• musings,  writing/reading

    They’re Just My Words

    September 19, 2011
    Words

    I’ve been writing in my journal over the past 20 years. My journaling has been a way to stir up my thoughts and feelings, give birth to ideas, dreams, and put them in black and white on the pages. I also find it is a tool for me to slow down from this busy life. A way to express myself.

    I believe this photoblog, both the images and writing, has also helped stir up thoughts and feelings, give birth to ideas, dreams, and put them on the internet. I enjoy the risk of sharing my images and words. It’s allowed me to connect with other photographers all over the world. And, the images and words of others has inspired and taught me so much. This blog offers a part of me through what I write and the images I post. Good or bad they’re just my words.

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  • Barry López,  landscape,  sunsets

    Evening Sunset

    September 18, 2011
    Superstition Mountains

    “Because mankind can circumvent evolutionary law, it is incumbent upon him, say evolutionary biologists to develop another law to abide by if he wishes to survive, to not outstrip his food base. He must learn restraint. He must derive some other, wiser way of behaving toward the land. He must be more attentive to the biological imperatives of the system of sun-driven protoplasm upon which he, too, is still dependent. Not because he must, because he lacks inventiveness, but because herein is the accomplishment of the wisdom that for centuries he has aspired to. Having taken on his own destiny, he must now think with critical intelligence about where to defer.” 

    Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams: Imagination And Desire In A Northern Landscape
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  • Art

    A Rainy Night

    September 16, 2011

    “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

    Albert Einstein

    A trip to a couple of second hand stores was needed after moving into this apartment. In one of the stores I found several vases and jars to put in my kitchen above the cabinets, all for under a dollar. I think they add something to the feel of the kitchen and make for interesting subjects to photograph on a rainy night two days ago. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

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  • Canon Powershot G12,  People/Portraits,  Self-portraits

    In the Shade

    September 15, 2011
    In the Shade

    Over a week ago I sat in the shade at our hotel to get out of the 103 degree heat. It actually was too cold for me in the hotel so I needed to be outside. While today in Colorado our temperatures during the night were in the high 40’s and we had mixed snow and rain in the high country. The dark clouds along the mountains reminds me, winter is approaching. Have a super day!

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  • landscape,  Plants/Nature,  sunrises

    Morning Light

    September 12, 2011
    Morning Light

    We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills and winding streams with tangled growth as “wild.” To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery.

    Luther Standing Bear, Rosebud Sioux

    I actually committed a crime to get this image. I stepped onto the farmers field to setup my tripod.  I parked my car along the two lane paved road where there was a turnoff to an oil pump. I then walked up the road to where I thought would be a good place. And, what do I find but an open gate in the fence and no signs. So, I walked about 20 yards into the field and setup. 🙂

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  • landscape

    Can you see me?

    September 10, 2011
    Can you see me?

    After loading this image into Lightroom I noticed a spot in the sky on the right hand side. The sensor on my D300 is pretty good about staying clean, but I must admit to slacking about cleaning my lens. So, I was not too surprised when I saw a large spot on this image. However, it was not on the rest of the images in the series. Upon a closer look I discovered it was a dragon fly caught in flight. This brings up something I’ve been noticing about this summer, there seems to be a lot of dragonflies this year. They are abundant around our lake and when I’m out in the fields. The other afternoon I was outside having an iced tea at a local coffee house when one decided to pay me a visit. It circled around me then landed on the tip of my straw. I started talking to it but it only seemed like a one way conversation. Can you see it? You can click on the image to enlarge it. Anyone else notice an increase in dragon flies this summer?

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  • clouds,  landscape,  Plants/Nature

    More Sunflowers

    September 9, 2011
    Field of Sunflowers

    A common misconception is that sunflowers track the sun. In fact, mature flowerheads typically face east and do not move. I also found out Native American groups planted sunflowers on the north edges of their gardens as a “fourth sister” to the better known three sisters combination of corn, beans, and squash. I did not know any of that so that was one of my lessons for today. I am surprised how many fields of these magnificent plants there are.

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  • insects

    The Boisea Trivittata

    September 8, 2011
    Love is in the air

    Or, otherwise known as a boxelder bug and considered by many to be a nuisance. They are most abundant during hot, dry summers. While walking along the bar ditch a few days ago I found pairs of them all over the place. Busy little buggers.

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  • architecture,  Barn

    Back to the Barn

    September 7, 2011
    The Barn Again

    Barns have many uses such as storage of grains, stock barns and stables, dairy barns and milk houses, tobacco barns and especially photography. I’ve posted several images of this barn and finding myself drawn to it, so expect more until I find another one. 🙂 Of course I”m also drawn to clouds and open spaces.

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