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2012-08-10T03:37:04Z

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2012-07-26T23:44:05Z

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Clos Ed

2012-07-12T01:12:01Z

Last post here. Thanks to all, especially to Harry who's been commenting for many years now. I've got a pixelpost blog up and running, still sorting out some issues. I'll forward the url and put a post here when it is active.

Harvesting Corn

2012-07-11T09:10:49Z

(originally published in 2011) I'll bring this blog to a close with this image of my father. He probably was the single most used live subject over the years. He lives in a house on a plot of land cut out of the corner of his 'old home place' where he was born and raised. Now that is a set of roots to have. One more closing post for tomorrow, if I can find it. I've saved it for years. Then a couple weeks off and we'll see about restarting on a new platform.

Dresser

2012-07-11T09:06:59Z

(originally published in 2011) This is an Iphone image shot last year, I believe.

Carter Caves State Park

2012-07-11T09:02:43Z

(posted in 2011) Over the past year or two, the state park that we simply call Carter Caves has become more and more our home. In our immediate area, we are lucky to have two parks and Greenbo has always been my favorite. I explored there with topo maps before the trails were established, an odd thing to reflect on because it is 3,300 acres and I was only 15 years old. More recently, we've been interested in Carter Caves because it is sort of a micro-environment resembling something like the Smoky Mountains.

Hillbilly Hotdogs

2012-07-10T03:57:53Z

(published on July 31st, 2010) I love photos of people at work or in their natural environment. In a sense, all of us live in a zoo. While I waited on my hot dog, I laid the camera on the counter and give it my best Kentucky windage and ended up with a shot that I still like. If I could make a living doing this style of photos, I'd be right on it.

The band Flaw

2012-07-10T03:54:27Z

(originally published on September 14th, 2010) I was out on a photography drive with Mike Adkins and Dennis Adkins when we ended up at Point Pleasant, West Virginia. It had been a great day, filled with a visit at a museum and finding a place that serves a great Hot Brown, though I can't seem to make it back there. We were walking along the riverfront trail along the floodwall when we passed these fellows. One of us said 'Guys, there goes the shot of the day...'. As luck would have it, they turned around and headed back. They quickly agreed to the photograph, even hamming it up for us. Their band was named Flaw and they were killing time until their gig was to start. Lesson: never hurts to ask. Well most of the time, I did have a couple encounters over the years but that's another story.

Iris Burd at OVCC

2012-07-10T03:47:56Z

(originally published on May 8th, 2009) I'm including this photo because it's a constant reminder that important photos are all around you, we just can't see all of them yet. Iris attained the status of Master Photographer within our local camera club. The Master Photographer status was implemented in the early 1980s when I was first a member. Since then, only a handful of photographers have attained enough tenure in the competitions to reach the level. Iris has since passed away. Behind her stands Rick Jackson, another of the small group of Master Photographers. The club was organized in 1958.

Boy at monuments

2012-07-10T03:40:41Z

(originally posted on June 19th, 2009) We took a trip to Epcot and I photographed this during the mass exodus after the fireworks.