“I have to be as much a diplomat as a photographer.” — Alfred Eisenstadt Ann’s sister, Teri, visits from Florida and the family gathers together at Menomonee Park, the 297 acre site of a water filled Lannon Stone quarry. Additional slide show of images. (click images for larger view)
Category Archives: Documentary
A lesson in discipline, down time, respect and divine connection
“Some of us cynics say that ‘the quickest way to make a million dollars in photography, is to start with two million dollars.’” — Anonymous Saturday afternoon we found ourselves at Al Simon’s 70th birthday celebration at Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue. I managed to see and document two moments of fine light before being […]
A Hasselbad lens now mounts to the Ultima
“The whole search is for the unknown.” — Jerry Valente Today I finished assembly of the milled ring to the recessed Cambo lens board to allow the mounting of Hasselblad lenses to the Cambo Ultima. After mounting the 40mm Distagon and the R8/DMR to the Ultima I walked the rig out to the porch, where […]
Happy birthday Sophia. We remember mom and dad with a sail on the Great Lake
“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” — Alfred Steiglitz Last Saturday Sophia, family and friends celebrated her third birthday. Slide show of additional images. (click images for larger vew) And on Monday we remembered Mom and Dad, together. Slide show of additional images. Huge thank you Doug. You’ve […]
Father’s day
“If there is a good thing about photography, it is that it can be easily enjoyed.” — Lord Snowdon (Grand) Father’s Day brunch – 08 – lucky me. (click images for larger view)
Flora now nests where fauna once did
“[I crop] for the benefit of the pictures. The world does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera [frame].” “What use is having great depth of field, if there is not adequate depth of feeling?” — W. Eugene Smith they appeared where once I photographed a family of feathered friends (click images […]
Storms, floods, visits, drives
“Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand.” — Margaret Bourke-White Last evening the storms roared through (again). (click images for larger view) The rain poured down most of the night – leaving our little town’s main street underwater (and the upstream water has yet to crest). Click here […]
Home town floods
“I didn’t want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning in nature.” — Wynn Bullock Last weekend severe storms swept through our area. Many families lost things, including some losing their homes. Our own Main Street was several feet under […]
Passing down the clothes (or on to the rummage sale)
“It’s about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby.” — Elliot Erwitt May 28th brought my niece, Libby, to Milwaukee for lunch and to pick out clothing which no longer fit Sophia. She seems to be counting her new outfits. (click images for larger view) My nephew, Erickson also […]
Take the time. Put your soul in the photograph.
“There’s no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture.” — Ruth Bernhard (click image for larger view)