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 …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #256: Kitchen Inspiration
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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With 2022 coming to an end, I guess it's time to look back at what we captured on the digital equivalent of film. With the vast majority of my photos taken with my always-ready iPhone 13 Pro, that's a lot of photos! I'm going to start in the very near past, and work backwards. Today, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #230: Last chance for 2022
...and also shows how litigious our society has become. What should be immediately obvious is that this dish contains two potential allergens. Anyone reading the menu can see what its two main ingredients are. Did they really need the disclaimer? My bet is their legal team required it. I will spare the restaurant by not …
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