H2O My

"Falling"

3/4 sec at f/20.0 ISO 100

"Water is the driving force of all nature." - Leonardo da Vinci

Days Gone By

"Speaker of the House"
1/1250 sec at f/3.9 ISO 200

"It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything." - Anonymous

Nay Sayer

"Rangefinder"

1/800 sec at f/11.0 ISO 100

"There are things hidden for all the world until photographed." - Craig Coverdale

Beary Cool Contest

Rate any photo in the Outdoor Photographer (Magazine) online galleries for a chance to win a Polar Bear Photo Adventure for two! Sweepstakes ends January 15, 2010.

Click here for more information.

Put Your Best Foot Forward

Looking for some recognition for your photography skills? Consider entering in Delaware Today Magazine's My Shot campaign.

Click here for the details and to submit your image(s). Start clickin' people!

Petal Faster

"Daffy Dill"
1/125 sec at f/6.3 ISO 100

Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk. - Edward Weston

Awaken Your Imagination

"The Road Less Traveled ... Thankfully"
1/160 sec at f/4.5 ISO 100

My gift to you is that I am different. - Duane Michals

Let Us Never Forget

"Memorial"

1/250 sec at f/4.1 ISO 200

The camera captures light, our minds capture images. - Anonymous

Native Images

"Papoose"
1/125 sec at f/3.8 ISO 400

"No matter what camera you use, it is not the camera but your artistic eyes who makes the photograph." - Taga Creekside

Sky King

"Flying High"

1/1250 sec at f/6.3 ISO 400

When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear. - Alfred Eisenstaedt

The Door of Opportunity

"Unlocked"
1/80 sec at f/4.0 ISO 100

"I find the still image more powerful than the moving picture, because it leaves me alone for a moment with my thoughts." - Anonymous

PhotoWalk Odessa DE

Okay, I can take a hint. Tomorrow's (Sun, Dec 20) PhotoWalk, rescheduled from last Sunday, will be CANCELLED. Please stay safe, don't push yourself on shoveling out and take some photos in your neighborhood.

Redesigned

"Just as I was about to click the shutter
I hit a raised hump in the road and it jarred the camera up.
I never saw the obstruction coming. Weird."

1/125 sec at f/4.2 ISO 200

"A technically perfect photograph can be the world’s most boring picture." - Andreas Feininger

Get Rich Quick Scheme #465

"Boom, Boom, Boom"
1/500 sec at f/8.0 ISO 100

"The quickest way to make money at photography is to sell your camera equipment." - Anonymous

A Wing and a Prayer

"Airplane Gremlin"
1/800 sec at f/4.3 ISO 200

"When you buy a 1/4-inch drill bit, what you really need is a 1/4-inch hole. Clients don't need photographers, they need photographs." - Bill Westheimer

Low Point of View

"I shutter to think how many people are underexposed and lacking depth in this field." - Rick Steves

What's My Excuse?

"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." - Henri Cartier-Bresson

One Track Mind

"Letting Off a Little Steam"
1/13th sec at f/16 ISO 100

This sounds like fun. The Wilmington & Western Railroad is hosting a trip out west next year called "Historic Trains of California." It's a 10-day trip, September 5-14, and includes visits to San Franciso, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe.

You can read more about the choo choo experience on their flyer here.

Frozen in Time

"Graceful Dancer"

1/400 sec at f/4.3 ISO 400

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still." - Dorothea Lange

PhotoWalk Odessa DE

Update 9:30am

Event has been CANCELLED for today. We will re-schedule for Sunday, Dec 20 (same time, same place).

PhotoWalk Odessa DE

Let me start with, "rain never hurt anybody, " and then let me add, while rain is not a valid reason not to take photos it does play havoc with a socializing event like the planned PhotoWalk in Odessa DE tomorrow the 13th. So, and like my backside, this is still a BIG BUT, but we may postpone the walk one week.

If it's an intermittent rain and we can still walk and talk, we will go on with the Photowalk, otherwise we will hold off seven days and shoot for next Sunday at the same time.

Okay? Last minute decisions can be confirmed by calling my cell phone at (302) 723-2468.

Thank you.

P.S. Some wonderful photographs can be created during and after a rain. Especially watch for puddles, reflections, reflections and raindrops on leaves.

Can Fire Hydrants Have Weak Bladders?

"In Too Deep"
1/160 sec at f/3.7 ISO 200

Heavy rains in Delaware overnight left some huge puddles to contend with. So if one inch of rain equals ten inches of white stuff, we're under a snow emergency and I'm calling off work.

They Make Marines

Congratulations to Gab on her graduation from Parris Island. The Marines now have one more strong and determined body.

What Am I?

Any guesses?

ANSWER: It's the front end of a replica trolley bus in Philadelphia.

No Loitering

"Cannon Print Her"
1/60 sec at f/4.5 ISO 100

Historic New Castle (DE) has implemented a get tough policy on loitering. Anyone sitting on the benches after a "reasonable" time allotment will be met with a battle cry and a lighting of the wick.