On top of Grandfather Mountain

On top of Grandfather Mountain
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OK, so not really a new hobby, just some new toys for a current hobby, photography. My lovely wife has been in touch with her aunt, who has recently purchased a new camera, and she has agreed to sell Angela her old one, which Angela is buying as my birthday present! So, in a few…
We had the opportunity today to go check out an exhibit of about 15-20 of the photographs from the Joel Meyerowitz’s book of photos Aftermath WTC Archive. Looking at some of these photos in the large format was quite moving. If you’re in the area of Otterbein College in the next couple of weeks, you…
Today was a day for wandering around and trying to get some decent photos. Angela planned out a nice day of driving to Urbana, Ohio to the Robert Rothschild Farm, to pick some fresh raspberries, have a nice lunch, etc. Unfortunately, the picking turned out to be more work than we had bargained for. Seems…
Aside from all of the professional reasons, my wife being from the South, and the warmer weather, there is one other reason why I think moving was worth it. As a photographer, how could I not appreciate the fact that I can drive less than 30 minutes, and take photos of beautiful mountains? Or how…
I’ve often said that one of the biggest parts of getting a good photo is just being in the right place at the right time. It’s pure luck. Of course, you can’t get lucky if you aren’t out taking photos, and going to places where good photos are likely, so there is a little bit more…
Last week, while my niece was visiting, we took her to the local Mall to visit Santa. Now, normally this wouldn’t be something that I wrote about on this blog, but I noticed something going on while I was there that I found interesting. The Santa area was setup so that you would have had…