Simple Clicks – on the river
Monday evening, 6 May, became my first river outing in the new kayak. I put in at Falls, PA, and paddled three miles up the Susquehanna River to a point where a large island divided the river. The division caused the current to intensify to the point where I just could’t paddle through it; besides [...]
Spring star trails
I wrapped up my perfect spring Saturday with an evening under the stars with friends. It’s been a while since I’ve shot any astrophotography, in part because I was struggling to keep it interesting. As a genera, it’s a bit of a tricky one; adding interest to any astro scene depends a lot on [...]
Easton, PA
Spend 24 hours in the town of Easton a couple of weeks back, on a March Saturday that turned out to be uncharacteristically warm and lovely. It as planned as a get-away trip that, unfortunately, didn’t really turn out the way I’d planned and I ended up cutting it short and coming back a day [...]
A new adventure
*Note: this post went live on Saturday, so some of you may have seen it. It wasn’t supposed to, as it was still lacking photos and some final edits. Not sure what happened there, but oh well – here it is again, in its final form. It’s time for a new adventure, so starting this [...]
Jim Thorpe: Winterfest
Spent a few hours in Jim Thorpe last weekend – we brought my mom down while she was visiting, knowing that she’d love the small town and it’s amazing architecture. It’s an unusual place, small twisting streets lined with a mix of old brick and row houses, all tucked into a strange little valley amid [...]
Simple Clicks: bookstore cat
I think that all bookstores should be smallish and jumbled. It’s okay if the books are a little out of order, or if one section spills into another. Or onto the floor, or maybe a chair wedged nearby. And all such bookstores should have a cat. At least one. The photo above is one of [...]
Winter, softly
These got a little lost in the shuffled for a couple of weeks, but are from an outing I made early in January. It was one of those outings that was as much about getting out in the woods and moving around as anything. I was messing with some MF glass and experimenting a little [...]
Cold but worth it
Sunday morning dawned cold and overcast, but after my success with the eagles the day before, I was already up and in the field. Photography is like a drug and, when the shoots are successful, you want more. And more. Even if it means getting up at 0600 on a Sunday and bundling in four [...]
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No real post today… The reason? I’m sick again…or maybe still. I can’t tell the difference at this point. But at any rate, feeling like crap means I haven’t gotten the camera out made any images over the past week. (Haven’t done much of anything for that matter.) I’m hoping that by mid-weekend I’m back [...]
Looking back at 2012: the year in review
2012 is over, over a week past us now, and we’re back online here. Which means it’s time to begin the retrospective, take a look back across this last trip around the sun, and try to figure out just what the hell went on. It was a good year, overall. It saw a lot of [...]
