Monthly Archive for October, 2005

I almost missed Beta!

Damn students and their desire to have their work graded in a timely fashion! Continue reading ‘I almost missed Beta!’

Wilma: Life on the Streets

We’re all going to die! Continue reading ‘Wilma: Life on the Streets’

Mom’s Birthday

In honor of my mother’s birthday I thought I should at the very least post a photo of her. This is a portrait I took several years ago.

Mom
 
 

It probably isn’t the flattering picture she would have liked for me to have posted, but I like it. It has all of those things in it that make me think of her, the old quilt, some kitschy bird house, antique furniture, and anything having to do with University of Alabama football.
Continue reading ‘Mom’s Birthday’

Wilma

I was going to go to bed but I decided that I needed to talk about this instead. Continue reading ‘Wilma’

The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town

The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town

This is just for one qoute ““My son Winston and I, Nan Goldin, and Juergen Teller. It’s gonna be a hell of a crew.”

Other than his son you should Know the other people he is refering to in regards to his upcoming trip to Bangkok. If not check out Juergen Teller’s “Go Sees” a wonderful book given to me by King . . .and anything of Nan Goldin’s is interesting from heroine use to landscapes.

Gorjus II

Just listened to a phone message from Gorjus where he only used his last name, sounded odd to me. But it reminded me that I have been meaning to upload a photo of him.

Gorjus II
 
 

This photo was taken back in Febuary.

TD 24

There is a depression on the horizon and she’s headed to a gulf near you. Continue reading ‘TD 24′

Capitol Redux

In order to prevent offending Hud’s delicate power line sensibilities, I have edited and posted a new version of my photograph of the capitol building.

Old Capitol
 
 

I have rotated the image to make the building’s lines perfectly horizontal, I also corrected the perspective slightly, and removed all power lines and trafic lights.
Continue reading ‘Capitol Redux’

Telephone Poles and Why I Hate Them

Wah posted some images recently that reminded me how much telelphone poles get on my nerves. The big question is why. Continue reading ‘Telephone Poles and Why I Hate Them’

Efforts to improve

EDIT: I added one more image to this series.

Old Capitol at Dawn
 
 

I have never been a good architectural photographer, something I always envied Hud for his talent in. I have also always had a problem producing location photographs I am satisfied with the quality of; I want to control the lighting and move things around.

Redwood Court
 
 

Despite my lackings I keep trying it again and again, thinking eventually I will improve. These images reflect my latest attempts.