Archive for May 2017
Culturally Appropriate Dinner Party Menu
in this age of acute political correctness, imagine my horror when I discovered I was not preparing a culturally appropriate dinner party menu.
Read MorePhotographing Blue Ridge Parkway Rainy Days
Blue Ridge Parkway rainy days drives many tourists off of the scenic road, but the weather makes a perfect time for a photographer. Bright sunlight is quite unflattering for photographs, so the cloud cover provides a much more conducive light. More importantly, the clouds and fog provide a dramatic background to the already gorgeous mountains.…
Read MoreMagic 8 Ball
The Magic 8 Ball saw a future I wasn’t expecting – the possibility of a run in with the TSA at the airport because of a slight liquid rule.
Read MoreSneak Peek – Current Sunset Timelapse Project
I am spending my May evenings capturing sunsets in our mountains for a timelapse project that should be published in June. Timelapse is one of those fun photography projects that really tests your patients. At a fairly typical 24 frames per second for video, a simple 10-second clip in a film takes 240 photographs. If you…
Read MoreNutcracker And The Decapitated Angel
Last Monday, I shared some mishaps that I have had as a flyman – the person on a stage responsible for flying scenery, props, and even people on or off a stage. This week, I share one of my favorite stage stories – the beautiful, heartwarming Christmas classic ballet, The Nutcracker, and how a decapitated…
Read MoreSpring Wildflowers – An Excuse Not To Mow
One of the great advantages of rural living is a different mindset about lawns. We don’t fertilize or spread herbicides, preferring a much more natural look to the fields that surround our house. Add in an abundance of both rain and sunshine this spring, and our fields are alive with spring wildflowers. We do mow…
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