Rope

My uncle’s old barn was kind enough to pause halfway through blowing down so Chris and I could run down there and shoot some pictures.

zigzag

Going through some old archives lately.

Central Michigan, August 2008

This is far from the best photo ever made of its type, but it’s not bad for being shot from a moving car…

Shades Ferns #1

So, when I posted the last picture, I promised myself that I’d try to make a post a week, to try and resurrect this blog. We can see how well that turned out. I guess at this point maybe I’ll make it a New Year’s resolution.

At any rate, this photo is from Shades State Park, in western Indiana. The canyons and ravines there have an almost primeval feeling to them, with ferns and moss clinging to the rock walls, and there are some very nice hiking trails. Definitely worth the trip.

Wall of Skulls, Chichen Itza

So over in Switzerland they actually do put bells on their cows before turning them loose to graze on the mountainside. Which, if it’s just one cow, adds to the quaint, pastoral feeling of the Swiss countryside. However, an entire herd of cattle, all with bells around their necks and their heads bobbing up and down as they graze, make a racket that can be heard miles away. Christopher Walken would be proud.

More Cowbell

Well it’s no longer spring, of course, but I’ve had this one sitting around for a while. I was thinking of writing up a short bit on the Holga that I used to shoot this, but then I realized, what can I say about the Holga that hasn’t already been said?

Razor Wire

I will say this much: anybody who’s at all interested in photography should have a Holga in their arsenal. In today’s world of auto-everything, ultra-fast digital machines, it’s kind of refreshing to work with a camera that has some real limitations, and it can turn out some interesting pictures to boot. And at a lower cost than a decent filter for your do-everything DSLR, the price is definitely right.

Oof. Busy week. I meant to post this earlier in the week, but it seems like I simply haven’t had a chance. Any rate, this is one that I processed for posting long ago, along with this one, in a post about the little Canon S330 digital that I used to carry around, but said post never materialized. At least I don’t think it did. Sorry if this is a double post. Man, I’m gettin’ old.

High Bridge