Heat Weirdlastname I’m in several photographer groups on social media, and most of them have had some conversations around gear. “I’m a newbie and don’t know what to get” or “I’m thinking about upgrading my camera body” or “I want XYZ lens—show me pics you’ve taken with it.” There’s always a subthread in these conversations about how … Read more
The other morning, we woke up to frost. This happens every winter sometimes, but it’s not nearly daily. The roofs and grass (lawns, parks, etc.) were lightly coated. As I was returning from dropping Rocket Kid off at school, I noticed that our garage roof had one stripe across it that was thawed and the … Read more
Rocket Kid was in a musical earlier this week as part of an extra-curricular semester-long theatre class he took through Childsplay. The performance included his class as well as all of the others in their “conservatory,” a total of seven performances. One of the things I love about Childsplay is that the students and teachers … Read more
Photos two weeks ago were shots from our Thanksgiving trip to Sedona. Last week were a few that needed some editing lovin’ to compensate for limitations in the camera. Today is our last set from Sedona: macro! Macro photos are close-up, but they also make the object in the shot larger than it is in … Read more
I was reminded of an anecdote from college. I was walking across campus late one afternoon, getting dark, and it was snowing. Snow was sticking but hadn’t accumulated much yet, maybe half an inch, if that. My walk to the music building took me past a very small parking lot where there was a woman … Read more
In the Before Times, we went to Burst of Butterflies more often than you might expect people to go to a pottery-painting place. It was a family-run business in the city I worked in, and they opened a satellite location closer to home (and easier to park) than the original place. We painted canvases. We … Read more
Especially when the purpose of the outing is for a hike where the participants will tolerate the camera tagging along, lighting isn’t necessarily the best for photography. The photos today were Photoshopped to make them look the way that we saw them, compensating for limitations in the camera. This photo is one of my favorites … Read more
Climbing Daddy, Tall Daddy, Rocket Kid, and I went out of town for Thanksgiving. (You can see some of the photos in Sunday’s post.) For Thanksgiving dinner, we had a 3:30 reservation for a buffet at a small-town restaurant not far from where we were staying. The hostess didn’t have us on the reservation list … Read more
The four of us spent a few nights in Sedona for Thanksgiving. The sky was clear and the afternoons were warm, and we hiked Wednesday after arriving, Thursday morning, and Friday before coming home. It’s been two years since I was in Sedona, and I consistently forget how beautiful it is. Of course, it’s also … Read more
<waves tiny fist> Back in the day when searches were all done in the library, after card catalogs were made electronic and before the internet, we could limit or expand search results using AND, OR, and NOT. Nearly every time I do a search in a retail setting or a search engine setting, there are … Read more