Life: Through the Lens

Nothing Can Stop Me Now Oshkosh,Wisconsin Husband and wife team, Amanda and Kyle Franklin In a tragic aside, both were recently injured in an airshow in Texas when their engine caught fire and the plane crashed. Both survived, but were burned . Last night was the St. Johns Camera Club " Transportation " competition. Here are some of the top point scorers; there were so many outstanding images it was very difficult to judge. Yes, I was asked to vote this competition, so when my own photos came up I had to enter a "0." There is a formula to compute a fair score. Market Day in Ghana This is the Life Heritage Flight Legends and Mustangs airshow Columbus,OH Fishing Canoes, Ghana It was so much fun trying to pull together creative images for this competition. We had a total of 12 entries and each did well. I will be contacting those wonderful people who helped us collect ideas for this competition, as my folder is very full of images we gathered before making our fi...

As you may have read in my last post, Camera Club competitions happen throughout the school year. "Motion" was last month's theme, and it was a lot of fun looking for potential images. This month, however, is leaving me a bit mystified. "Transportation" is the theme, and it's wide open. We have a lot of aviation photographs, which club members will anticipate us entering. We also have a lot of boating photographs, which may garner one or two for us to choose from. However, we want something different. U n i q u e . Show-stopper , would be nice. Please leave us some suggestions for potential images we should take for this competition. If we choose your ideas we will be glad to send each winner a copy of the entered image. There could be a lot of winners, as we enter three themed images each . We need to shoot soon, so the window for this give-away is small. Please post suggestions by Friday, March 11 . Yes, that's right. Only a little over a week away. ...

...drum-roll please...... All of the place cards from yesterday's open house were placed in a camera bag (what else)...and mixed thoroughly. The tension mounts as all participants move farther forward on their chairs, stools, cushions, beds, floor, etc. The music builds.... The first name is drawn ..... Congratulations, Douglas! Well done! But wait...there's more! What's this? A second name? Two winners? It must be that my open house was so exciting I got a bit carried away! Again....moving farther forward, anticipation mounting..... music swelling to a crescendo.... Congratulations, Georgia! And thank you to everyone who joined in the fun. What? You want to know what the give-away is? Well, of course! You may choose from one of these prints: OR , one of these prints: OR, if you prefer note cards, you may have a box of mixed cards. Some of the images will be different from the ones you see here. Please e-mail me with your choice, and an address to send it on to. I'm...

It's funny how a project takes on a life of its own. I started out making a list of things I'd like to take pictures of - piles of M&M's, rocks on the beach, license plates hanging on an old garage door. Then I decided it would be interesting to find 100 items about "me," celebrating my 100th post with items about me/my life/etc. This way I could tie my compulsion to blog in to my theme. So, I started THAT list. And when I was done I decided all the things I was collecting, ideas as well as items, were actually blessings. Things about my life that make me who I am and allow me to keep striving to be the best I can be at what I do. Each activity isn't necessarily a blessing, it's my ability to do the things I love to do, and be with the people I love to be with. This became an introspective activity, and that's probably where I am in my life right now. If the shoe fits..., so to speak. So, welcome to my 100th Post ! Without everyone I've met thr...

Yes, we are closing in on our 100th post . Truly amazing. Thank you for reading and participating, helping keep the ideas, words and photos flowing. In honor of this momentous occasion, let's have a party. A party where "100" is featured. Do not become concerned if an idea doesn't pop into your head right away. You have one week to come up with something which includes 100 . Think party, celebration and fun. Think creatively. Think challenge. Photography is about expressing yourself, and challenging yourself. Here's a real stretcher! Celebrate with us by posting a photo (or series) which depicts the number 100 in some way. Let me know if you're going to participate and I'll create a way for everyone to link to each other's pages - chuckling, laughing, crying and surprising. You'll be amazed what you see when you start looking. Still at a loss? Here is a non-exhaustive look at the number 100: 100 years ago (something nostalgic- there's wigg...