September 27, 2008A shot from an assignment this morning. I love getting close to objects with my wide-angle lens, because it lets me make that thing or person the center of attention, but also includes plenty of context. I just like the feeling this one gives of standing on stage, with no audience. The [...]
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September 20, 2008I was processing images from an assignment this morning, when I came across this shot of a woman with three arms.
I was wondering what was going on when I remembered reading this article at T.O.P. the other day.
I cropped this severely to show the “three arms,” but the original shows a woman walking [...]
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September 19, 2008It’s Friday.
The ARN has a nice feature about the Cowboy Church revival from Wednesday night. I was a little surprised to see one of the shots from the church on the front page, about 3 columns wide and half a page tall, since I was told the article would run in the “Life” section. [...]
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September 17, 2008I got a call this afternoon about an assignment. Could I, they asked, shoot a revival at the Cowboy Heritage Church in Clyde? Sure, I said, send me the details.
You know you’re a freelancer in West Texas when you go to shoot a church service, and wind up up to your ankles in [...]
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September 17, 2008I’m not sure why, but I keep coming across these freaky, disturbing fake-humans. Last week it was the 3rd Degree Burns doll at the Fair, and this week it was these teaching dummies from a local nursing school. I had a few minutes to kill before my subject arrived, so I tried to [...]
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September 15, 2008Today the Google Apps Bus stopped off at ACU, one of ten schools on their cross-country road trip.
I got a t-shirt!
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September 13, 2008I’d like to direct your attention for a moment to the Navigation Bar of this site.
You’ll see a new link to a page titled “PRINTS.”
Putting two and two together, you’ve probably figured out, from the title of that page and this post, that I’ve started offering some my photos for sale. [...]
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September 13, 2008This was not a self-propelled lawnmower. He would wheel himself into position, and then cut the area around him.
Preparing to replace the string.
The large rocks in the yard often cause his line to break, or to get pulled off the reel.
Taking a break.
A friend stopped by to visit, and his dog came [...]
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September 13, 2008You’re going to want to mark this down on your calendars.
James Nachtwey won the TED Prize in 2007, and on October 3, 2008, the project he’s been working on will be unveiled in several cities across the world. Check it out, and make plans to attend one of the events, if you can!
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September 12, 2008For the person who has everything, a rattlesnake head in a jar!
This “doll” won first prize…for creeping me out!
At the Fair, everyone’s a winner.
An exhibit extolling the virtues of poultry.
Interestingly, his hands appear to be normal-sized…
Silhouetted
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