I was out for a walk and spotted this flower. I grabbed a photo with my iPhone and modified it in my phone with the app Painteresque. This is my favorite photo for March 21.
Favorite Photo, March 21
Favorite Photo, March 20
This is the only photo for March 20 in my favorite photos folder, so it is my favorite photo for this date. It is not a great photo from a technical or artistic point of view, but it is a special photo from an emotional point of view. Sunny jumped up in my lap to nap for the evening while I watched TV.
Favorite Photo, March 18
This is a happy sign! Real spring might be arriving soon! This is my first robin of spring, not to see, but to photograph.
Favorite Photo, March 17
It was a cold and snowy St. Patrick’s day in Columbus Ohio, and Sunny and I were out for a walk. The snow depth was perfect for leaving paw prints. This is my favorite photo for March 17.
Favorite Photo, March 15
We arrived home from a trip to Iowa and I went to the Doggy Resort (we don’t use the “k”word) to pick up Sunny. This is my favorite photo for March 15.
Favorite Photo, March 14
It was a happy/sad kind of day. Happy because it was my biggest art exhibit to date. Sad because it had come to an end.
Favorite Photo, March 13
Life is more than books (see my last post). Physical activity is important too. This is our grandson Terran on the climbing wall in the Des Moines area. He loves to climb and this as a regular trip for him and his parents. This is my favorite image for March 13.
Favorite Photo, March 12
Melissa is reading to our grandson Terran at the public library. We started reading to our children when they were very young, and we have been doing the same for our grandchildren.
Favorite Photo, March 11
A quick look at my “favorite photos” folder tells me March 11 has been a good day for photography.
Favorite Photo, March 8
As a very small boy living in Walsenburg Colorado, I could look out our window and see these mountains. They have been special to me ever since.
Favorite Photo, March 7
There was an art exhibit of Chihuly Glass at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus Ohio. I went and took a lot of photos. Eventually the exhibit left town, but a few permanent pieces remained. This is one of them.
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Favorite Photo, March 1
Photographing religious ceremonies is important to me. This image was captured at a communion service in Worthington Ohio. I wanted the cross on the wine tray in focus and I wanted one or two people in the background. I had to change the camera location just enough so there were some people directly in line with the cross.
Favorite Photo, February 28
I spent a few days photographing Colorado and ended up at the Great Sand Dunes. During the day the sand is light in color, much like a light colored sandy beach. Late in the day the light hits at such a severe angle that the dunes turn almost brown.
Favorite Photo, February 27
I taught photography at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts when I lived in Michigan. One of my favorite field trips was to take my classes to the Episcopal Cathedral, even if it was a nature photography class.
Favorite Photo, February 26
It was a beautiful evening in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sirius, Orion, Taurus, and the Pleiades star cluster were shining brightly in the night sky. The sun set at 5:50 pm and I clicked the shutter at 6:43 pm. The beautiful blue sky was due to the long, 30 second exposure.
Favorite Photo, February 19
This was the second day of our photo shoot. We wanted to create the illusion that Lyn Marie was falling. She dressed in bold colors and everything else in the studio was totally black. This is my favorite image for today’s date.
Favorite Photo, February 1
There are over 3,000 photos in my “favorite photos” folder, and only one of them was taken on February 1. Yes, our Christmas tree was still up.
Bloomington Community of Christ, January 27, 2019
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Favorite Photo, January 31
These ornaments were a gift, so they are special. We always hang them side-by-side on the Christmas tree. It was January 31 and we were going to take the tree down (yes, we leave the tree up for a long time), so I was taking a few photos of the tree. This is my favorite image for January 31.
Favorite Photo, January 29
When Selina and I scheduled this shoot, we knew it would be chilly in late January, but we had no idea when they day arrived that it would be bone chillingly cold. But we decided to go ahead anyway. So she made the trip from Kentucky to Columbus Ohio for our photo shoot.
Favorite Photo, January 28
This is our daughter-in-law Catharine and our grandson Terran, so it should be obvious why this is one of my most favorite images for January 28.
Favorite Photo, January 27
This is a very special ornament. It is a gift from my mother-in-law who is no longer with us. This angel stirs up all kinds of memories and emotions. That is why this is my favorite image for January 27.
Favorite Photo, January 25
White Sands National Monument is one of my favorite places on the planet. I highly recommend it as a top priority photo destination. In January you pretty much have the whole place to yourself.
Favorite Photo, January 23
Kate and I were creating images for her model portfolio. This is one of our favorite images from the photo session and my favorite image for January 23.
Favorite Photo, January 8
Organ Mountains, New Mexico. January 8, 1990.
Ansel Adams is right. There is something wonderful about New Mexico. There is an abundance of great subjects to shoot and the light can be magical.
Favorite Photo, January 7
Kristina, Window Blind Shadows, Columbus Ohio. January 7, 2013.
This is my favorite photo for January 7. We were doing window blind shadow portraits, using sunlight streaming through the half open window blinds.
Favorite Photo, January 6
Mojave Desert near Fort Irwin California. January 6, 2014.
When we go to Fort Irwin, it is my custom to get up early each morning, head out into the Mojave Desert, and take pictures. I wanted to capture some of the volcanic rocks around Mount Blackie and still provide a sense of place. I created this image with my iPhone. This is my favorite photo for this date.
Favorite Photo, January 4
Southwest Jet Over Las Vegas at Dusk, Looking Southwest. January 4, 2013.
On our trips from Ohio to see family in California, the least expensive route is usually through Las Vegas. When the winds are out of the west I always try to get a seat on the right side of the plane so I can get photos of “The Strip” as we take off (next photo below). Keep that in mind the next time you fly our of Vegas. One of the perks of flying Southwest is to choose a seat based on the photos you want to take during the flight.