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  • architecture,  coffee shops,  Documentary/Street

    The Emporium

    March 14, 2020
    The Emporium in Old Town

    I took this image on a cold night this past December. A tripod was required for the star effect on the street light.

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  • architecture,  Cityscapes/Urban,  lifestyles,  window

    An evening in Old Town

    November 23, 2019

     

    The lights of Old Town bring people together in one of the restaurants

    Took the bus to Old Town the other night and walked around with my camera. This is not all that sharp as I was hand holding it. You can see on the left side of the image how the lights are lit up in town. I will try and take a few images of the lights during this Christmas season. It was a bit on the cold side and thus the reason no one was sitting outside and I’ll blame that for the blurr, also.

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  • bicycles,  Documentary/Street,  John O'Donohue,  lifestyles,  quotes,  Transportation

    Using our inner lens

    November 6, 2019
    New bicycles

    “If you try to view yourself through the lenses that others offer you, all you will see are distortions; your own light and beauty will become blurred, awkward, and ugly. Your sense of inner beauty has to remain a very private thing.” 

    John O’Donohue
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  • architecture,  Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  People/Portraits

    Lady in a long dress

    October 31, 2019

    Lady in long dress in San Diego, California

    This is a repost of a previous image but this time in color. I only have one image of this scene because sitting directly behind her is a man in a rocking chair. My timing was perfect because the next image I took was with him in his rocker.

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

    One Way

    October 23, 2019

    There always has to be one in the crowd

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  • bicycles,  Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles,  quotes,  Travel

    Favorite ice cream flavor is…

    October 19, 2019

    A bicycle on the streets in Richmond, Virginia

    “Until you got ice cream spilled on you, you’re not doing field work.” Randy Pausch

    This image is also from 2010 while on an overnight in Richmond. It really is a busy image. But it brings up a memory for me from just one word in the image. I’ll always remember when my granddaughter told me her favorite ice cream flavor was red. No need to argue with her. 🙂

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  • Black and White,  Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  quotes

    Waiting at the bus stop

    October 18, 2019
    Waiting for the bus at the Transit Center

    “Photography is a medium of formidable contradictions. It is both ridiculously easy and almost impossibly difficult. It is easy because its technical rudiments can readily be mastered by anyone with a few simple instructions. It is difficult because, while the artist working in any other medium begins with a blank surface and gradually brings his conception into being, the photographer is the only imagemaker who begins with the picture completed. His emotions, his knowledge, and his native talent are brought into focus and fixed beyond recall the moment the shutter of his camera has closed.”

    Edward Steichen
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  • Candid Portraits,  Children,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles

    Enjoying the weather

    October 8, 2019

    Party weekend in Old Town while we still have nice weather

    I took this on Saturday afternoon. I’ve had a cold since Thursday so I needed to get out of the house. Saturday evening was CSU’s Homecoming so there were a lot of people in Old Town. That meant a lot of people were from out of town for the game, grabbing a beer and burger before the game and a bit of shopping.  It was perfect football weather with nary a cloud in the sky. However, the young man running around in the fountain had no concern about any silly football game as he was focused solidly on his time chasing the bubbling fountains. Every once in awhile he would let out a squeal of joy because he almost caught one, whatever that meant to him, and that motivated him to try it again. Mom and dad stood to the side and watched, with grins.

    We’ve had wonderful weather the last 5 days. Today and tomorrow  are expected to be in the high to mid 70’s. But the high for Thursday is only gonna be 32 degrees with a nighttime low of 18 degrees and snow. So, we’re enjoying the weather while we can!

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  • architecture,  Black and White,  Documentary/Street,  quotes

    It’s the Light

    August 28, 2019

    ..amateurs worry about equipment,
    professionals worry about money,
    masters worry about light,
    I just take pictures… 

    Vernon Trent
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  • Documentary/Street,  Humor,  lifestyles

    Where’s My Shoes or…..?

    August 10, 2019

    So, is there some guy coming to on the floor wondering where his pants are, where his car is, where’s his wallet and where’s his shoes. Or could it be one of those alien abductions our friend Paul’s written about?

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