July 21, 2011
Waiting for our train
It’s delayed about 1.5 hours. I’m amusing myself by making photographs.
One of the many reasons I love photography. I’m never bored as there is always something to look at/shoot.
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July 13, 2011
STL – CHI – NYC
So much going on these days, and hardly time to document it all! I’ve been shooting a ton, which makes me happy happy. I am slowly getting over my “it’s not really photography with an iPhone” hang-up, which is another one of my purely self-inflicted notions. I see all the wonderful images continually posted on Instagram, and I consider that photography, so why not my own? Still, clutching the Nikon for three days straight in Arkansas did me a world of good.
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July 11, 2011
Summer 2011 Trip #1: Queen Wilhelmina State Park, AR
Some images from our trip. M gave me some blessed (much-needed!) alone time by taking Zozer to play miniature golf Saturday afternoon. I sat downstairs at the lodge and edited images. Heaven.
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July 4, 2011
Downtown sights
Yesterday, when it wasn’t raining.
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July 4, 2011
Independence Weekend Snaps
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June 28, 2011
Rainy morning
But her raincoat and her smile made everything bright.
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June 25, 2011
Instagram Fun
This app is way too cool.
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June 24, 2011
Bridge
Any time we near a bridge, I feel compelled to pull out my iPhone.
I love architecture. Especially architecture that embraces form WITH function. Lately, this view has gone beyond architecture into the smaller objects that make up our everyday lives.
Utilitarian products and technology aren’t required to be ugly. There’s no law somewhere that says the more useful something is, the uglier it needs to be.
And yet, far too many manufacturers live by that idea. They neglect to consider the necessity of aesthetic design.
Now, ya’all know that I’m a huge fan of Apple. Not to be all fan girl or anything, but there is a company that GETS it. Function AND form. High quality products that work well and look good. Pleasing to the eye. An enhancement to our surroundings even when not in use.
We recently purchased some Motorola radios for the Corvette. They work fine, but man, are they ugly. I look at them and cringe. They’re all bumpy and knobby. They look like giant bugs. Who wants to look at giant, bumpy, ugly bugs?
I’ve been noticing form as it relates to function a lot lately. I recognize the value in objects that look great while they function. I don’t think that’s too much to ask. Shouldn’t we all strive to make our world beautiful, as well as useful?
Yep. All this from an iPhone snap of a bridge. My brain likes to go off on tangents sometimes. A lot of the time. Nearly all the time.
Aren’t bridges beautiful?
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June 24, 2011
Concert
We saw Poison and Motley Crüe last night. Gorgeous weather, awesome music, and phenomenal people watching opportunities.
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June 19, 2011
Business Trip
Back to Lenexa this past week. Not much to shoot while there, being trapped in meetings for two days straight and all. Had to make myself content with shooting travel images. Sometimes you just gotta take what you can.
1. Ceiling of East Terminal
2. My favorite pictogram ever. Mainly because I’ve been in this position before. More than once. Sigh.
3. Huge storm front rolled in as we prepared to depart. Awesome storm clouds, but the flight attendant nazi made me turn my phone off.
4. After a bumpy flight, sunny upon arrival in KC.
5. The rental car facility at MCI, while waiting in line behind a “Ummm, I dunno, I guess maybe I need a rental car? No, I don’t have a reservation. No, I don’t know what I want. No, I don’t know how long I’ll need it” traveler. Grrrrrr.
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