Anybody notice anything unusual about this picture (larger version is here)? A Year Ago: Public Display When I was eleven years old, I travelled briefly through Iran… [read more]
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Buried Fist
In the version of T’ai Chi I’m studying, there’s a posture in the final third, not far from the end, called “Step Forward to Seven Stars” (why, I have no idea). In any case, it involves winding up with your forearms crossed in front of you, your hands held as fists and the “eyes” of…
Poster Lion at Sunset
Sometimes what’s called for is something completely different. Like, oh I don’t know, a travel poster graphic. A Year Ago: Chess King The poker-player in me admires the guys (and they’re pretty much always guys) who hustle chess in public parks… [read more]
Boot Hill
It was 80ºF this afternoon, more than enough impetus to get me out and taking photographs. It was partly cloudy and the afternoon sun (yay, Daylight Savings Time!) was dodging in and out in an especially attractive fashion. My eye was caught once again by the elevated graveyard and raking light. I shot photos with…
The Impossible Color
“I call that the impossible color.” Lynn and I were strolling through the conservatory at Brookside Gardens this afternoon. “Digital camera CCDs just can’t cope with that particular shade. Something about that purplish blue just completely defeats them.” I held forth briefly on the subject. And then came home to post-process the image I took…
So Pretty
In the annals of sheer prettiness, there’s not a lot to compete with late-afternoon sunlight filtering through new cherry blossoms. Two Years Ago: A Natural Mess Sometimes a walk in the woods doesn’t reveal any pattern of orderliness… [read more]
Pick One
So, so different. A Year Ago: Barn Roof The sun was shining and although the temperature never got up to 40F, I still determined that I needs must get outside… [read more]
Sea Nettle
Because I have become a walking martinet, I marched Bob down the hill to the National Zoo and back up again. Fortunately, in between he took over and I wound up enjoying the Invertebrate Exhibit, which I had somehow never seen before. We skipped most of the insect stuff, but lingered over the beautiful undersea…
Let the Evening Come
The sunset I’m interested in is the one happening in the window-plastic on the right. A Year Ago: Stairs As I‘ve mentioned before, I used to be a militant photographic fundamentalist… [read more]
Admirer
The woman in this picture is Kathleen from Houston. We chatted briefly as we both circled the cathedral, cameras in hand. Kathleen was on a rare solo trip, sans children, and having a wonderful time. Having asked me where I was from (“Across the street!”), she expressed some surprise that I was out photographing a…