Color Saturation of Fence-blocked Grass

Earth, Air, Fire and Water all conspire against you and me at times. We look distantly through the fisheye lens of our lives at the greenery others dance on without a care. Is the cliche true? Who and where are these people who are so better off? My life as a staff photographer/videographer/editor/etc. First a little about what I do. I work for a medium-sized health care company (7000 employees) which consists of three hospitals, a dozen or so standalone clinics, and a starfield... Read More

My frightening moments in the toy section

And with tears and longing, a forgotten child cringes, small hands clutching at the unpurchased toy, the life preserver and the reason and the hated reason, love at first sight, pretending not to notice the fading nearness of mothers skirt, vague fantasies projecting into mysteries. And all the world collapses in a blacked out tunnel, frozen light, dulled echoes, imaginary pins of sound with applied meaning, throbbing pulse in his brain, cold compression in the chest, palms sweaty... Read More

Goodness

How many photographic magazines does it take to make you a better photographer? None. That was a trick question. Sorry about that. But what’s the reasoning? Because either you are a good photographer or you aren’t? NO! How do you define a good photographer? You can’t! Good is a description of something that is ultimately an opinion. Now, I’m not talking about Good. Perhaps there’s one Universal Good. I’m not talking about that. I’m... Read More

Our Sea of Choices

Quotes are a lens which brings life into focus some times. The movie Gladiator has a few of these quotes. “What we do in this life echoes throughout eternity.” I think these are good words to live by and though I’ve doubted the existence of eternity in the past, I’ve come to feel that believing in it is a blanket which keeps out the cold of the world sometimes. And like consequences, some things exist whether or not you believe in them. If eternity does... Read More

Button

Cute little halo You and your friends keep my clothes on I see you there dangling With a sideways smile on your face One of these days you are going to try and get away You’ll be there at night But the next morning you’ll be gone I’ll look through the sheets and curse to myself I’ll pretend it doesn’t matter But people will look closely at me and see That I’m missing my button  Read More

Photographic Memory

Memories. Those funny little thoughts. They are like packets of imagination except they are supposedly real. But many lawyers depend on the fact that they aren’t real. Perhaps because of their association with the imagination, they’ve acquired a bad rep. They can change the color of a car, the height of an attacker, even the reality of the most important events in your life. The idea that people can “lie to themselves” also helps make the case that memories... Read More