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Shoots of Spring

Shoots of Spring

Springs thinks it is here. These are coming up through the pine needles beside the garage behind my office.

Natural Scrimshaw

Natural Scrimshaw

I was wandering around down near a watercourse in Medford, NJ over my lunch break and taking some photos. One of the downed limbs had a lot of moss and lichen clinging to it so I went over to take a closer look. In addition to the growth, the branch had a lot of very cool insect chewlines. (I may have just made up the word ‘chewlines’. ) The finely etched lines reminded me of scrimshaw I have seen in museums from coastal New England.

Guest Room Mirror

Guest Room Mirror

This is another long exposure – 30 seconds with f/11.3. You can see the camera itself on the radioator cover just above Algernon’s head in the reflection. I realize that technically Algernon is an inanimate object that looks like a person but his inclusion was not really intentional so I am not tagging this photo with that hunt item.

Speechless in Pet World

Speechless in Pet World

Please do not misunderstand me. I love our critters and I understand the importance of feeding indoor animals high quality food to compensate for the indoor lifestyle However, there are limits. Next time someone compares the American culture to the peak of decadence in Rome, try NOT to think of this product.

Light plus Time

Light plus Time

One of the best things about my birthday camera is how much control I have over things like exposure length and aperture size. When I shot on 35mm I paid attention to these things but given the high development costs, I was frugal in my experimentation. I have been thrilled to see that the DSLRs (Canon anyway) do an amazing job of emulating the results you would get with a camera with actual film.

Dating a Dead Farm

Dating a Dead Farm

When I drive to Wawa to grab lunch I often notice the remains of a farm on a hill off Route 70. It was such a nice sunny day I decided to find a road that would get me close enough to climb the hill. The remaining structures were in very bad shape but they had clearly been wired for electricity at some point in the not recent past so it was hard to get a feel for exactly when the farm was active and when it was abandoned.

Christmas Fail

Christmas Fail

In case you wondered what your Christmas tree would look like if you dumped it in a ditch and left it for two months you can wonder no more.

Quaker Cemetery

Quaker Cemetery

This old cemetery is right across the street from my office. I have never been inside since I have never figured out which end has an entrance. This was taken through the black iron fence and I used the fence itself as a tripod to steady the camera for a long exposure as dusk was approaching.

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