Day four of the 2009 Photo Challenge… today’s subject was “books”. The book used in the photo is the book that accompanied the Ken Burns “Jazz” series. I used two light sources for this one. A small flashlight is propped up against the bottom of the spine, illuminating the gold type. Another florescent strip light […]
Nature has amazing things to show when left undisturbed. The wind guides a brush of last year’s grass across a canvas of fresh snow etching its self portrait into the powder. Tomorrow, it will be gone, a new artist, a new brush taking its place in nature’s gallery. ………………………………………………………………….. Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 100-400mm […]
Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Back in college, when I used to consider myself an artiste, my medium of choice was pen and ink. I started out using rapidograph pens and colored pencils and by the time I hung up my speedball nibs, I was using a fountain pen and colored inks. This was all before my first copy of […]
February, 1979 – the Statue of Liberty came to Madison, Wi. Created by sculptor and founding member of UW’s •Pail and Shovel Party, Tim Browning. Lady Liberty appeared to be sinking into the lake, only her eyes and torch sticking above the frozen surface. I remember going down to the campus to see this when […]
P hotochallenge.org has announced a year-long photo challenge for 2009. Starting today, January 1, photochallenge will announce a new subject daily with the goal of 365 separate assignments ending December 31, 2009. It will be extremely difficult to keep up with a daily challenge for an entire year, but I plan on going for as […]
Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
COLD Flippin’ cold… December 21, winter solstice 2008 in Madison, WI… -10º air temperature and 30mph winds whipping through the open prairie at Cherokee Marsh. At that temperature, what little moisture there is in the air crystalizes and swirls around in the wind. This is called diamond dust and it’s absolutely beautiful as it catches […]
…on the other side of the fence. It’s true – next time you’re out on a foggy day, look over on the other side of the fence – it’s almost certain to be foggier. I’ve been shooting a lot of portrait-oriented (vertical) photos lately, as opposed to landscape-oriented (horizontal). I tend to immediately compose a […]
Every mile is two in winter. – George Hurbert ………………………………………………………………… Canon EOS 5D Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
