It’s a bit strange to find a diesel gas pump sitting in an alley in a residential city neighborhood. It’s not something you see everyday for sure. This one, however, belongs to the fine folks of Milwaukee Fire Department Station 27 – home of Engine 27 and Ladder Truck 5. Situated near the Milwaukee River…… Continue reading Alley Gas Pump
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East Side Pay Phone
The public pay phone. They used to be everywhere – at every gas station, market, bar, many street corners, and rest stops along the highway. Now, in the cell phone age, when I see one of these, I usually do a double take. It’s certainly a rare site and brings back a lot of…… Continue reading East Side Pay Phone
Brick and Peeling Paint
Today, I’m just going for a bit of texture. Ok, a lot of texture. This shot of brick and peeling paint was taken on a walk to the store. I’ve passed by this overhead door many times and have never stopped before. And now I think I’ll have to come back with my tripod and…… Continue reading Brick and Peeling Paint
Eternity Spinning
“Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being.” –Marcus Aurelius Do you ever have one of those days where you feel like Sisyphus, repeatedly rolling the proverbial boulder up the hill only to see it roll down again…… Continue reading Eternity Spinning
Coffee Tins All in a Row
If you are of a certain age, you’ll remember in your Dad’s or Granddad’s basement, garage, or back shed workshop, the rows and rows of old coffee tins, mayonnaise jars, paper bags, and old metal cans full of various nuts, bolts, nails, screws, and all kids of metal parts. Right next to that was…… Continue reading Coffee Tins All in a Row
The Lonely Robot Photographer
The lonely robot photographer sits under a street light waiting for the sun to rise over the horizon. This is another in a series of fun shots of the little robot that travels with me on my photographic journeys. You could call him my mascot or perhaps my good luck charm. The little guy is also…… Continue reading The Lonely Robot Photographer
No More Spark
This old Champion sticker rests in a window at Joe’s Super Service, an abandoned service station along state highway 60 in Rubicon, Wisconsin. By the look of the place, I venture a guess that there have been no plugs sold or vehicles serviced there in quite a long time. I shot this on a brief day trip…… Continue reading No More Spark
Tequila for Cinco de Mayo
How about a shot of tequila for Cinco de Mayo? Now I will fully admit I don’t celebrate the 5th of May. Certainly, I’ve been with friends and had a beer or two or a shot, but I don’t go out with the express purpose of observing the day. Heck, I hardly go out at all…… Continue reading Tequila for Cinco de Mayo
Quiet Stream
This quiet stream is at the Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend, Wisconsin. My family and I spent the day there exploring and enjoying the quiet of a crowd-free weekday visit. The menagerie of animals included a wide variety of deer and elk, bison, a cougar, bobcats, foxes, raccoons, bear, mountain goats, emu, camels, llamas,…… Continue reading Quiet Stream
Spring Blossom
One of the challenges of shooting Spring flowers is trying to create something unique so that the blossom stands out from the millions of other flower photographs that out there. And really that should be the goal of any artist – to stand out from the crowd. To create something from the soul that will draw the viewer in and…… Continue reading Spring Blossom
Impressions of Spring
It’s finally Spring here in Wisconsin. It’s still cold, but the flowers are out. Yay!! Time to shoot flowers and find things with color! With this macro shot, I intentionally left the depth of field very narrow and the flower mostly out of focus because I knew I was going to process it with…… Continue reading Impressions of Spring
Raindrops on Green
A line of tiny raindrops sit atop a green leaf against a backdrop of vibrant, verdant green after an early May rain shower. What a way to start the month. Now it is Wisconsin – so it wasn’t warm by any means when I shot this macro image. If fact, with the humidity, it was the…… Continue reading Raindrops on Green