• Art/Design,  landscape,  Metro Parks

    What's you favorite flavor?

    Fall Colors

    Ever notice when fall arrives, our woods take on a new palette of colors? On a walk in Blendon Woods I remembered a story about a young girl, who when asked what her favorite flavor was, answered, “red.” As a grade schooler I think blue would have been my answer.

    The fall colors of the hardwood forests are still new to me. I’m accustomed to the golds and yellows of my native Colorado aspens. These fall colors of the Ohio Valley almost overwhelm me. I”m not sure I could select a favorite color. The reds pop out at me but only because of the green and yellow and brown and orange colors. So, I ask this simple question, “Do we even need to have a favorite color?” Can’t I just claim them all as my favorite flavor?

  • writing/reading

    How did I get there?

    How did I get there?

    Every so often I find myself lost. The funny thing is I do that while sitting at my computer desk. It can start with an email, a blog, reading a forum, someone’s tweet or “googling” a question. Before I know it I’ve clicked this link then that URL and now I’m somewhere out in cyber-space.

    While living in Hawaii I took a spin at surfing and found it was not my sport. In fact, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it back to shore. I find surfing the internet much easier and getting back easier, just back to your home page. It’s a world of its own and encompasses the world. The internet provides me with much needed knowledge and several communities. It’s exciting to see a new window open, leading me to another place of exploration, entertainment, and maybe a gold nugget. But, every once in a while I ask the question, “How did I get here?”

  • landscape

    Knowing your histogram

    Sunset on Lake Jackson

    This is an image taken in 2003 while on my way back from participating in a workshop in Jackson, WY. When shooting with film I always bracketed so when I started shooting digital I also bracketed exposures. Now that I have a better understanding of the histogram the need to bracket is not as important. I still do it on occasions but with the power of the histogram I sure use it less.