One last look at the Florida beaches before I left. My kids used to call this sunlight pattern “God Rays.” Whatever you call it, there’s no denying the fact that it’s an incredible sight.
The wonderful thing about the sun rising or setting is that it’s really never the same.
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This one is in an effort to be more timely with my photos. It is, after all, Palm Sunday.
How timely is this? Another great sunset captured. Order a print of this image.
When you’re traveling you just can’t say no to a quick stop to check out a potential photo opportunity. I actually stopped because a building caught my eye, but then I stumbled onto this old-timey car show. The trick was to take a tack-sharp image and “dirty” it up in an effort to match the Cruise-In theme of yesteryear. What do you think, too much?
This scene just felt retro when I saw it.
I think my circadian rhythms automatically sync to the sunrise whenever I travel. It doesn’t matter when I go to bed the night before, I’m always up before the sunrise the next day.
A few short hours and I caught up with the sun on the other side of yesterday.
Proper sunsets are simply awesome. I shot close to 300 photos before it was all said and done, but this one stood out from the rest. All the “contrasty” things going on were screaming for some post-processing. Hopefully gonna turn the other way in several hours and the catch up with the sun.
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“How do they know what they want when they haven’t even seen it?”
– Steve Jobs
Frame your next photograph with this thought in mind – only show them what you want them to see. It always amazes me to see what goes on behind the scenes of any video shoot. Any that I’ve done. Any that I’ve seen. I can’t watch any video anymore without the production gears in my head spinning out of control. It’s just fascinating. The lights, the flags, the reflectors, the people, the gadgets and doodads – all just out of the frame. But all there to make what is in the frame that much better. Just fascinating. And that’s just it – only show them what you want them to see. So grab a camera and start shooting those extraordinary scenes that may just be smack dab in the middle of a bunch of chaos. But once you frame all that junk out, you’re left with insanely great images!
This doorknob just stood out to me as unique, but I had to look past all the distractions to really see it.
I’ve mentioned before that I try to shoot various angles of any scene I’m photographing (unique angles). But I keep thinking that for every individual image that I post here, I’ve got close to 5-10 other decent images that may get pushed aside and forgotten about. This also helps me out on those days where I haven’t shot at all. I shot today, but am having a tough time nailing down the part of the image I want to feature. So while I figure out how to proceed with that one I thought I’d post another one from the day I shot in my church’s sanctuary.
I’ve always found it difficult to shoot in this sanctuary due to the hot spot at the altar. The HDR post-processing technique certainly helps.
It’s a good thing I take my camera everywhere nowadays. After day 1 of 2 at a freelance job in Fishersville, the interstate was completely backed up so as any good photographer would do, I took an immediate detour into the nearby town – Staunton. It had been nasty, wet weather all day so I looked for interesting places to shoot inside (and I’m into churches right now apparently – namely the sanctuaries and stairwells). I really wanted to get to the top of this one, but couldn’t quite figure it out…
Detours can take you to some great places. I really wanted to shoot from that landing up there (looks like remnants from what the church used to be). The rope was for the church bell.
I revisited this one from a couple of years ago and processed it very differently because there was just something about it that was so intense. As I got into it I realized that it was the eyes. Doesn’t it feel like he’s staring into your soul?
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It’s refreshing to have the opportunity to slow down and take notice of the very mundane stuff ‘cuz the mundane stuff can be cool. This is the stuff you drive past going to work everyday. It’s the stuff you miss while you’re frantically running your errands for the week. You may even run right past it on your daily jog. Slow down, or even stop, and just take it in. There’s so much fascinating stuff out there. How can I ever get “blocked” as a photographer when stuff like this exists around every corner. It may not be interesting to anybody else, but it is to me. So there. You see me with my camera pointed at something, anything, and you wonder “what the heck?” Well, now you know.
I’ve been walking by these trees for about 3 months now every morning while I walk my dog and have been fascinated with them every time.
Looks like the desert camo that the military wears these days, doesn’t it?
Betcha he’s wishing for better weather on the east coast.
Everybody’s got one, right? Where’s yours?
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“The long and winding road that leads to your door
Will never disappear
I’ve seen that road before it always leads me here
Leads me to your door”– Lennon–McCartney
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“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
– Anne Frank
It’s what motivates us to sometimes subject ourselves to situations against our better judgement. It motivates us to want to come back. It makes us sometimes justify enduring the pain and mental anguish because we have an inexplicable connection with it – whatever “it” may be. We just want more and we’ll do anything we can to remain connected in any way possible because we just love it. I’ve been connected to cycling now for over 30 years and, although I don’t race as much anymore, I still love the sport and all things associated with it.
“The Hill” on the course of the ever-popular Virginia Spring classic – the Jefferson Cup Road Race in Charlottesville, VA.
There’s just something about New York City that I love. I’m not really sure what it is and it may just be a novelty because I don’t actually live there. But I do enjoy it. While I was there for a conference last Fall it was a mission of mine to make it to Grand Central Terminal. And not because of anything else but to simply visit the Apple Store that’s housed inside. I just think it’s cool that the Apple Store sits on the platform above the largest rail station in the world. Very clever Apple.
The biggest of the 5 Apple stores in Manhattan wraps around the upper concourse of Grand Central Terminal.
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We took an impromptu weekend trip to Lancaster County in PA a couple of years ago just to see the covered bridges. Aside from jumping back in history, it’s fun to just do something spontaneous every once in a while.
One of the 29 covered bridges in Lancaster County, PA.
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I think my dog Waldo is learning to appreciate the fact that I almost always have a camera handy and that he’s an unwilling subject in of a lot of my images.
A new twist on the ever-popular selfie. I just always have to be slightly different.
“Worship is one of the odder things the Christian community does…
But, with worship there is the very real potential and possibility that, by God’s Spirit, I will be enlivened, nourished, purified, opened, surrendered and so will you.”
The very elegant communion table in the Boyd Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, Winchester.
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Welcoming “Spring” with open arms. Although 2 hours on the indoor trainer is good for me, I think I’m going to crack if this weather doesn’t get better soon. Really looking forward to normal outdoor recreational activity in the very near future.
The plants so desperately want to start blossoming.
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