Enjoying the sunset

I've been using an iPhone app called Camera+ and have to say that it's phenomenal.  I does things that I didn't think I'd be able to do, like bring out the buildings in this shot, with a cell phone camera.

It certainly makes shooting with a cell phone a lot more fun and versatile.

Just another reason that more and more people will be leaving their DSLR's at home.

Pulled and Tossed

If I wasn't improvising and working with limited resources, I don't think I'd be processing these images. They've sat for six months. Time for them to see some light.

Pay in advance

Disruption makes you rethink how you do things, just as necessity leads to invention. If you don't adapt and improvise, how will you overcome the challenges in life?

We need to have faith, be strong, and keep learning the lessons of life.  That's what it's all about.

Locked Out

Even the best of plans can't take into account everything to could possibly go wrong.  In my case, one corrupt dll file has lead to a world of complications.

Forgot My Question

A moment where nothing else mattered..... Wouldn't that be nice?

Still Working

It's amazing how one little thing can have such disruptive results.

 I'm still working on a plan on getting my desktop computer back up and running... I just need to make some time available to do that.  In the meantime, I've been trying to maintain a certain level of productivity within the confines of limited capacity.

You can only do so much without the right software.

Morning Grub

Pick carefully... it's a decision you'll live with for the rest of the day.

Yes, I'm still down and out... working from a mobile platform, but really in need of a machine that can do some heavy lifting.

Locked Up

It's amazing how somethings can be so disruptive.  I turned on my computer yesterday (or at least tried to) to find that I had a corrupt hal.dll file.  So after working on repairing this issue, along with creating a new boot.ini file, I'm still dead in the water and working from my laptop.

All is not lost.  The data still seems to be on the old hard drive, and I've got a back up of the programs, and external hard drives with my images on them.  And yet, until I get the computer back up and running, my routine has been completely turned around.

It's like having your hands tided.

Brush Up

I'm got a serious system problem and will need to dig deep to get it repaired. A setback of sorts.

Crossed

We're ready this year... for whatever comes our way.

At the movies

Just being out and about, the world speaks.

Cream of Wheat

I've been having loads of fun just using my cell phone camera. A slice of life approach to photography if you will. Gotta love technology.

Scrambled

Mix up your photography and have some fun with it.  At the very least, try something different.

Drive Ahead

It's good to move forward.

So far away

If you're over fifty, you really need to start getting your affairs in order.

If you think about it, you're living on borrowed time.  You've got more years behind you than ahead of you, and putting off making important decisions is putting an unfair burden on your family and loved ones.

You need to put a plan together in the event something happens to you.  This should include having a will, specifying how your remains are to be dealt with, and having a DNR form completed. This is the minimum of what you should have in order.

Another thing I suggest is taking a look around at your surroundings.  Get rid of things you don't use, donate them.  Do your really want to leave behind a mess for someone else to clean up?

Simplify your life.  Spend more time doing things you love, and less time accumulating material objects.  You'll be happier.

You're running out of time... use what you have left wisely.

Ready to repair

You just can't fix everything.  The key is to know what you can fix, and being ready and able to do so.

Honey Lemonade

A tasty distraction.

At the crossroads

Where our choices change the direction of our lives.

Scattered Clouds

The beauty of using the cloud is having access your data where and when you need it.

I've been forced to be out and away, and having infrastructure in place to get things done has been a godsend.

Taking Steps

Each day we move a little more on our journey of the unknown...

Divided Nation

The era of discontent... never more obvious than during an election year.  The news makes it obvious...

The lookout

Keeping a quiet watch...

Vibrant Skies

Clear your mind...
Face that which is to come openly.

Solving the World's Problems

If only it was this easy.

Off duty

There's never any real downtime...

Dessert

I've been using my phone more and more to take, process, and post images.

I'm becoming more and more convinced that this is the future.

Why?

Well, because the cameras in the phones are getting better and better.  The processors are getting incredibly fast, and the software can do many things that I used to have to do in Photoshop.

Not having to carry around a bunch of heavy gear is a real plus, as is being able to shoot HD video.  But the real coup de grâce will be the fact that images can be processed and posted to the internet within minutes.

No more emptying cards, processing, and then posting.  How do you compete with that?

No food

If an image has a story to tell, it can say a lot.

Just look around you.  You'd be surprised at all your surrounding environment has to say. Capturing the essence of those stories is where photography can take you on a road of discovery.

Unloading

Sometimes it's good to get things off your chest. Much better than carrying that weight around all the time.

End of Days

End of Days, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I’m younger than that now... Bob Dylan

I've been thinking a lot about the line about being deceived into thinking we've got something to protect.... other than our freedom (which we seem content on giving away in the name of security)... what are we trying to protect?

I bring this up specifically in terms of talent, creativity, and photography.  Locking away your images because you think someone will steal them is silly, and foolish.

Gifts were meant to be shared, if they aren't shared then they're squandered.  That's why they are called gifts.

So often I get exposed to people arguing about putting images on the internet, and how it's not a good thing, as they'll be stolen.  How?

Sure people might download, use, and enjoy the images... even misappropriate them.  So!

They didn't create them... and that group is so small compared to all who may find pleasure, or even be moved by an image.... not sharing images is lessening the online community, and punishing the many in order to spite the few.

Share!  Make the world a better place!

When trees go

All things have their time and place.

The mystic

Not knowing what lies ahead forces to us face our challenges, which often requires a lot of faith.

The world burns away

Don't expect life to be anything other than what's thrown at you.

2012 Sunset #1

Always great when the year starts off with a stunning sunset.

Gas

Time to refuel and find new roads to travel.

The easy chair

Good day to kick it.

I just love the shadows in this.  Makes for a good study.