Thought Walks
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Thought Walks

I understand feeling like a lump sometimes. I get that way too at times. Especially after a visit from a friend like you. For a few days my life is much fuller and takes me away from my caregiver life. And after you leave, there is a void that is hard to fill. I start projects too, that often languish.…
July 24, 2025Posted inMusings, Seattle
Home Alone
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Home Alone

I went to grad school to not only fill in the gaps of my self-taught photo education but also to get that piece of paper that would open the door to teaching at the university level. My photo education in grad school continued to be self-taught, but at least I got a piece of paper out of it. Teaching itself…
June 25, 2025Posted inSeattle
One of These Days
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One of These Days

So, tell me about your new camera. Have you always been mirrorless, or is this a new thing? I am not really into mirrorless myself, though I know they are rage and DSLRs are going away. Besides not liking the digital viewfinder, I didn’t like the idea of getting all new lenses. When I switched from Nikon to Canon all…
June 5, 2025Posted inMusings, Seattle
A Place to Find a Little Peace
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A Place to Find a Little Peace

It rains here today as it has off and on all weekend. But we need it and the gardens are happy. I mostly have this year’s edition of the garden in place. A few more perennials and fewer plants over all on the deck. With the perennials I hopefully won’t have to reinvent the garden every year. I am sure…
May 19, 2025Posted inGardens, Musings, Seattle
Empathy
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Empathy

I think it is easy to sympathize with a person or people going through difficult time. It is easy to keep your emotions at a distance and not lose any sleep at night. But empathy is a real feeling and it seems it is a learned emotion. Or it least it has been for me. I had a friend many…
May 15, 2025Posted inGardens, Seattle
Sentimental Snapshot
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Sentimental Snapshot

Update on my Instagram contact that was interested in a print. Turns out they were only interested in a memento and not art. They were locked into getting a 12x12” image to match their current lineup of other 12x12 images. Plus, they wanted to have it printed there with the other images so they would match. So, they want to…
March 24, 2025Posted inarchitecture, Musings, Seattle
They Just Present Themselves
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They Just Present Themselves

I enjoy making my little iPhone pics. They are not grand themes or anything. They are just little moments in my travels, mostly from my walks. What’s interesting is that I can look at them and know almost exactly when and where I took them. I can almost remember the moment too. Because they are all immediate responses to something…
February 19, 2025Posted inLandscapes, Musings, Seattle
Weird But True
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Weird But True

Handheld photography is very liberating. Being unencumbered with gear is great feeling. Responding to a moment is satisfying too. I had to use a tripod in much of my assignment work over the years and I always found it to be tedious and labor intensive. I am not steady of hand either, so I need to pick a fast shutter…
January 8, 2025Posted inarchitecture, Seattle
Tinted Windows
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Tinted Windows

Hey John, I feel like communicating with someone as silence hangs over our house. Maybe just expressing a few thoughts with a like minded friend. I went for a walk this morning and as I crossed the boulevard a bearded guy in a black truck passed with a big ole trump flag on his back bumper. I could have sworn…
November 6, 2024Posted inOdds and Ends, Seattle
Thank You for the Nudge
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Thank You for the Nudge

Hey Martin, I was rummaging around in my archives, trying to downsize or at very least, make sense of the vast amount of photo stuff in storage there. I stumbled across this article about you from the Seattle Times, circa 2002. I assume you have this in your archives but can send you a copy if you don’t. There are…
October 14, 2024Posted inMusings, Seattle