Minolta XG-1
©Tim P
A scan of a photo taken in Ohio, long long ago, in a galaxie far far away.
5/19/2006
5/17/2006
5/16/2006
5/13/2006
Canon S500
©Tim P
Today's photo is a repost of one of the first photos that I posted. If you look at the water near the transmission line tower, you'll see the bore tide coming in. Actually, this is a 'baby bore tide'. The actual bore tide was the day before I took this picture, but I think it's pretty cool nonetheless. Turnagain Arm is one of the two locations in North America that has a bore tide. The other being the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia.
Monday will mark the one year anniversary of this blog. Thanks to those who have visited.
My main purpose for starting this blog was to...
a) share my enthusiasm and love for photography
b) share the photos I've taken
c) become a better photographer, which the pactice of trying to produce photos daily for this blog makes think about.
d) Just have a good time.
I've been doing that. As long as I enjoy myself, I plan to continue. I don't know if I'll continue to post daily, but I'll see how it goes.
5/12/2006
5/11/2006
5/10/2006
5/09/2006
5/08/2006
5/07/2006
Canon S500
©Tim P
The white thing near the center of the photo is a young bighorn sheep. This was taken on yesterday morning's hike on Bird Ridge. It was very windy when I took this and had I taken it a second later, the photo would have included an eagle that was soaring on an updraft and it would have been lined up perfectly with the sheep.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen. By the time I was ready to take another photo, the eagle was way above me and out of the frame. Oh well.
5/06/2006
5/04/2006
5/03/2006
5/02/2006
5/01/2006
4/30/2006
4/29/2006
4/28/2006
4/27/2006
Minolta XG-1
©Tim P
Another view of Tin City taken from Tin City International Airport. I recently posted another photo, from the top of the mountain in the foreground here
4/26/2006
4/25/2006
4/23/2006
4/22/2006
4/21/2006
4/20/2006
4/19/2006
4/18/2006
4/17/2006
4/15/2006
4/14/2006
4/13/2006
4/12/2006
4/11/2006
4/10/2006
4/09/2006
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4/07/2006
4/06/2006
This photo was taken by a friend. It's at Tin City, which lies at the extreme western tip of the Seward penninsula. It's about as far west as you can go on the North American continent. There's a tram to the top of the mountain, where there's a facility situated. This photo was taken at the top and looks out over the Bering Sea. I liked the photo, so I'm posting it though it isn't mine.
4/05/2006
4/04/2006
Canon S500
©Tim P
I took this yesterday, driving home from Kenai. The weather sucked. All mixed snow and rain. The kind that builds up on the road as a layer of slop and sends you hydroplaning if you get out of the beaten path. This building is just south of the Girdwood turnoff. About 10 minutes after I stopped to take this photo, I was rounding a curve and the person in the oncoming lane lost control and began skidding all over the road. They crossed the center line over to my half of the road. I took my foot off the gas to slow down. I was doing around 60 when I let up on the gas. I didn't dare touch my brakes or I would have lost control too. As the car continued to veer into my half of the road in front of me, I was able to swerve to the right and pass by them with about two feet between us at the closest point when we passed. Looking in my rearview mirror, I saw them eventually regain control.
We both continued on our way. A brief moment in time. Yet the rest of the way home I couldn't help but reflect on how my life might have been irreversibly changed had we had that collision. I felt very lucky & thankful. I got home about 20 minutes later. It was late and had been a long day, driving to Kenai & back. When I walked in the door, my daughter was there to greet me. I gave her and my wife and extra tight hug and kiss. I poured myself a glass of wine and sat down to enjoy being at home with my family, the end of just another day. It could have been so different. I don't know who the other driver was, but I'm sure whoever he or she was, they may well have been doing the same. Some days you really appreciate the little things in life, that you usually take for granted without a passing thought. Anyway, that's my rant and I'm stickin to it.
4/03/2006
4/02/2006
4/01/2006
3/31/2006
3/30/2006
3/29/2006
3/28/2006
3/27/2006
3/26/2006
3/25/2006
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