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Posted in Photos on Jan 30th, 2009
My camera has been gathering dust lately. I don’t have as much energy for outdoor photos when there’s a foot of snow to trudge through. So I started experimenting with some new techniques in processing, including something called “tilt-shift”. On some photos, tilt-shift makes your subject look like miniatures. It’s achieved with a specialty lens [...]
Posted in Photos on Oct 7th, 2008
Seeing New England start to erupt with fall color reminded me that I get to experience it twice. I saw the beginnings of a beautiful autumn in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Now I can look forward to what’s coming to northern Ohio in the weeks ahead. From Vermont: You can see [...]
Posted in Photos, Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2008
My drive home through New Hampshire and Vermont was long and wonderful. Overcast skies kept the glare out of my eyes. I had the iPod cycling through all the public radio shows that I download but never get to listen to: This American Life, Fresh Air, All Songs Considered, and This I Believe segments. It [...]
Posted in Photos, Uncategorized on Oct 3rd, 2008
I left Boston’s rains to head north to Portland, Maine to spend a little time at the coast. Unfortunately, so did Hurricane Kyle. While the hurricane never made landfall in Maine, it did trigger several days of wind and rain. Portland’s a nice place–from what I saw of it–and, on my final day there, the [...]
It was a pleasant drive to Boston, broken up by a stayover in Albany on the way. Once I got settled in Boston, I figured out the “T” subway system and set out to do some sightseeing, only to learn that the historic sites were closing and that major rain storms were expected for the [...]
Posted in Photos on Oct 1st, 2008
I’m home after a short vacation trip to New England. I’ll be posting photos here over the next few days. This one is my favorite. I’m a sucker for autumn color, rocks, and rippling water. I was driving through Vermont on my way home yesterday, saw this lovely stream beside the highway, and pulled over [...]
Posted in Photos, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized on Sep 6th, 2008
One of the things I love best about living in Ohio is the abundance of wonderful sweet corn this time of year. I’ve had some so sweet and good this year that butter and salt are an afterthought. I’ll eat the leftovers cold out of the fridge, and nibble on the tiny, underdeveloped kernels that [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Photos, Scripture on Jun 28th, 2008
Rev. Thom Shuman shares a thoughtful essay on hospitality, one of the scriptural themes for this weekend. [via Occasional Sightings of the Gospel] [photo via Stitch]
Posted in Inspiration, Photos on Jun 19th, 2008
It may look like a NASA photo of a distant planet, but it’s actually a picture of a soap bubble. See how it was made here.
Posted in Photos on May 30th, 2008
Blog update: I’ve added a slide show of recent photos to the blog. If you’re an email subscriber, you’ll find it on the main blog page here. Click the tab at the top of the page that says PHOTOS. As the page loads, you’ll start to see the slide show. Place your mouse over the [...]
Posted in Photos on Apr 12th, 2008
It’s nickname was an advertising slogan to entice visitors in the 1930s, but New Orleans is a “city that care forgot” in more ways than one. I’m home for a few days to visit with family, and had a couple of hours in the French Quarter to walk and take in the sights. There are [...]
Posted in Olmsted Community Church, Photos, Random Thoughts on Mar 20th, 2008
…these late winter snows. But glancing out my office window yesterday, I was shocked—shocked, I tell you—to see big, fat, heavy flakes coming down. It was snowing like crazy for most of the afternoon and evening. The trees in the park and around the church looked like they’d been dunked in the same white icing [...]
Posted in Photos on Mar 14th, 2008
As I was driving home tonight, a dense fog began to settle over fields at the edge of town. The seagulls weren’t pleased, but it looked like a good photo opportunity. Other foggy pics at my Flickr page.
Posted in Community, Photos, Random Thoughts on Feb 27th, 2008
Teachers and students huddled around TV sets in the early morning hours the past two days, hoping and praying their school system had called a snow day. For Olmsted Falls schools, there were two in a row. The church office follows school closings, so we’ve had a break too. It looks like there was [...]
Posted in Family, Photos, Random Thoughts on Feb 12th, 2008
When I was young, my aunt took family pictures with her special camera. Polaroid cameras provided an instant picture. Pop a flashbulb on top, look through the little viewfinder, and push the button. No focusing, no finishing the roll, no waiting for developing at the drug store. She snapped the picture and we watched the [...]