We had a big (for our area) snow storm about 3 weeks ago, followed by 3 weeks of very cold (for our area) temperatures, so we've had very little melting. Which means the local trails have a lot of ice. But it's still nice to get out.
Meanwhile it is supposed to be near 50 for a couple of days, that should clear everything out.
I don't know if Black Friday is as big a deal as it used to be, with the rise of internet shopping and the expansion from a day to a week, etc. But I do know that I've tried to avoid shopping on the day after Thanksgiving since my cousins dragged my brother and I to their local mall in 1970 and overwhelmed me.
Anyway, last Thursday, I went hiking with my daughters, their spouses and the 2 grandkids. We went to Valley View Glades, in Hillsboro, MO. A bit over an hour from us, but a really nice spot.
From a recent walk at Watershed Nature Center, late fall, looking towards winter. Actually 2 weeks ago, doesn't seem that long ago. Regardless, we're in that stage of year, most of the leaves are down, more gray skies, cooler temperatures. Winter will be here soon.
A couple pictures from our recent trip to Wytheville, VA. These are from Big Mountain Lookout, along Rt. 52 between Wytheville and Bland, VA. First a vertical (Portrait) version. then a wide (landscape) version. Finally a 16x9 crop of the landscape.
What say y'all?
So, about a week ago, my brother text:
"In your cast array of photos do you have a revolving door picture I could license?"
Not surprisingly, the answer was No. But an assignment! In discussing w/ my wife we were pretty sure where I could find a door. So last weekend, I ran up into town, confirmed the door, and it was even broken! I took a few photos.
I sent my brother 5 shots from my phone, while taking more with my Fujifim. I sent a selection of photos from my phone from the field, to see if he had feedback on specific wants/needs as far as composition.
Here's the 5 phone photos, straight from the (phone) camera:
I did drive around to look for other doors, but didn't see anything. Well, anything door-wise. I did manage a few other photos I liked (but that is a different story).
Anyway, before I had a chance to look though the photos from my Fujifilm, he indicated that those would be fine.
Why did he want a photo of a broken rotating door? Well, he's just posted an album over on Soundcloud, under his Savory Flakes brand. Check it out for something more than the "machine" stuff on the radio! Here's what he used:
It was a fun undertaking, and I get a kick out of having my image used, and was glad I could come up with something for him.
And, if you care, here's one from the Fujifilm:
Another simple phone photo. Taken on my iPhone, and processed using the default photo program on my newish computer. (Still needing to get "real" software on the new computer). Taken on a recent hike at Bremer Wildlife Sanctuary, Hillsboro, IL, USA. Which do you prefer?
I shot this w/ black-and-white in mind, but it seems pretty flat based on this processing.
A simple phone photo, taken on a recent hike along Nickel Plate Trail in Glen Carbon, IL. Both versions processed using Snapseed edit, on my iPad. Which do you prefer?
First photos from February. Simple phone photos taken during my late afternoon walk around the neighborhood. Happy the days are getting a little longer!
