10/23/2011
10/16/2011
10/09/2011
10/02/2011
Autumn
I took this yesterday, (10/01/2011) while on a bike ride along Turnagain Arm from Indian to Girdwood and back. The weather was not the best. Further down from this image it was raining and there was a stiff headwind out of the southeast. The ride became much better when I turned around to go back and had a raging tailwind. Regardless, as they say a bad day on a bike is better than a great day at work. Unfortunately, this might have been the last ride of the season, for the road bike anyway.
9/22/2011
9/18/2011
9/02/2011
8/28/2011
This is a scan of a negative, taken with my Minolta XG-1 during the spring breakup of the Kuskokwim River at Bethel in May of 83. I didn't write down and no longer recall what film I used. As you can see, this is from before the 'sea-wall' was built. The old sea-wall consisted of cars, machinery, etc. Whatever was big, heavy, and could (hopefully) stay in place as the ice scoured the riverbank.
Also, for something completely different. Go visit this site,Gigapixel Photography for some truly amazing panoramic photography. What's even more amazing is that the cost of the equipment to do this is under $500.00. I would have thought that it would have been in the thousands at least. Click on one of the panoramas, zoom in and look around. Astonishing.
Fair warning, have a fast internet connection.
8/21/2011
8/15/2011
8/12/2011
8/07/2011
7/31/2011
Summer's Peak
I took this Saturday (7/30/11) on the 'Bird to Gird' bike trail. Summer is at its zenith. The fireweed is in full bloom and we are now beginning that slow glide into fall, my favorite season.
7/26/2011
7/19/2011
Ptarmigan, summer plummage
I've been on a classic rock & roll kick so...
Friday night's music this week is some live early Led Zepplin doing Communication Breakdown from Danish TV1. Worth a listen. It has a great view of a smoking Paige solo. You don't see anyone playing like this these days, unfortunately.
Also, from 1956, here's Johnny Burnette doing the Original 'Train Kept a Rollin'. Later made famous by the Yardbirds and even later by Aerosmith. None of the covers matches the original, but see for yourself.
7/15/2011
Summer Days
Taken during a short hike this afternoon.
It was too nice to stay at work. What can I say.
Some oldies for a Friday night.
They still hold up, in my opinion anyway.
Better than a lot of new stuff.
7/08/2011
July 4th Parade
I'm hoping that everyone had a good Independence Day!
Lifted from Daphne's site (Jaded Haven. THanks again...
The Raconteurs "Old Enough" Featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe from Miky Wolf on Vimeo.
7/01/2011
The Bus Stopped Here
Hand held HDR.
Here's some Fridaynight videos,
The Mountain from TSO Photography on Vimeo.
Magnus from Meradi Omar on Vimeo.
6/26/2011
6/15/2011
Summer!
OK, not Alaska. Taken in south central Minnesota.
If you have a few minutes, watching Conan O'Brien's commencement address at Dartmouth is well worth your time. It's a great speech...
This too is worth a few minutes...
6/10/2011
6/05/2011
6/03/2011
5/29/2011
5/22/2011
Playing around with Photoshop and textures.
Go here to see some truly incredible photos of the Nyiragongo Crater in the heart of the Great Lakes region of Africa. It's worth a few minutes of your time.
5/11/2011
4/29/2011
4/22/2011
4/09/2011
4/02/2011
3/26/2011
Spring time
Early spring evening...
This past week, the last movie star died. Elizabeth Taylor.
In remembrance, here's a photo from a time in her life when she wasn't just hot, but smoking hot. I recommend you watch "Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf?" and see how great acting looked. She and Richard Burton seem so real, you almost wonder if they were acting. RIP...
H/T to Small Dead animals on the photo.
3/18/2011
Friday night and here are two videos from an old favorite, Brian Eno.
The 1977 albumn 'Before & After Science'.
This predates MTV and the videos are a treat to watch. They remind me of Monty Python. Eno was, in my opinion, ahead of his time.
So crank up your speakers and enjoy...
First up, King's Lead Hat. My daughter (13) who's deeply into the Beatles said this was 'ok.'
Second, also from the same albumn, 'No One Receiving' I like a lot, my daughter, after listening told me we have very different taste in music.
Last up, a 1978 song from Pere Ubu, another great band.
3/12/2011
3/02/2011
And now for something completely different. An urban downhill mountain bike race in Valparaiso, Chile. Courtesy of Vimeo, via David Thompson & SDA.
VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo.
2/27/2011
2/12/2011
2/06/2011
1/23/2011
1/20/2011
1/12/2011
1/02/2011
Happy New Years!
Here's hoping that 2011 is a better year, in all ways, than 2010 was.
This is an HDR 'View from the Porch.'Taken at sunset, new year's eve.
Hand held.
And of course, another edition of 'Separated at birth'
12/24/2010
Merry Christmas!
Here's hoping that everyone has a Merry Christmas.
We end the year with 'Big Sis' punishing a citizen speaking the truth and the FCC trying to reign in free speech by attempting to seize control of the internet.
To compound that, yesterday, I learned some very sad news indeed. Dennis the Peasant (see links below) will be signing off. His was a clear and bright voice in the political blogosphere. His writing was clear, crisp and on point. Never one to mince words, he called them like he saw them and did it with his unique and razor sharp wit. I wish him well. I for one will miss his voice and his music posts. He turned me on to several artists who I now like very much. I plan to leave his link up and I hope he leaves his blog up. They are worth reading.
Below, it's time to present, "separated at birth",
12/19/2010
12/10/2010
Some music to listen to on Friday night. Some of my favorites who still sound as good (to me) now, as they did back in the day. First up is Return to Forever. A band that should have been far better known.
Next up, Pat Metheny. Probably one of my all time favorites. Doing 'Third Wind' from the Still Life Talking album. Enjoy.
11/30/2010
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