Author Archives: imagist

A Creative Encounter Lunch

Yesterday my dear friend, David White, invited me to a birthday lunch at City Market in Shorewood, WI. Always a delight to spend time with a poet, singer, and a specialist in gratitude and happiness. The food was okay and the conversation superb. When the coffee grinder became unpleasantly loud we moved to the outdoor […]

Ted Grant Assignment #3: “Vase & Flowers by Window Light!”

A clean and simple vase with flowers on table lit only by “window light and reflected light.” results in by MIDNIGHT 14 SEPTEMBER 2013. One submission only. Thank you. cheers, Dr. ted  🙂 (click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit

Hog “heaven”

Milwaukee based Harley Davidson celebrated their 110th anniversary a couple weeks ago. One of the big dealers, Suburban Motors, is located in our little town of Thiensville, WI. The party ran for a week. Needless to say the the audio/visual noise quickly became a bit over-the-top for many — me among them. The often unmuffled […]

On Assignment (from Ted Grant): The Twilight Zone

(click photograph for larger view) R8/DMR, 21 mm Super Angulon [mp3_embed blog_plyrs=”1″ playlst=”http://nostalgictimewarp.com/The%20Twilight%20Zone%20(TV%20Theme).mp3″ mp3_aligns=”center” aps=”yes” colors=”#1F55B2″ nums=”4″ mp3wids=”450″ mp3highs=”300″ id=”3″ loop=”yes” shuffle=”no”  ransparent=”yes” pop_mp3=”no”]

Friday flowers. The muse. Fall.

We can photograph, draw, paint, sculpt or write a poem about any subject. In my experience subjects inspire poets and artists in various and often weird ways; a shaft of light; a metaphor popping into the mind; a turn of phrase; a rhyme; and many other incomprehensible signals may indicate that the muse has tapped […]