George Lottermoser, imagist, photographer, graphic artist, videographer, teacher, student

Kaleidoscope: Digging up and celebrating the Underground Press

May 9, 2014

Kudos! to Mckim and John Stropes for continuing their exhibitions, events and celebrations of the Avant Garde Coffee House and the counter culture which surrounded it. On April 29th they concentrated the celebration on Kaleidoscope; the underground tabloid newspaper published in Milwaukee. I did the first cover art for Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 6, 1967). […]

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Friday: Ann’s Easter Lilly

May 9, 2014

a gift from Josh on the Mequon Road house porch (click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit

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Friday: Flowers at Grandparent’s Breakfast at Sophia’s school

May 2, 2014

On April 25th Sophia”s school hosted a breakfast for grandparents. The children made ball point pens into flowers for the table center pieces. The kids were encouraged to ask us questions about how life may have differed when we were their age. They also wrote a composition which described their own life in the future — […]

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Considering another crop…

April 20, 2014

of Friday’s tulip and its loving implications (click photo for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit

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Waiting… for flowers and so much more

April 18, 2014

… for buds and blossoms … an archbishop’s approval … for spring to finally take a stand against the cold … for banks and attorneys to return calls … for sleep to replace sleepless nights come on tulips (click image for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Macro Apo Elmarit

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Posting to WordPress directly from iPad; including iPad photographs

April 5, 2014

Examining the possibilities of posting to this blog directly from the iPad. Including iPad Photographs, and photographs from other cameras. Each of these 4 photographs were made with the iPad camera; with minimal processing in Apple’s simple photo app. These devises truly do amaze we who delight in documenting life passing.

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Nailed it:

March 18, 2014

Yesterday I made my usual Raisin/Walnut Morning Bread. Of course it’s always a little different. Maybe cinnamon maybe not. More or less honey. Lately I’ve moved toward greater hydration, working around 75 percent; and using the stretch and fold method rather than the knead method. Anyway – yesterday’s loaf turned out unexpectedly dense and heavy […]

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Friday: the same tiny bloom continues…

March 7, 2014

to enjoy its lonely existence on the kitchen sink. I wonder if its happy. It looks happy. It make me happy when I look through the viewfinder. (click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit

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Finally achieved incredible bread…

March 5, 2014

not just delicious, pretty, healthy… but exceptional… true “artisan”… as good as the best I’ve ever had. As Walter Brennan said, “No brag. Just fact.” I finally “get it.” The correct feel of it. The secrets: Wet, sticky dough – 65 to 80 percent hydration. Stretched and folded in almost any number of different ways and schedules […]

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Friday: a single, tiny bloom

February 28, 2014

a gift from Cindy growing and blooming potted in a Ladybug look alike (click photograph for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, Leitz Wetzlar 160/- 4/0.10 microscope objective

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