Christmas afternoon the Sun was out, and there was not a cloud in the sky. As we’d had a pretty amazing brunch during morning worship, and a delicious meal mid-afternoon, the blue skies called me to get out and stretch my legs though a walk. I didn’t go far 1, but managed to get a…
Tag: photography
Indoor Basil
I was doing some dishes after lunch yesterday and caught sight of the basil plant my daughter has grown from a cutting. I glanced at the plant during the narrow window when the low December Sun illuminates it perfectly. The green of the leaves, combined with the nice shadows, caught my interest. So I ran…
Light in the Fog
As the temperatures rose last night, my fellow “shutter hubby” and I decided we should hit the street and grab some pictures. The fog was so thick we didn’t need to leave our block to capture some interesting sites. You can see my full SmugMug gallery here. My favorite from the set is actually an…
Land of Ice and Snow
Today brought the first Winter storm of the season to the Philly area. Overnight it began as snow, but by the time sunrise came the temperature had warmed significantly and the precipitation had turned to rain 1. The end result of this change over in our neighborhood is an inch or so of slush on…
“A” is for Apple
As I stumbled around the kitchen this morning, I saw an interesting glint of light in my peripheral vision. The previous night my wife had brought home a load of fruit 1, and as the morning sunlight reached its auspices the colors really popped. So, after I ground my coffee 2 I went and grabbed…
December Fog
As I strolled toward the parsonage after Portuguese class last night 1 I noticed an amazing glow around the street light on our corner. So I marched inside and grabbed my equipment to see if I could capture the scene in a photograph. I love the many subtleties of this photograph. The glow of the…
