The season of Fall 1 began on Thursday. With the march of the seasons the light changed from the honey glow of late Summer to a more crisp light anticipating the coming chill. It’s probably my second-favorite light in which to practice my hobby. Aside from the allergies 2, I love the fall. A lot…
Tag: photography
Covering Up
As many readers of Painfully Hopeful know, I’ve been writing a serialized novel on Tuesdays entitled Welcome to the Valleys. It’s been a whole lot of fun to do, and weeks ago it became the longest work of fiction I’ve ever written – and I’m only in Chapter 3! To better organize the project I…
Anxiety in photography
On Monday I took the opportunity to take an image I’ve been eying all Summer long. The Rancocas Creek, which separates Delanco and Riverside, NJ is a beautiful body of water, and the view from the Delanco Bridge is quite stunning. I wanted to capture an image of the creek while the boats were still…
What difference?
In Williamsburg there is a bridge which begins the path from the Visitor’s Center to the Historic area. Embedded on this bridge are a series of plaques. Heading into the Historic Area the plaques show some of the fundamental differences between the 21st and 17th Centuries. On the way back to the Visitor’s Center the…
Crossing Bridges – Civic Duty
My recent post, “Crossing Bridges,” dealt with an encounter I had with some local Bridge Police after a photography session on the Tacony-Palmrya Bridge. The encounter was largely positive, as the officers professionally responded to a 911 call, but during our conversation some incorrect information about “what Homeland Security says” was passed on. Namely, that pictures…
Plussed out on 500px
About a week ago 500px ran a deal for people who wanted to sign up for their “plus” or “awesome” plans. I’d been interested in trying out 500px for some time, and $20 for a year of “plus” membership was quite a good deal, so I signed up. I didn’t like it. Now, I’ve…
