And I’m sure he would have the blues if he was in this tub. Just another one of the many old bathtubs found throughout rural areas. This particular one has a spring emptying into it, most likely used for cattle at some point. I can’t show this photo without some Little Feat
Category: Music
Johnny Winter 1944-2014
Johnny Winter, the great blues-rocker guitarist passed away last week at the age of 70. Sad news for me because Johnny was probably the main reason I wanted to pick up the guitar well over 30 years ago and learn to play the blues. Although I got turned on to gads of other guitarists over the years, I still enjoyed…
The problem
The problem with having a photo blog is that you have to continually add photos to it. And they have to be interesting enough to keep the reader’s attention and, hopefully, make them want to keep coming back. But if you start to slack off either in frequency or content, or both, the poor readers will have no choice but to move…
Like a song
This image came together very much like a recorded song. When you listen to a recorded song you are hearing the final product put together from multiple parts. From the notes, chords, and melody played by various instruments and singers. The choice of instruments, amplifiers, microphones, reverbs, effects, etc. all play a role in the sound. Then the recording process…
Guitar$
Just wanted to give a shout out to a good friend and all around nice guy, Vic DaPra. Vic had a signing at his guitar shop, Guitar Gallery, for his new book, “Burst Believers“, this past Saturday. His book is a superb reference guide for the 1958-60 Gibson Les Paul sunburst guitar. But, to add to the party, he also had on…
Interim
When I originally started this blog I was going to feature two things that I like to do – photography and play guitar, hence the name “What I Pic” which derived from “pic” as in picture and “pic” as in guitar pick. However, the guitar portion quickly took a back seat to the photography when I was posting daily my…
Drifting
Shooting snow has always been a challenge for me, especially when there is no other subject in the photo. I want to keep the brightness of it yet still retain the texture detail. Of course I overexposed when I shot so I wouldn’t end up with dark gray photos but I still had the highlights to consider, I didn’t want to burn out…
I could have gone normal
While enjoying some cool live jazz and a few cocktails with my wife at NOLA last evening, I thought I would try to get some pics of the band on our way out. The thought of it was one thing but the execution was another. The lighting was typical for a bar/restaurant – dark, so that was one strike. Behind the band,…
No photo blues
It’s been so long since I posted anything and yet I still don’t have any new worthy pics! Sure, I’ve been taking some photos but they have been more along the lines of gear testing photos which are painfully boring since they are mainly for analysis. But one of my test shots is unlike all of the others…..it moves! That’s…
Icicles melt
We had some freezing rain along with a little more snow last night. My truck was encased in the frozen fun and before I thawed it out, I grabbed a few photos of the icicles hanging from it in various spots. It would have been a good day to head out into the woods and get some frozen nature shots…
What I Pic 