After Yesterday’s rant about what Memorial Day isn’t, here’s my take on what it is: memories and thanks for dear friends and shipmates. Private Irwin J. Harder, U. S. Army, Vietnam Lt. Joseph G. Greenleaf, VF-114, Vietnam Lt. Clemie McKinney, VF-114, Vietnam LCDR. Orland J. Pender, Jr., VF-114, Vietnam Capt. John R. Pitzen, VF-114, Vietnam [...]
Archive for May, 2011
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I dunno, I seem to have missed the boat somewhere along the line. That is, I guess I forgot what Memorial Day is all about. I thought it was supposed to be a day of remembrance, a day to quietly pay tribute to those who payed the highest price one can to protect our country. [...]
You should see this
Posted: 25th May 2011 by admin in You should see thisTags: philosophy, photography, Recommendations
I don’t usually do this, but I’m going to refer you to another blog today. Scott Kelby is the creator of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, the most published author on digital photography in the world and someone who is willing to share the spotlight. Scott has a blog called Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider [...]
Well, since the rapture didn’t happen
Posted: 22nd May 2011 by admin in Ma NatureTags: Flowers, photography, Spring, Wyoming
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I decided to go out and get some evidence that Spring has sprang. I was going to walk along the Laramie River Green Belt, a trail along the outskirts of town that can be pretty pleasant, but it didn’t happen. When I got there I found that someone in the City decided I was too [...]
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Not much to say here. It’s hard to stick with a discipline of either black-and-white or color when you photograph in the desert. There are so many shapes and tones that lend themselves to a monochrome image that it would be easy to say one should stick with black-and-white. But, in truth, there is so [...]
My, how time flies!
Posted: 15th May 2011 by admin in photographyTags: bentonite, Canyon Country, Capitol Reef National Park, desert, Juniper, landscape, photography, R. L. Wolverton, Spring, Utah
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Seems like it’s been a little while since I posted. And it has. Wow! things just conspire to eat your time. That’s especially true when you get stuck in a cigar tube and fly across country. I had to go to Tampa, FL for a series of meetings earlier this month, run to Denver a [...]