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Photograph of the November 13, 2016 Supermoon.

This came out a lot better than I expected and deserved. I might even be prompted to make a second attempt. This Supermoon for some reason (unknown and not researched by me) is also known as a Beaver Moon. I took the picture solely for the boyish delight of being able to say “Nice Beaver.” I don’t have a big telephoto lens, so I just used my 135mm lens to see what, if anything, I could capture. I didn’t bother focusing – I let the camera do its thing. However, I did set the exposure. The inset shows the original […]

November 13, 2016 23:51

A day hike on the Busiek Orange and White trails. +19

October 3, 2016 13:46

Black and White Photograph of Terry by Gary Allman

Sometimes the picture you end up with isn’t the picture you thought you were taking.

August 25, 2016 18:25

Tubby Back-lit – Tubby (a.k.a. Rotters) was sitting on the end of the bed and I rather liked the back lighting. I thought I’d try a grab a picture. 2 pictures

July 28, 2016 23:49

July 21 I took Luke for an afternoon kayaking on the James River at Springfield, Missouri +11.

July 21, 2016 17:23

Color, night photograph of an oil lamp, leather bound journal and a cold drink

Evening Pleasures – An oil lamp, my journal, and unusually for me, a rum and Coke. All by the chiminea. +2

July 16, 2016 23:17

Fr. Jonathan Frazier, Rector, St. Peter & All Saints, Kansas City, Missouri. This was a picture I took partly for work, and partly for myself.

July 6, 2016 15:29

Picture showing empty roads in the Ozarks

UK friends and family seeing this might begin to get an idea of why I don’t like driving in the UK. 100 miles of driving and this is about as busy as it gets. After all the upgrades I’ve had recently, this vehicle was about as basic as they get. It didn’t even have a cruise control.

June 18, 2016 23:18

Photograph of Gary and Ginger Allman on board an American Airways 'plane bound for London Heathrow.

We’re On Our Way to England – And we’ll be staying a month. It’s going to be busy as Ginger has a lot of work lined up. We’ll be traveling a lot, and I plan to get in some hiking, we’ll see how that goes. 2

May 16, 2016 17:21

Glendale Speech and Debate Team Banquet – Tonight we went with Lanie to collect her speech and debate trophies. 11 pictures

May 3, 2016 22:50

Hotel Eastlund, Portland Oregon. Corridor seemingly stretching to infinity. Black and White Photograph.

Infinity – Clever painting and carpet coordination. The areas outside the rooms were painted black and the carpet was also black, creating these visual stripes and making the corridor look like it went on forever.

April 19, 2016 15:22

Riverside Walk – Portland Oregon – Having settled in at the hotel I decided to go for an afternoon walk, and headed off towards the river. One-minute read, 8 pictures

April 19, 2016 14:20

Rivets - showing detail of Steel bridge, Portland Oregon.

Rivets – Detail of the structure of Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon.

April 19, 2016 14:12

Black and White image. The motor vessel Ken Mei on the Willamette River, loading grain near Steel Bridge, Portland Oregon.

Seen through the structure of Steel Bridge, the motor vessel Ken Mei on the Willamette River, loading grain in Portland Oregon.

April 19, 2016 14:11

Close up of railway sleepers on Steel Bridge, Portland, Oregon.

Railway Sleepers – The strong smell of creosote reminded me of my childhood and brought these ‘new’ sleepers to my attention.

April 19, 2016 14:09

Black and white image of Steel Bridge, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon.

Steel Bridge – I crossed the river on this novel bridge during my afternoon walk around Portland. One-minute read, 3 pictures

April 19, 2016 14:05

Hotel Room, Hotel Eastlund, Portland Oregon – The hotel has been remodeled recently and they’ve worked hard to provide a consistent theme throughout. It’s modern, clean and comfy, with a slight twist in the decor … 5

April 19, 2016 12:35

The Rocky Mountains from the Air – Portland Day 1. I’m traveling to the Episcopal Communicators’ Conference in Portland Oregon.

April 19, 2016 11:33

Font and Flag Sometimes while I’m working I spot a picture that I want to take for myself, this is the second of the two pictures I took while documenting the area confirmation service at St. James’ here in Springfield.

April 16, 2016 21:53

Acolyte, First Cross – Confirmations – April 16, St. James’, Springfield

April 16, 2016 21:32

At my desk this morning – If I could just train Tubby to do my Facebook posting for me.

April 13, 2016 10:10

Four colored Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pens

Now I Have a Fancy Green Pen For My Fancy Green Ink – Recently Ginger’s become besotted with fountain pens, and unfortunately a little bit of her enthusiasm has rubbed off on me. One-minute read, 3 pictures

April 11, 2016 22:53

Morning Welcome – Most mornings this is how I am welcomed to my desk.

April 5, 2016 21:12

Sanctuary Lamp – Today I snuck into the church to take some test photographs. 7 pictures

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