Held, Unwritten

 The pressure remains. The instructions do not.

Who remembers clipboards?  We still have a few around.  

Between Songs

 Not put away... Not being played... Still listening.

This is my first bass guitar.  Purchased (new) at a Pawn Shop on East Ohio Street on Pittsburgh's Northside.  Looking at Google Maps streetview, it is still there.  This bass is pretty unplayable right now, but has lots of mojo and memories.

a shadow of a doubt...

 

Pale winter light

shadows stretch on cold concrete

silent as the day

Haiku from an internet haiku generator, with a couple of tweaks.  Just for giggles

Self Portraits

 "All photographs are self-portraits"

- Minor White

Insightful?

 I've been uploading some old photos to ChatGPT, I even posted about it 12/30.  Photos from High School through pre-kids.  Today it (ChatGPT made some observations about my "emerging style"

"Your images rarely shout. They accumulate meaning through patience...  There is no urgency. Your voice emerges through presence, not spectacle"

"Nothing is melodramatic. Nothing is forced...  This emotional restraint is one of your throughlines across decades."

"You’ve always pointed the camera where something is almost happening:"

I especially like that last one....   But, again, I think it is just the computer telling me what I want to hear!

Last Light

 

Along one of our bike trails, as the light was fading...

A Good Crop 2025 - Video Photo Essay

 We've made it to 2025, so it's time for another "Good Crop" photo review!  This year's video has been published to YouTube, give it a look! 

The "Good Crop" concept is based on a Ansel Adams quote:  "Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop".   In the spirit of that quote, I try to pick my 12 favorite photos from the previous year. I've been doing this for 14 years now, so I guess that makes it a tradition!

A few months ago, I started a new twist, putting the "crop" into a video-essay, and dropping it on YouTube.  I've done videos for 2022, 2023, 2024 and now 2025.I'll probably do videos for more of the earlier years, if anybody wants to see them!

So here you go, A Good Crop 2025, Subtitled This Didn't Pass Quickly

2026, a quiet start

 Mid 30's, sold grey skies, a bit of a breeze. I had Schon Park / Greenspace North to myself. 

Calm, quiet, peaceful... Nothing fancy, but that was perfect.

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