It's hard to go anywhere without seeing windmills reaching up into the breezes across America. Wind power. We often think of this as a new source of energy. The power of wind, of course, has been used for millennia. Long…
I'm not sure why old buildings, old cars, and other old things appeal to photographers. Although I can't speak for other photographers, I've seen enough pictures of these subjects to know that I'm certainly not alone on this. Maybe they…
The week is almost over but I can't let it pass completely without reminding you that this is National Parks Week. I love our National Parks. Over the years I've been to over 50 units of the National Park System…
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…
"Find the cost of freedom buried in the ground.Mother earth will swallow you, lay your body down." -- Stephen Stills Maybe it's because of the generation into which I was born. When I think of World War II, I think…
The busy holiday season is over. A subzero arctic front has moved into the Midwest. This is the time of year when I often find myself somewhat adrift, wondering what to do next. So far this January I've had a…
I was going to name this post "Beautifully frustrating" or "Frustratingly beautiful" but decided that frustrating was too negative of a term. What I'm getting at is sometimes, when I'm in a location or a situation where I'm convinced that I'll get some…
Sometimes it takes me a while to get around to doing something that I want to do. In the spring of 1970, after 3-1/2 years of chemistry, physics, and math, I had some college credits remaining to use for electives. …
Shadows have a rather sinister reputation. They're usually used to represent mystery, sorrow or troubled times. Thieves and murderers are always lurking in the shadows. And yet shadows can't exist without light. Just one of life's ironies I guess. When I'm…