The sky is gray, the air is crisp, and over the ridge I can hear the crowds from Beaver Stadium. Fall is here.
Nature
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When I started shooting and developing my own film and images (following in my older brother’s footsteps) we only used B&W. It was much cheaper and a lot easier to do in a basement darkroom whose walls consisted of heavy black plastic duct-taped to the ceiling. I have always loved […]
I have loved orchids ever since I first read Nero Wolfe as a kid (Timothy Hutton did a great TV adaptation a few years ago). I already enjoyed horticulture and to have a detective-hero who had his own greenhouse where he nurtured and nursed his blooming children made it obvious that […]
5 am gets earlier each year I get older. My son wants to come with me tomorrow so I will do it all over again then.
It’s Thursday so it is tennis and back to Spring Creek park. This time the Boy wore his swimsuit and we waded into the creek. I also brought my prime lenses and tried a variety of shots. I got much closer to my subjects, water included, to bring out some […]
Today was tennis! The tennis courts are in Spring Creek Park which has, wouldn’t you know it, a creek running through it. The weather today was again gorgeous and the chance to wade, toss stones, and take a few pictures was not to be missed.
I am very fortunate to be able to travel for Penn State this summer. I was recently named as chair of Freiburg “Faculty Implementation Committee,” or “FIT.” Last spring a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between PSU and the University of Freiburg. This is a university-wide agreement and we […]
Today was the last day of school for our kiddos. For the boy it was a half day and for the girl they had a pool party. (A bit brisk apparently.) After a few pictures of the kids getting on the bus I snapped one or two of my wife’s […]
