Month: April 2012

Bend it like Escher

He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder. –  M. C. Escher OK, this doesn’t quite look like an Escher drawing, but that’s what shiny globe reflections always remind me of.  I shot this while wandering past some antique shops in a nearby town where I can usually find interesting objects to shoot that are displayed in the…

Through the looking glass

In this case, the looking glass being the window of an antiques store. I was walking around Wheeling the other day looking for things to shoot, mostly to test a new camera. I like to try out a camera in a variety of real world shooting situations and take photos of things I normally shoot to get a real evaluation…

Crickets chirping….

…..is what I hear around here lately. It’s been a bit lonely with the lack of visitors but I have no one to blame but myself. My photography output is way down since last years 365 project. Plus I find that, without the pressure of having to do a daily photo, I don’t push myself to get out there and shoot. I…

Scenes from a dirt road

I found myself on a narrow dirt road today, hugging along the hills of West Virginia. I don’t know if it was the worlds roughest road, but it was pretty rough. I had to chug along at a slight crawl trying to avoid whatever ruts and sharp rocks I encountered yet I still got tossed around in my truck. Throw in…

Seriously? More blossoms? Yes, in the pink!

I hate to bore you with more spring blossom photos but I saw these today and thought that my southern hemisphere readers might enjoy them. I didn’t set out to take any spring pictures today but I was taking some architecture photos in town today, just trying out the Olympus camera some more, and spotted this flowering tree near the county courthouse.…