If there is a category I generally don’t fit into, it’s that of the “consumer”. I don’t feel the need to purchase every new electronic gadget that’s released. I don’t shop at warehouse store and devour large quantities of goods. I buy clothes only when I need them (although I do try to dress decently). We don’t use massive amounts…
Month: December 2012
Why not?
I know I said I wasn’t going to post until after Christmas but I don’t believe I can use this photo for any other day. I shot the photo in downtown Pittsburgh Sunday night and after viewing it I thought it would be a great candidate for a snow texture that I downloaded just the other day, especially since the…
Taking a break
With my focus for the next few days being on the Christmas holiday, I’ll be taking a break from the blog. I doubt if I’ll get out in the next couple of days to take any meaningful photos anyhow so I won’t bore you with second-rate images. OK make that third-rate, since most of my work lately has been second-rate. I’ll probably…
The man with the ham(burger)
Just your average 20′ cowboy with a burger statue. I stopped in a convenience store parking lot to make a conference call for work today and the whole time I sat in my truck looking at this giant cowboy, which sits at the restaurant next door to the store. I’ve seen it a few times before and always thought of grabbing…
Sticks
In my never-ending quest to get out and purposely do more photography I have been failing miserably. Between work and just general household time I haven’t been able to make a day of just shooting and it’s been frustrating me. As a guitar player I know that the more I play, the better I get. The same goes for photography.…
While I am here
I was waiting for a train at a crossing the other day, just watching the cars roll by. I happened to look out of my right window and I saw this lovely creature watching me watch the train. It was a nice dreary rainy day with dark but soft light and I couldn’t help but to take a portrait. Cattle…
Another photo
In black and white, as promised. Somewhat of an industrial abstract. I like the texture of the rusted metal, which works particularly well in black and white. And speaking of black and white, don’t forget to check out my photo on page 218 in the current issue of Black & White magazine (#95) as mentioned in my last post, available…
Look for me on the newsstands now
A few months back I asked readers for their opinion on some black and white images I was submitting to a contest. I ended up choosing four images to submit, some being favorites of readers and friends and one being a personal favorite. Well last month I found out that at least one of my images was accepted to be…
Just a thing
I see lots of things when I am out and about and todays photo is one of them. The bathtub in the field is an almost normal sighting in rural areas. A place for water or feed for livestock, I imagine. Most times they are near the barn or at least in the immediate vicinity, but this one wasn’t near…
Well in hand
I thought I would rework an image I had in my files from a while back. This was taken in an environmental warehouse at a former employer. I always liked the gloves “reaching out” towards the camera and the lone light-colored glove. It’s bordering on creepy, so maybe that’s why I like it. And by that I mean I don’t…
What I Pic 