• architecture,  Black and White,  Cityscapes/Urban,  shadows

    Strange to be back in class

    October 4, 2017
    Shadows on Campus
    Shadows on Campus

    I have been spending more time on campus since I began auditing a new class call Spiritual Deminsion of Human Life. I have a friend who is a professor at CSU and has invited me to sit in on this new class. Strange to take a seat in a college classroom after 25 years. 

    They have a program for the seniors where at the discretion of the instructor, seniors 55 years of age or older may attend any University class as a visitor without formal registration, provided on campus classroom space is available and it’s free. I can do homework but do not turn it in, nor do I take any quizzes of finals. I’ve found it fun. 

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  • Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street

    Just Painted

    August 15, 2017
    Newly painted lines on our street
    Newly painted lines on our street

    There is always something calling my attention, lines, patterns, light and shadows. As our cameras do exclude somethings due to the frame we have an opportunity to create abstracts, causing the viewer to take that second or third look. This time it was lines.

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  • Black and White,  Cityscapes/Urban,  Fujifilm X-T10,  Photography

    Bokeh

    May 3, 2017
    Depth of Field, taken at 35mm f2.0
    Depth of Field, taken at 35mm f2.0

    The term comes from the Japanese word boke the “blur quality”. The Japanese term boke is also used in the sense of a mental haze or senility. The term bokashi is related, meaning intentional blurring or gradation.

    The English spelling bokeh was popularized in 1997 in Photo Techniques magazine, when Mike Johnston, the editor at the time, commissioned three papers on the topic for the March/April 1997 issue; he altered the spelling to suggest the correct pronunciation to English speakers, saying “it is properly pronounced with bo as in bone and ke as in Kenneth, with equal stress on either syllable”. 

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  • Cityscapes/Urban,  snow

    Where’d Spring Go?

    April 29, 2017
    Fresh Snow
    Fresh Snow

    A cold front has moved in and brought much-needed moisture but also cold temperatures. The rain began yesterday afternoon then became a mix of rain and snow. Some periods were just snow as you can see in the above image taken from my porch around 4:30 pm. All is well this morning as the snow accumulation was no more than a dusting. But now we live with the cold for the next 36 hours. I’m hoping the mountains received a lot more snow. 

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  • Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street,  flowers,  Plants

    Born With Love

    April 15, 2017
    Tulips on Campus
    Tulips on Campus

    “Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.” Marianne Williamson

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