I was over the ocean. I moved out from the blackness I was in, to a stadium of stars, a carpet of luminous blue below me. Off in the distance I could see the horizon and perched on it a moving light.
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Just me enjoying a light beer!
Puns and One Liners!
I love puns and one liners. I love blurting them out...regardless of those in hearing range around me want to hear them or not. I think having an appreciation for one liners and puns is a sign of an intelligent mind...don't you agree?
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Brookie's Tea
Brookie having tea in her secret garden.
Read MoreThe Human Whisperer
Nickolas, the family pupster here!
I asked Dad if he would let me post again. Last time, I hijacked his blog and posted on the sly. This time he said okay.
I wanted to leave him and Mom a note. They may need what I write here one day.
Turning a page.....
I believe I mentioned in my last entry that Diane and I retired last month after selling our business. We are turning a new page in our lives...
Read MoreA Different Perspective
I think we should go back to having some fun. Derrick's rules for owning a motor coach, especially number four, are just that.
Read MoreMikey
Well Mikey, my dear friend, I made it to retirement. I don't think I could have done it without you even though you have been gone for six years.
Read MoreDon't Forget to Laugh....some more
I promised some RV stories. Well I found a few. I doubt they are true, but they may bring a smile.
Read MoreThe Phillies and The Giants (True Story about Kids and Baseball)
We are well into this year's baseball season. The Nationals are on fire, as are the Mets. Baltimore is not.
Where is someone like Cal when you need him?
Read MoreRestless......
I have a restless nature. I can't sit still for long periods of time doing nothing.
Read MoreIt's a Stupid Game!
A famous person once described it as a good walk spoiled. Someone else said it is a lot of walking, broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic. I am talking about the game of golf
Read MoreCouch Cushion Fort
The kids have grown up. They are doing other things now...working, raising kids, taking pictures, playing music.....
Read MoreLesson One: About Digital Photography
Today I am thinking about one of the things in my life that I am passionate about, something that goes well with travel and many other things in life.
That something is Photography.
Lesson Two: DOF
I really enjoy photography. It is the art of capturing a moment in time. Like any art form it is subjective and therefore what constitutes a good picture is really a matter of opinion. I learned that really fast from the people judging the very first contest I entered. What I thought were my best pictures received no mention and one that I entered as a lark in the still life category, almost took best in show.
Read MoreLesson Three: Every Lens Tells a Story
To quote Sony.com “Every Lens tells a story!”
That is not true. Not completely anyway. A lens does no good unless it is attached to a camera, and the camera is only as good as the eye looking through it.
My grandson Gavin's cute face at intersection number 2 (you will find out what that means below)
Lesson Four: The Rule of Thirds
Using the Rule of Thirds, changing an ordinary image into something special.
Read Moreimage of Derrick Parker captured by Clay Parker 1955
Lesson Five: Compose the Picture!
I think photography is in my DNA. One of the things that fostered my interest in becoming a shooter is the fact that my Dad was one for many years.
Read MorePart of Diane's paperweight collection, she thinks this image is creepy.
Lesson Six: When Things are Still
One of the volumes in my Time Life library of photography is called The Great Themes. These photography themes include The Human Condition (life as the camera sees it) War, Nature, Portraits, The Nude, and finally Still Life.
Read MoreLesson Seven: A Visual Exercise (in a grocery store)
The phrase or term "Old School" has a number of definitions including this one:
Anything that is from an earlier era and looked upon with high regard or respect. Can be used to refer to music, clothing, language, or anything really.
That "anything really" can certainly be photography
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Play Memories Home Screenshot
Lesson Eight: Manage Your Pictures
You read my lessons, you have a camera and a number of lenses. You have been taking shots, lots of them. So what do you do now?
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