June 10, 2009
A colleague came into my office yesterday at just the right moment, when someone was asking about the photographs I made on vacation. She asked to see some, and went overboard about them. Her father appreciates fine art photography, and she decided she’d like to give him an “original print from a real artist” for Father’s Day.
June 10, 2009
Okay, so I admit I made a lot of waterfall photographs while we were in Yosemite. Sue me. It’s waterfall season and they are magnificent.
June 10, 2009
Zoe was complaining the other day that her Crocs were hurting. She’s had them for awhile, so I was sure her feet were outgrowing them. M, wise father that he is, decided to dig into the matter instead of just throwing money at it like his wife does.
June 9, 2009
Stef, in response to my pumping her for information before our trip, said that the Mirror Lake trail was pretty easy and enjoyable, although there wasn’t much to see upon arrival.
June 9, 2009
We’ve attended too many funerals lately, so it is with great, joyful pleasure that I congratulate Tiffany and Doug on the arrival of their first baby, Gavin Phillip. Hang on, guys, you’re in for one helluva ride and more fun than you could ever imagine. And, here’s a little message for wee Gavin (who isn’t so wee, actually, tipping the scales at 8 lb 15 oz): your parents are totally kick-ass but new at all this, so go easy on ’em and sleep a lot.
June 8, 2009
This isn’t one of my “art” photographs. Just a visual sigh and a wish that I were still there. Or anywhere with no responsibilities except to empty my camera’s compact flash cards each night and recharge the batts. The only thing in the whole world that would have made it better would have been to have the other photographer in my house there with me. Hopefully I’ll get to take her some day.
June 7, 2009
I know I’m putting stuff up here in drips and drabs, but that’s pretty much how I’m getting to it! Our first week of class is over, and we can tell already that we’re in for even more work than we’ve been used to. For the first time since we started our program a year and a half ago, we’ve not been able to take even one day off from studying. Both classes, while good, require so much time and effort that we actually stayed up until almost 2 a.m. last night just to get stuff done for the week, and that’s with working for hours every other night. Today we read a chapter in Managerial Econ and four chapters in Business Law (I now understand torts, thankyouverymuch), and then decided that we needed to do something fun. M’s been working on Christmas (of course!) and I’ve been working on my images.
June 4, 2009
June 3, 2009
It’s definitely not your “white sand where you bask in the sun and drink Coronas” sort of beach, but I like it better. Much more interesting this way. Beautiful diversity and a variety of things to look at. I froze my butt off, considering I was on a beach, but I didn’t mind a bit. Maybe part of the attraction was that I was there early in the morning, by myself. Well not altogether alone; I had some scraggly crows and a few raucus sea gulls to keep me company, along with the music of pounding surf and shutter clicks. Heaven. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
June 3, 2009
My little foray into the world of West Coast photography last week has raised some interesting questions. Well, they’re interesting for me…probably not for many of you.