On Thursday temperatures reached 72 degrees. On Friday they peaked at 76. This is my kind of week. After attempting to rewrite my sermon Friday morning 1 I switched to my 500mm lens and decided to take a stroll down by the river. I wore sandals, without socks, in February. It was high tide, so…
Category: Photography
February Spring
Yesterday was February 23. That means we’re still in the midst of Winter. By this date a few years back I was ready to run away to the tropics because I was sick of ice and snow. In 2017, on the other hand, the temperature was 72 degrees. I know this isn’t necessarily a good…
Bird in Flight
Temperatures reached the mid-60’s yesterday, a blessed reprieve from typical Winter temperatures, so my neighbor and I decided we were long overdue for a photowalk. We headed down to Palmyra Nature Cove and headed out on a path down which we’d never walked. We headed straight out from the science center and out on the…
Unexpected Beauty
I was researching USB microphones on my MacBook yesterday afternoon when, unnoticed by me, the wall behind our desk suddenly took on a brilliant pink hue. My wife, ever more observant than her hyper-focused husband, pointed it out. “What’s the Sunset look like?” Now, when I’m typically in hyper-focus mode I get annoyed when someone…
Sunset
I found this image while searching for a different photo and was struck by it’s look. It’s a late-August sunset taken with a fast shutter, low ISO, and high f-stop. The result captures the highlights and leaves the rest of the photo in silhouetted shadow. The extreme contrast between light and dark announces an immanent…
A look into my head
I’m a regular in a podcast called “Theotek” and was recently profiled in a “get to know the team” interview. The video is embedded below, and to help with viewing I’ve listed some points of interest in the conversation. If you watch only one segment I encourage you to jump to around 32:17. At that…
