You probably have to live in a place for decades before you really know it. Maybe you have to be born there. In either case, it's certainly impossible to know a city in a day and a half. So, after…
I know very little about Southern plantations. What I do know was probably gleaned from a couple of viewings of Gone with the Wind some decades ago. So, on a recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina, my wife and I…
One of the problems that I have with photography is focusing on a specific subject. Unless I volunteer or am hired to photograph a concert or a specific group, I just carry my camera with me and take pictures of…
I have a solo exhibit entitled “The Joy of Music” that’s on display until Thanksgiving at the offices of UW-Madison Continuing Studies Program, 21 N. Park Street, Madison, WI, 7th floor. This exhibit is made up of photographs that were…
Imagine that you're watching talented dancers performing beautiful and graceful moves. Then imagine that the dance floor is tilted until it is vertical. The dancers continue to perform, but now their moves are amazing. They leap almost effortlessly into the…
It seems like when people retire they want to take a cruise. Maybe they see Alaska or sail the fjords of Norway. Maybe they sail through the Panama Canal. Maybe they just cruise the Caribbean with Mickey Mouse. Sad to…
When I photograph a sunset I don't usually plan to turn my back to the sun and orient my camera vertically. Sometimes, however, you just have to go with the flow. Earlier in the week I was in Three Lakes,…
I mentioned in a previous blog that I can't seem to pass up glass without stopping to look for interesting reflections and colors. Most often the glass resides in windows or doors. Its job is to be as invisible as…
You have undoubtedly heard about the supermoon and were aware that last's night full moon was of the super variety. When I'm in the mood to photograph a moonrise I often try first on the day before the full moon. …