Skool Photo Community JULY Challenge: SILHOUETTE

 

Canon 6D, 50 mm, ISO 400, f/16, 1 s. Bear suspended from doorway with fishing line. 

Converted to BW in LRc. 

Skool Photo Community JUNE Challenge: MOTION

Canon 6D with 24 mm, ISO 100, f/6.3, 1/15 s. Camera pan L-R as Pluto runs after the ball.

Minor global adjustments in LRc.

 

No Kings 3/28/26

Great turnout for the No Kings protest in Johnson City in deeply red Tennessee. Maybe the perfect weather had something to do with it, or a lot of people have realized that we are losing the fight for democracy. 

This was somewhat of an experiment. I used my Fuji X100F, a camera I purchased in 2019 and have not used very much. So, of course, when I arrived at the protest I fumbled with settings despite going over everything the night before (in hindsight I should have given myself more time). My fingers kept hitting buttons while shooting and I would lift the camera to my eye to see I was in some sort of mystery mode.  

I used my iPhone 16 pro for this one. I thought the battery in the Fuji was dead. The iPhone Portrait mode is pretty incredible. 

Joe here was a navigator in a B52 during the Vietnam War. He was quick to tell me he never set foot in Vietnam. 

I don’t think there is one photographer out there who could pass up the wall of an old building. 

Valerie and her sister, Nancy. 

Wanderings

Through the Pennsylvania State Gamelands, wandering with the camera around my neck. 

Saint's Cafe, early on a Sunday morning.

Who lives in this town?

Self-portrait.  I've seldom met a reflection I've not liked.

Near sunset on these cold, dark days.

Amazon is in town now.

Family Photos

Our dog Junior.  His watching is now more subdued.  But he's still on guard, always aware of the doors, the garden and the cookie jar.

Lily Hammer is like a wound spring.  She has similar guard characteristics as her uncle Junior but is far more easily distracted.

Kim, protected from the harsh wind on a walk through an open field.

Me, wondering why I feel like I'm 17 but don't look the part.

Wandering, Meandering, Thinking of a Project

After some time away from consistently working, I've picked up a camera again and started to wander.

Making photographs on a regular basis, paying attention to the details surrounding me, that activity sharpens my eye and fuels a level of motivation to get past my procrastination.

Walking through the Pugh Street Parking Garage in State College, Pennsylvania, I came face-to-face with myself.

Detritus on pavement.  Found art.

Sitting at my computer, processing images, making prints and I notice the lamp illuminating the room.

Kim showing off her scarf.

Colors in State College, Pennsylvania.

A baby plant wall along Calder Alley in State College, Pennsylvania.

Standing along PA Route 45 pondering the universe.

A familiar island in the Nittany Valley.

Odds and Ends Seen on Walks

I'm continually intrigued by the hieroglyphics I find on the street.  This one indicates a natural gas line.

Does the American flag work as a design element everywhere?

The dream is fading.

Many quaint structures in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.

A well worn tree along a rural road near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.

More tree people.

 Sad reminder of a bicycle ride gone bad.

A brick perch in the birdbath.  Not needed when the water is frozen.

 Canine shadow.

Too much "stuff" in the garden.  Wabi sabi.