• Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles,  People/Portraits,  quotes

    You never know….

    Approaching Pitkin and Meridian bus stop

    Jay Maisel always says to bring your camera, ‘cause it’s tough to take a picture without it. Pursuant to the above aforementioned piece of the rule book, subset three, clause A, paragraph four would be…use the camera. Put it to your eye. You never know. There are lots of reasons, some of them even good, to just leave it on your shoulder or in your bag. Wrong lens. Wrong light. Aaahhh, it’s not that great, what am I gonna do with it anyway? I’ll have to put my coffee down. I’ll just delete it later, why bother? Lots of reasons not to take the dive into the eyepiece and once again try to sort out the world into an effective rectangle. It’s almost always worth it to take a look. – Joe McNally 

  • Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles,  People/Portraits

    Coffee Break

    Coffee break on campus

    Discovered this young lady on break outside the Behavioral Sciences building on campus. I shot this from my hip while walking. Not bad actually. Everything is still green out here but we sure are feeling the heat and noticing some leaves are changing colors.

    I attended our first annual Loveland High School class of 1968 picnic yesterday. We had our 50th last fall so instead of having a big shindig every 5 or 10 years we will try to have these picnics on an annual basis.  I’ve been to all my class reunions and find it good to connect with classmates, catch up on our lives, eat, and play a few old folks games. I was one of the quiet ones in school due to my insecurity. The passing of time and a better knowledge of who I am has changed that. Also, when we take the time to talk to classmates we were not close too, we can find out how insecure they were also, the tragic lives some lived but few knew about. I highly recommend going to them.

  • coffee shops,  Documentary/Street

    Closed for the night

    Met a friend this past Thursday evening for coffee and conversation. Closed the place down. Liked this scene as we left.

    I had a friend give me a book called Anam Cara by John O’Donohue, an Irish poet and philosopher. It is a book I need to read slowly, taking in small amounts and letting the words and ideas sink in. I have enjoyed the book and may need to read more of his work. I just heard a podcast with him and Krista Tippet which gave me another taste of his philosophy and soul.