“As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.” Sam Abell
Her Lips
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Red Umbrellas
Red Umbrellas in Crystal City, Virginia “To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.” Ansel Adams -
The Breakfast Meeting
The Breakfast Meeting I’ve heard it said that breakfast is one of our most important meals of the day and if it includes a business meeting that may be even truer. Mentors have shown me how quiet meditation in the morning will be the most important meeting of my day. When I miss that meeting or fail to be awake for it, my choices and thoughts throughout the day do not have as positive effect on the world around me. Hope you had a good meeting this morning.
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The Fire Hydrant
The Fire Hydrant Photographers will over time acquire a photographers eye to see the normal everyday things with a different lens. I believe that has happened in my life. In this image a simple fire hydrant will be overlooked by many people as they pass by. Yet for me the colors and the shadows all make for an interesting image. Wonder how many dogs will be attracted to the colors and shadows or attracted because of the scent?
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The Turkey Stare
The Turkey Stare Wild turkeys inside the city is one of the pluses the Metro Parks provide in the Columbus area. I have seen several of them while walking the trails in one of my favorite parks in the system called Blendon Woods Park. I’m not sure my intentions for being in the park that day but came across 23 of them and took a few images. The wild turkeys of North America have a long, dark, fan-shaped tail and glossy bronze wings. The male is substantially larger than the female, and his feathers have areas of red, purple, green, copper, bronze, and gold iridescence. Female feathers are duller overall, in shades of brown and gray. It is an interesting bird and leery of people as evidenced in this stare.
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Gray Skies
Gray Skies Yes, the skies in the Ohio Valley are definitely gray. I did a quick search on WikiAnswers to see what statistics were out on the web for the question, “How many days of sun in Ohio and how many in Colorado?” Here is the answer for Denver (300) and here is the answer for Cleveland (66). The numbers didn’t surprise me and are relative to the definition of sunny days. What has surprised me is the gray. It seems to me there are more flat dull gray skies here in Ohio while the gray skies on Colorado have texture and shades of gray. I’m use to seeing clouds moving and changing as nature creates art with its clouds. Not so true here in the Ohio Valley. They are just plain gray. Oh, and did I mention the wind blows out here in the Ohio Valley.
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Thirsty?
Thirsty? Our world of advertising sure knows how to entice and call our attention to their products. This image was taken as I walked out of my hotel for a walk. The delivery truck was parked in front so all I could see was the red color, which they say is a power color, and the sign. Since my camera just happened to be hanging around my neck I took this image.