took them.
A new take on my morning coffee. I've been doing some experimentation with macro photography. This image popped into my head last night, so I thought I'd give it a try this morning.
I've posted a few pictures of our youngest cat, Bella. I thought it was high time her older brother, Tigger, got a posting of his own. He usually doesn't relax for pictures, and hates flashes. Fortunately I was able to shoot this with available light, and got him to relax enough to make a good shot.
I believe these are cherry blossoms, although I'm not entirely sure. I shot this in a small town right next to the San Francisco Bay in California. These guys were out early--I took this shot a couple weeks before spring arrived. They must have been impatient to come out...
A simple but hearty lunch of bread, sausage, cheese, and a little sparkling wine. This was my lunch at the Domaine Chandon winery after a hard day of wine tasting and touring Napa County. It did the trick...but I needed more sparkling wine. (C:
Well...it's been a while since I posted a pic--longer than I wanted it to be (sorry about that, Ryan...). But, as usual, life got in the way. For now, I'm back...
A few weeks back I posted a sunset picture of an old farm that's on Interstate 55 about 90 minutes south of Chicago. This is a companion picture that I shot on the southbound trip a few hours before the sunset pic. I thought it was more interesting in B&W, and I liked how the elements of the picture sort of naturally arranged themselves according to the Rule of Thirds.
I am a 42-year old runner, photographer, music junkie, foodie, and all-around funny guy who wants to live life to the fullest, and leave the planet better than he found it.