These artist’s mannequins hang out in this window all the time. The light was going through its twice a day magic period, and I had to crack open the window and grab a shot. Outside, it’s approaching dusk. Inside, lit by a single incandescent bulb (there are still a few of those left in my house – […]
Archives for September 2011
Pancakes
September 21, 2011 27 Comments
This image brought to you by Shel Silverstein (who also inspired this photo). Pancakes Who wants a pancake, Sweet and piping hot? Good little Grace looks up and says, “I’ll take the one on top.” Who else wants a pancake, Fresh off the griddle? Terrible Teresa smiles and says, “I’ll take the one in the […]
Blue Skies
September 18, 2011 16 Comments
This photo is all about negative space. I think the shapes in between the steel are more interesting than the structure itself.
Hydrangea
September 13, 2011 21 Comments
I’m not one of these guys that will go out with a squirt bottle to add little drops of water to flowers before I take their pictures… but when it rained a couple weeks ago, I went looking for interesting things to shoot, and I liked the way the water was dripping from the hydrangeas […]
Vino
September 10, 2011 17 Comments
Taken at a restaurant in Lexington, VA. Sadly, I forget the name of the place, so I can’t give them props here. I didn’t have any of the wine, but liked the look of their wine rack, and the hostess was happy to let me snap a few photos.
Mechanical
September 8, 2011 19 Comments
Today’s shot is another train photo from West Virginia. I was able to step just a little further back, and in spite of these gears size, captured a nice cross section of the rusting metal. It’s an interesting tourist attraction, but the engineer mind in me wanted to know how much it was worth if […]
Toothy Maw
September 4, 2011 14 Comments
I had the macro lens on my camera when I came across this old railroad equipment, and I couldn’t step far enough back to get a shot that showed much more than this. These gears are about four feet around, or just over a meter from one side to the other. I think it turned […]
