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The interplay of light and shadows gives context and meaning to an image.  This table sits by a window that allows direct sunlight only for a few months, each spring and fall.    I took this image last fall. Periodically, I look at it admiringly, then move on to somethingContinue Reading

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Walking around Decatur, I spotted this deer painted on a restaurant wall.   There is nothing special about the image,  but it did remind me of the first trip my wife and I made to France. We spent three days in Blois (pronounced bool-wah), a small town south of ParisContinue Reading

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Red-tailed hawks watched over our backyard for years.   Once, there were two large pecan trees close by; the taller tree, in my neighbor’s yard, was 60+ feet. A similar tree stood next to our house, so close that it was encroaching on the foundation and had to be removed. Continue Reading

Description: A Church in Late Afternoon Light Background: Out for an autumn stroll with my wife, we came across this church just as the sun was going down behind the trees.  The traffic on the street had been relatively heavy, but for a moment, it let up, and a quietContinue Reading

It was happenstance that I parked next to this tree.  The spot was next to the shopping cart return stall and close to the store entrance.   As you can see, the bark was peeling so cleanly that it looked like paper coming off a roll.  I could not recallContinue Reading

I set out to photograph this building because of its colonial architecture, which seemed out of place given the modern buildings surrounding it.    It’s unclear what it houses, as there were no signs hinting at its function. On developing and scanning the film, my interest shifted dramatically. Now, allContinue Reading

Garden-wise, this has been an odd year.   In my little corner of the world, it has only rained a few times since August.  And yet, somehow, the catmint, which has always done poorly in summer, grew bigger and more lush than any year since I’ve had it.   IContinue Reading

Countless times, I’ve watched the late afternoon sun stream down on this chair,  brightening the room.     The leaves of the plant are what caught my eye.  Sunlight settles on them, making hard and soft shadows, bringing out their delicate, rib-like pattern.  Once small enough to be hidden behindContinue Reading