One can often see Mike Neilson, winner of many state plein air awards, painting around Wisconsin. This past Friday, the day before the Cedarburg Strawberry Festival weekend, was no exception. The Cedarburg Cultural Center sponsors a number of plein air painting competitions. (click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph
Category Archives: Photography
Summertime
(click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 50 Summilux Asph
Suburban driveway #3 (while walking)
(click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph The first two “Suburban driveways”
Rapunzel
(click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph
Friday’s flower
While I’m not often a fan of “catalog” photographs of flowers. Occasionally a specimen demands to simply be presented for its own perfect beauty. Such was the case with this peonie. Usually my peonies appear either bloomed out or barely opened. Rarely do I see the moment when the flowers are simply perfect. As I […]
Joy returned on Tuesday (and turtles and spiders)
On Saturday, March 10th, the day of the heart attack, a subtle psychological shift occurred within me. Within hours of the event I seemed to have lost interest in most things that previously held my interest and attention. I’d never, before the attack and placement of two stents, experienced what others referred to as depression. […]
A lesson in adaptation
“Nature” certainly does overcome obstacles; and always tenaciously adapts to conditions. The lesson: wherever you find yourself — do what you need to do to grow — I guess. (click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 65 Elmar on Visoflex
Friday: snapping dragons with the 1970 65mm Elmar
Sometimes the subject and/or assignment dictates the equipment which one must choose. At other times a photographer may choose the equipment simply for the pleasure of using a particular tool. The 65mm Elmar (as well as the 135mm Elmar) on the Visoflex III, with the stove pipe viewer, provide this photographer with a meditative/contemplative experience. […]
Summer… Sophia… Soccer…
“Anyone can shoot chaos. But the most perceptive photographers can make compelling pictures out of uninteresting moments.” ~ Alex Tehrani Additional images from this event can be viewed here. (click photograph for a larger view)
Wisconsin’s Overpass Light Brigade in Menomonee Falls
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Wisconsin will hold an historic election; a very heated and socio-politically important contest between Mayor Tom Barrett and the recalled Governor Scott Walker. Last evening the Overpass Light Brigade took one of their illuminated messages into the red county of Waukesha, and displayed it on the Water Street pedestrian bridge, […]