First the Good. Two views of our Thanksgiving dinner. Left photo is this morning, after dry-brining in the refrigerator overnight. Right photo is just before going in the oven, with my homemade rub. Cooking in "low and slow" at the suggestion of Chef Andrew Gruel. And then, the Bad. And these results are probably understated. …
I just love watching out for funny or original signs, and they seem to be just about everywhere. In the 1980s, there was a popular TV series called Twin Peaks, that was filmed in the local town of North Bend, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The town takes full advantage of that little …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #272: Billboards and Signs
One of the great benefits of having a cell phone with a great camera, is that you always have it with you to capture those scenes that just show up without warning. Yesterday, as we were walking back to our car after the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra concert, we took a stroll through the Puget …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270: On Display
And this very detailed tweet explains it all! Now that I am back at work, I take a lunch from home most days. Three days a week, I take 1/3 of a prepared salad from our local grocery store. I always add a bunch of cucumbers to my salad (I discovered the mini-cucumbers, which are …
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I have always liked to take photos of simple scenes, since I do most of my photography outdoors. On our way out to dinner this evening, I looked up and found the most beautiful sky, covered with the puffy white clouds you often see in stock photos. Right above our heads! And the tree in …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #257: Simplicity
It is sometimes surprising, but you can find beautiful photo subjects in even the most mundane kitchen. You don't need to have fancy fixtures or gourmet dishes. One evening, as I was preparing some of the veggies I add to my recipe for Enhanced Sloppy Joes, I noticed how interesting the onion I was slicing …
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My friend, attorney Robert Barnes, tells us that we ordinary, tax-paying American Citizens can have an outsize influence on current affairs, when we communicate our preferences, get together online and in the real world, and let the forces of evil in our country know that WE are the basis of society, not they. We, the …
Thanks to my iPhone 13 Pro, I am now always ready with a camera, when a likely subject comes into view. It's fun to capture scenes that seem to just have been waiting for me to come along and capture them. I got this one at my local outlet mall. The display of old sewing …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #246: Still Life
In Japan, the word Kanban means "sign", and those companies who use the Toyota Production System of just-in-time inventory control see and use a lot of Kanbans. I just started a new job at a Japanese-owned company, and I saw a sign in the Ladies restroom which I had not ever seen before. It took …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #234: Messages
Yes, George is turning over in his grave, seeing what is becoming of his (formerly) great country. Biden and his entire family are beholden to Communist China. Biden "visited" the border last week. El Paso cleaned up all the migrants on the street before his visit. Not that he would have noticed them if they …
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