Yesterday we had to do a bit of shopping and boy were we shocked when we got the bill. The problem I believe was we were seeing everything in a new way. The way of the Wet Plate Process. It was like we were speaking a secret language, I even noticed a man trying to...
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Life sure can feel at times like an up hill battle.
This morning in a cloud of our own breath, Clover my canine companion and I set out to be the first people to crush the morning frost kissed grass under our feet. To be in the vineyard before the sun breached the blue...
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I took some time yesterday from the realities of “what needs to be done” to wander over to my local garden center for it’s annual Camellia exhibit. It is kind of special to have unfettered alone time in a beautifully decorated greenhouse, just me and the Camellias. I had a full hour to...
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So, as you may or may not know…I am addicted to what is now called IPHONEOGRAPHY. Basically photos taken with your lo res camera phone, particularly the iphone. Several friends suggested I submit one of my images into this competition and well…I would be mad at myself if I didn’t attempt to do my best...
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“If you want to be a really skilled photographer you have to shoot every day and continuously challenge yourself with new skills”. I recently heard this great piece of advice and it is something I have always believed in and put into action in my life daily.
In the past few months we have added...
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People are always asking me how we get to the top of the Alps with all the various camera gear we travel with…let alone the Terrier. Well, I am happy to inform you…we take the easy way. Luckily here in Europe many mountain tops are accessible by cable cars. For a few...
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Fasching or Carnival season is upon us here in Germany, Carnival is a time of frolic before the forty days of Lenten fasting. I managed to visit two Faschingsumzug or Fasching parades in one day while visiting in the mountainous region of Garmisch.
This year I set out to capture as many traditionally carved masks and...
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