Lovers at the edge

how differently we each perceive moments which modify our lives 9/11 (click images for larger view) Leica M8, 65 mm Elmar, Visoflex III with Right Angle Finder Right angle viewfinders, on both the Visoflex and R8, present me with both a fresh point of view and an unobtrusive, candid approach. And we all need fresh points […]

Miksang and flow

In an eMail Alan Magayne-Roshak said of my August 24th blog post, “I love it.  It’s easy to get lost in it (in a good way). This reminds me of a David Vestal column where he quoted Picasso as saying, “I don’t seek, I find.” ( The column is at home; I hope I got it […]

Hope: “If you build it he will come.” — Shoeless Joe Jackson, Field of Dreams

sit on the porch, watch it build, then sit, waiting too hoping for a meal (click image for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm apo macro elmarit (yes. stopping down would have been nice. but for 1/30th @ 2.8. I like it)

the chase

we all chase something choosing what, when and where to chase makes all difference May we chase and capture that which makes a positive difference in the world in 2010. “The fact is that relatively few photographers ever master their medium. Instead they allow the medium to master them and go on an endless squirrel […]

Sophia-days = grand Wednesdays

grand pa and grand child duets with me on guitar and she on harmonica (click images for larger view) hiking to observation towers developing the habit of sharing a chocolate malt between pinball and bowling games or just talking around the kitchen table always delightful time well spent Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron

sometimes one plus one equals one

father plus son “Are we not like two volumes of one book?” — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore They appeared to enjoy a perfect father/son afternoon in the park. Each – both speaking and listening. Followed by throwing the football in the open field. Apparently exercising both minds and bodies. I felt envious and missed my father (click […]