Have you ever taken a photograph of something you saw as beautiful only to be disappointed later when you looked at the actual image? I would guess that nearly everyone has had this experience. When it happens, you end up apologizing with phrases like "you really had...
Just a little play on the expression. Curious as to how this idiom came to be, I looked it up. As it turns out, it is based on the idea that birds eat seed, and seed isn't worth much. Therefore the saying "for the birds" means worthless or without value. However, in...
I know what you're thinking. Why is she writing about her hair? No, that's not it. I've been noticing that some photos really do look best in black and white. In fact, some of them virtually scream to be converted to monochrome. But even though it eventually dawns on...
I admit that I tend to waiver wildly between the extremes of instant gratification and delayed gratification. So this week's post is about being thankful for both. There is an unparalleled joy for me, and I would guess many people, found in a sense of accomplishment....
Continuing with the subject of gratitude, this week's post is about rediscovering a sense of adventure. There was a time when I was adventurous by nature. I think most of us are when we are young and unafraid of our own mortality. Then, as we get older, security...
Continuing with the theme of things I'm grateful for, these two attributes were not apparent in my personality before I became a photographer. At least not to the extent they are now. I do have to say, however, that patience and persistence are not always looked upon...
Most people who know me know that I would rather stab sharpened pencils in both my eyes than go shopping on Black Friday. I remember turning on the news that day in 2008, while spending a lovely Thanksgiving on the Oregon coast with my sister and her family, and...
In the spirit of the season, I thought I might do a series of posts about the things I am grateful for. The first is the ability to see. I'm not just talking about having eyes and a sense of sight, although I am truly grateful for that. But, even more, photography has...
As my son works his way through the college application process, I continue to learn more and more. The latest thing I learned is that there is a classification beyond "rural." Apparently "frontier" is more rural than "rural"--and that's where we live. It seems I've...