Up The Creek With Stevie Y

We did some hiking in Upstate NY this summer with our friends Jane and Stevie Y.  There is a State Park near Ithaca named Buttermilk Falls (although in mid summer there isn't much water to fall).  But the creek was still beautiful as it wandered through the limestone cuts and formed patterns and reflections.  The flutterbee is from my yard at the end of summer. That's Steve in the last shot..... up the creek.

What Did You Do This Summer?

Nothing.  Just hung out around the house.  But still you see some fantastically ordinary things and people here in Salem.  Here are some of the ordinary people that found there way to my lens the last 2 months.  Wonder what they were thinking and doing, especially that guy driving the black Chevy pickup.  Probably thinking about a beer and wishing football would start.

The Times are Sad and Drear...........

and I cannot linger here, these are the worst times I have ever known.  Doom. Gloom. Pain. Tragedy.  Dark images from times long gone away.  And yet, hope in the last image in the form of a most intellegent species sent to save us from destruction.

Back In The Day

I used to be a photographer back in the 70's.  I bought a Nikkormat 35 mm film camera shortly after getting my first real job after college and used it until I gave up on life for a real career.  Recently, I converted some of the old slides to digital files.  They did not reproduce very well...grainy and somewhat out of focus.  But still I see some interest in these old images.  Weird that I can remember where almost all of them were taken when I can barely remember .....what was I saying.

My Last Shot of Scotch

You are likely tiring of Scottish pics, but I thought these should be posted before I left this subject.  The last shot is of the door to Edinbrough Castle Prison and the names of prisoners that were carved into it over the years.  I would like to mention that I am going to teach a 3 day digital photography class at the Studio School in Roanoke  in October, 2011.  It will emphasize composition and light, but also teach how to mechanically achieve this with a modern camera.  Details soon.