Hello to all and welcome!

I can't really say what you should expect to see here as I've never before tried blogging or anything similar. It'll have to be a work in progress. I'll probably talk about photography in general (and mine in specific) as well as point out different things that are going on that I find interesting or worth commenting on. If anyone (assuming anyone actually ends up reading this) has questions or suggestions on topics, feel free to let me know.

I'm here you're with me, here at the beginning of all things.

Roger

p.s.  Comments and feedback are very welcome.

Photos of the Week - Pithy Titles

January 25, 2016  •  Leave a Comment

I have problems thinking up titles for my photos.  Most of the time, I just use a title that tells you what you are looking at (so an image of a tiger swallowtail butterfly is titled "Tiger Swallowtail").  Sometimes, though, that doesn't work well.  Some photos need an interesting, memorable, pithy title.
 

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The above image was easy, for some reason.  I like the dreamy feel of the moon in the clouds.  I've always wished I could go into space/walk on the moon.  So, I called the photo "Dreams".
 

Click to PurchaseOcular ReflectivityThis is a straight photo.I remember seeing several drawings or etchings that showed images in the eye (like a skull symbolizing the person seeing their own death). I was curious if I could capture something similarly in a photograph. This is the result.It's amazing how reflective eyes actually are, isn't it.
 

This one is descriptive in a pithy way.  "Eye Reflection" would be boring, so I named it "Ocular Reflectivity", which says the same thing in a more interesting way.
 

The next several, though, don't have names and I think they need one.  Any suggestions are appreciated.
 

Click to purchasedog on beachBlack dog sitting on a sand dune.
 

I'm thinking maybe "Canine Beachcomber" for this, but would welcome something more interesting.
 

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I use this on my business cards, but have no idea what to call it.  And, since I don't know what type of bird it is, I can't even go for something simple.
 

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This one has lots of elements, from the view of Minneapolis, taken at Lake of the Isles, and the Canadian Geese.  How to combine them all, though, has eluded me.
 


Photos of the Week - Year in Review

December 28, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

It's the end of the year and therefore time for all the assorted "Year in Review" lists and such.  So, without much ado or explanation, here are some of my favorite photos from this year. 
 

And here's wishing everyone who reads this a Creative and Productive and Happy New Year.
 

Downtown Manhattan from the Brooklyn BridgeDowntown Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge
 


 

LichenLichen
 

Great Blue HeronGreat Blue Heron
 

Pair of Bald EaglesPair of Bald Eagles
 

Least SkipperLeast Skipper
 


 

Fort Snelling painted firing lineFort Snelling painted firing line
 

Fort Snelling Cannon Fire sepiaFort Snelling Cannon Fire sepia
 


 


Photo of the Week - Happy Chanukah

December 06, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

This image was captured in the town of Trebic in the Czech Republic.  The Jewish Quarter there is a UNESCO world heritage site and well worth visiting.
 

I saw this menorah there and thought about how best to shoot it.  Then I noticed the light coming in from the window.  And it then occurred to me that, lined up correctly, the light could act as a ghost candle, lighting the menorah again.
 

Happy Chanukah to all! 
 

Click to PurchasemenorahI liked the way the light from the window made a virtual candle.
 


Photo of the Week - Happy Thanksgiving

November 23, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

Here's wishing everyone a great Thanksgiving.
 

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Photos from Paris

November 14, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

Taken many years ago.
 

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