January 21, 2015: “Go”

I have a vision, an amazing vision I just am not quite sure how to make it possible.  This photo today is the start of an idea.  From the dashboard I want to bring you the lights at speed.  I can’t do it on my own, I wonder if I could get the angle from behind if I had a driver.  I like the idea the perspective through a drivers eyes watching the light go by.  It is a vision someday I’ll realize and create an epic image. 

Ignore the dirty windshield

Tonight I pulled over had my car lit up creating a dry run for the vision.  Seeing light wanting to go, getting ready to plot.  I want to create an amazing long exposure drive. Today I just watched the traffic drive on by, drive on by. Gotta go, gotta roll, green means go.   

January 20, 2015: “Playoffs, Are You Kidding Me”

Tonight ended volleyball, this was first time I had played volleyball since high school gym back at the beginning of the century.  I am naturally athletic always consistent middle of the pack team player who was extremely coachable.  Jumping in from lack of practice was no problem it tookf a few hits to regain control but I had it. 

Not my team

The season was fun, after all it was 10 degrees out and I am playing volleyball in the sand in Buffalo in January.  This season we played as a 4 person team in a 6 person league.  We won some and lost more unfortunately.  The difference in the amount of people on a team was a key contributing factor to the record.  Teams were able to hit the open spots against us.

The Team I'd Hit That

Summer in January

 I wanted to do some photography but the domes light doesn’t allow me to get the crisp awe inspiring images I want to create unfortunately.  I struggled finding a balance.  As much as I love my equipment, I don’t have the right equipment to get the great shots.  The light and shadows are so harsh and popping off a flash is a no go.  All in all some fun was had, I moved and grew and experienced something different.  

Not horrible lighting

January 19, 2015: "Letter to Humanity

Writing a letter to the world, the 3 photos below me writing are my handwritten words.  Thank you Dr. King for being a great leader despite your fear of leader.  You were a great leader because of that not inspite of it.

January 18, 2015: “Smoothie Sunday”

Eat healthy, eat healthy, eat healthy is my mantra. Today my day started off with a berry banana smoothie and a cup of tea.  I am new to making smoothies and using them for meals just as I am with all cooking.  Creating the change to be a happy healthier me mean stepping out of my comfort zone.  Stepping out with little changes lead to big changes which lead to success. 

This photo symbolizes where I am going, where you can go and where the world can go.  Food photos are not my forte.  Each photo and attempt will help me with macro, food, product and detail photography.   Skills I lack are skills I need to work on.  Never will I be great without understanding I still have a lot to learn and grow with.  One day all of my efforts will pay off.

January 17, 2015: “Easy on the Eye”

Welcome to today, I hope it is your best day ever.  I always look at eyes, in fact I may comment immediately if I think you have great eyes.  My eyes have been commented on many times as being a great feature of mine. Depending on the day and time they fluctuate between blue and green when the true color is hazel.  

Exploring is part of the human experience whether it be looking closely at myself, others and every aspect of the universe.  I chose to look at my eye today because it conveys vulnerability, anger, love, loneliness, happiness, sadness, strength, weakness and every other emotion that a human can feel.  I’m not sure what I see or how I feel. I will let you be the judge and create myself in what you view.  

January 16, 2015: “Frozen Starlight”

It was a clear day out today, I wanted to capture a landscape today.  I have an idealized spot where I want to capture an epic landscape.  I drove by it again today, like I did the other day. Sadly I looked, pondered and I was not inspired.  I continued to drive home, lost in my thoughts I looked up at the clear sky, it triggered me to think about stars and how I enjoy sitting outside during the summer and watch the world go by.

 

Tonight was the night I captured the stars.  Where do I do it?  What else do I want in my photo?  I decided to head to the place I know that is completely open for 30 miles, where I can look across a vast body of water and see another country.  Right on Lake Ontario in Olcott, NY.  I arrived just after sunset, a glow was ablaze on the horizon.  Lights from the Toronto coastline were visible, I stepped out of my car and was shocked by the wind whipping off of the lake.  It felt like -10 degrees with the wind whipping, I grabbed my facemask cover my face.

The journey began, I stayed out for some 20 minutes somehow.  My big toe froze going numb while my hands somehow survived.  The wind and cold cause me to struggle setting everything up.  I was unable to gain focus, really see what I was shooting and get the epic photo.  I placed my camera saw a few stars and went for between a 20 to 30 second shutter just hoping the wind would let my camera be still enough to capture a crisp shot.  Luckily as my camera strap fluttered in the wind and I ran in place the camera stayed unmoved. 

I finished and got home upon loading the photos in my pc for processing I saw something incredible.  The big dipper perfectly placed into my photo, along with a shooting star on the right side of the photo.  In the summer it is extremely easy to layout under the stars and find constellations, no wind, no extreme cold just great weather.  I fought the weather today and came out on top with this image.  I hope you enjoy, reach for the stars.

January 15, 2015: “Throwback Thursday to Today”

Today is the social media day we dig through the archives and find photos of days gone by.  We then post and share on facebook, Instagram, twitter etc.  I thought what could I do today, my first thought was a photo I called label.  Then I saw a few photos of friends from days before I knew them.  It is interesting to see where people come from, where they are now and knowing they are not as close as you want. 

I looked through the few photos I have when I was younger and decided to attempt a re-creation today.  A few things I realized; I will never be as cute as I was when I was a little tike.  Life changes, no matter how much we wish it wouldn’t it does.  I have to make the best with what I have today and need to bring the carefree attitude I had as kid to get ahead in life today.

Look at that photo of me from 26 years ago maybe.  I dressed like a champ to be snacking.  I had no idea how I mismatched I was or even such a thing existed, the glasses were much too big or anything of the sort. 

Since that photo so much as changed but I am still pretty goofy with an offbeat sense of self.  I still can’t dress myself sometimes.  The major change from then to know is that I am extremely aware of my surroundings.  I analyze every situation and am considered extremely serious, sometimes too intense.  My quirky ability to be by myself or in extremely small friendships groups is often seen as weird.  As a child it was great to spend a whole day inside my creating and dreaming.  I often do that today. 

Throwing forward from then to now as much has changed much has stayed the same.