Morning Light
Mac would never pose for me, of course. So any interesting photo of him is a bit of an accident. I was actually trying to photograph the shadows of the shuttered light on the far wall of the living room when Mac jumped onto the back of the sofa and blocked the very light I [...]
On A Mission
This is a Greek kitten, discovered on a back street on the island of Mykonos. He/she is oblivious to my camera and refused to stand still for the photo.
Order and Chaos?
There is so much that seems random in nature. And then there are birds flying in formation. . . In this picture, grabbed on the fly, notice how the angles of the birds’ wings fit into each other. But then notice the clouds: are they the antithesis of these birds in flight?
Mac On the iPhone
I continue to be impressed with the photographic capabilities of my iPhone 4. It shoots pretty clean photos in marginal light. It also lets me do macro photography. AND I can selectively focus, which means I can do things with this camera that most point and shoot cameras can’t do. This photo of Mac isn’t [...]
Lucy
Getting a portrait of a of a subject that keeps moving and refuses to listen to instructions isn’t easy – especially in low light. This is Lucy, Brian and Katie’s cat. Lucy lived with us for a few months but doesn’t really act like she knows me. But, being a cat, she didn’t generally act [...]
The Cuddly Brown Bear
Frankly, I don’t think you’d want to cuddle a brown bear. With front claws that are 4″ long and with an ability to run at speeds approaching 40mph, the Alaska brown bear is best kept at a distance, as this bear was in a habitat near Sitka that had been created for bear cubs that [...]
The Snowy Dog
People are crazy about their pets and I was certainly guilty of being crazy about our Springer Spaniel, Polly. She seemed to love life and everyone she met. Polly is long-gone now but I come across photos of her every once and a while – I had forgotten I had this one.
The Bird Man And the Child
I was with a group of students in the Montmartre district in Paris and as we were walking down the steps of the Sacre Couer Basilica, I looked down and saw this man and this apparently mesmerized child. This isn’t the only photo of a child marveling over birds. What is it about birds that [...]
Procession
This is another unique Christmas decoration that gets put out once a year. There’s nothing like a donkey and camel procession that says, “Christmas.” (Behind the scenes: For those who might be interested in seeing how framing, composition, aperture and angle affect the outcome of a photograph, check out this alternative view of the “Procession,” [...]
Another Cute Kitten Photo
My son Brian helped me resurrect some photos I had taken years ago. There were 90 in the collection but I chose this one, mainly because of the amazing blue eyes. I’m guessing that not everyone looking at my blog thinks every kitten is automatically photogenic. You’ll have to move on to other things if [...]
Little Lizard
This little guy briefly flitted into view, posed for this photo and then flitted back into hiding. This is a gecko, as you may know, and you find them in unlikely places in Hawaii, including bedroom wall and bathroom mirrors. They are harmless and, as you can see here, colorful. Subscribe to A Photo A [...]
Does A Bear Prowl In the Woods?
Of course they prowl. And they do other things as well. Here a mother bear and her cubs are watching tourists watch them.
Puffin
I don’t do much wild life photography, mainly because it seems to take too much patience. It also helps if you have a really big lens, and I don’t. But sometimes I get lucky as in this photo. We were visiting our son Jon in Sitka, Alaska and he had taken us in the company [...]
Our Portuguese Friend
One of the best discoveries of all of our travels to Europe is a small village in Portugal north of Lisbon with stone houses that have been converted to small apartments for tourists. The name of the little town is Aldeia da Mata Pequena and we stayed in the apartment named “Caso do Jasmin.” Among [...]
Bambi Twins
It’s easy to shoot wildlife photos when the wildlife wanders into your front yard. In this case the front yard is at our cabin in the Black HIlls. They were lured there by the cracked corn that had been thrown on the grass. If you study the spots on the fawns, incidentally, you will discover [...]
The Happy Fisherman
Most people fish Lake Oahe for its walleye. But my friend Peterson thought finding northerns would be just fine and on day two of our fishing/sailing expedition, this is what he found. I don’t have a scale on my sailboat so we had to go looking for a fisherman who did. Total weight: 20.2 lbs. [...]
We Can See Ourselves!
We were packing our rental car and getting ready to leave our little cottage in Aldeia da Mata Pequena, Portugal, when the two resident peacocks walked up and started to look at themselves in the dark reflection. I thought they were admiring themselves, but when they started to peck at our car, I concluded that [...]
More Than Books
Books bags certainly carry more than books. In this case, I watched a young woman stuff her Jack Russel puppy into a book bag and strap it on her back. Before she rode off on her bicycle, she asked me if her dog’s head was sticking out. I said, “Yes. And the dog is smiling.” [...]
Puppy Love
This is my third dog post but the first time in a long time that I am yearning to get a dog. How can you not love a puppy like Max, a beautiful golden retriever? Whenever, I tell Deb I want a dog, she reminds me that we travel a lot and that I’ll have [...]
Wildlife
The only wildlife I seem to photograph is captive, such as the butterflies I’ve posted. And now a lumbering brown bear, on display at a zoo a few miles south of Sitka, Alaska, named “The Fortress of the Bear.” This young bear is one of two at the compound. They were orphaned after their mother [...]
Got Your Goat
Of all the things we saw during our trip to Sitka, Alaska, this celery-crunching goat is perhaps the most paradoxical “wild” animal. We had gone to a place to see brown bear that had been captured rather than be destroyed. (Their mother did have to be destroyed). Next to the bear compound was a kind [...]
Dark Beauty
I have been “dusting off” some old photos and this is one I took a few years ago at the Butterfly House in Sioux Falls, SD. I’m not sure you can see it here, but there is blue speckling this butterfly’s wings which is anything but random. Part of the disguise? Part of the reproductive [...]
Can You Handle Cute?
I took this photo over 30 years ago when I was in college living off campus in a little silver trailer that I rented for $40 a month. I had my books and I also had cats, including this little kitten, who seems to be looking at me curiously.
The Curious Cat
Can you handle the inquisitive, yet trusting look of a cat. This isn’t just any cat – it’s Brian’s cat, Lucy. This isn’t the only post about curiosity. Do you see any similarities in this photo (click)?
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