Photography has changed quite a bit since I was a kid, so the exploration of today’s question, about the best photograph I’ve ever taken, feels like it’s going to be a bit roundabout and circumspect. I mean, first off, we have to talk about the word “best” don’t we? What does that even mean? “Best” according to whom? Continue reading “What is one of the best photographs you’ve ever taken?”
Tag: photography
Where I Write
Where I Write is a cool project by photographer Kyle Cassidy to showcase F & SF writers in their natural habitat!
Photo and Art Archives
I’ve said it before. I love that on the Internet, people are making available all sorts of amazing, historical things which can be used for fun or for research or anything else. Continue reading “Photo and Art Archives”
Visiting Friends – 2017 Summer Holiday
Wednesday-Friday July 5-7
The next three days were a blur of seeing friends and doing things around the house with the parents.
Wednesday, I got up early to go shopping with dad. We hit several different stores, including Walmart. I ended up getting a few more things than I originally intended to and got gently ribbed for it. I can’t help it! Continue reading “Visiting Friends – 2017 Summer Holiday”
Baked and Stuffed Bears – 2017 Summer Holiday
Monday/Tuesday July 3 & 4
Monday morning and we had been “in country” for nearly a week. We woke up early (no jet lag excuse, just normally get up early) and got everything packed and ready to go. We had to “check out” of our Air B&B by 11am so the house was a flurry of activity as everyone grabbed all the stuff which had migrated everywhere and corralled it back into suitcases and backpacks. Continue reading “Baked and Stuffed Bears – 2017 Summer Holiday”
Lewis Carroll’s haunting photographs, including the ‘real’ Alice in Wonderland (1856-1880)
Because Dodgson’s photographic work was almost as cool as his imaginary worlds.
Source: Lewis Carroll’s haunting photographs, including the ‘real’ Alice in Wonderland (1856-1880)
Longest bridge in the world!
I changed my header photo today with a shot of this, the Aleksotas Bridge (some hereabouts call it the Vytautas the Great Bridge as well) but I like it because, historically, it’s the longest bridge in the world. in the mid 19th century, the area on the left in the picture, the hill, that’s Aleksotas, that was part of Poland, according to Napoleon, and it followed the Gregorian calendar. It continued to use the Gregorian calendar even after 1864 when it once again fell under Russian rule. Of course, the part on the right, where I was taking the picture from and where I was walking Laika, that part used the Julian calendar which was slightly different. So when crossing the bridge, you would either gain or lose 12 days, depending on which direction you were headed. Thus, this 256 meter long bridge which spans the Nemunas river, is, in fact, the longest bridge in the world.
Getting the Hang of Thursdays 