Focus for Unfocus

one of the things I really love to do is take a 200mm lens , threw it out of focus and search for something that makes sense to me.you just never know what you are going to find.

Chasing the Waves

It has been a little bit since I posted anything and I won't get back out on the road till Monday or Tuesday . I can't help myself, I have to upload something.

Last Post 2011

Happy New Year's to each and all !

Sunset in the Woods

I took this photo walking in the woods at , " Three Sisters Lighthouse " in Cape Cod. They are some of the prettiest and most interesting woods I have ever seen.

Color from Jersey

Feeling refreshed

back home , sitting here with a nice hot cup of tea , I'm feeling refreshed after a week of strolling the beaches and broadwalk, spending time with family , old friends and a few new ones . I can't help but look back and realize that even with the few potholes along my wacky trail , it has been a very good year for me. there is still lots of time left in this year 2011 but looking forward to the next one with high hopes and dreams.

below are a few black and white photos from the trip with color photos coming in a couple of days. hoping everyone enjoys them as much as I did taking them.

on a lighter note , it appears my Japenese is worst then my English , with everyone asking me to translate a post from earlier. while my words have changed a little since then , I will write it out the way it is posted.

O beautiful girl
feelings of sorrow , so sad
burning eyes so wet

so hard to see friends so near
to accept their hearts so clear

( I know , it sucks ! Cut me some slack. )

to my heart and soul

looking south

looking north

window reflections

Holiday Season

talking with one of my brother's today and a few other friends , arranging dinner plans for Atlantic City next weekend. it occured to us that this will probably be the last time we see each other this year. sitting here digesting that I was thinking about family and friends that I won't see at all for the holidays.

 I don't want anyone one to think I could have forgotten them ( yea right , like anyone could forget these wackadoos ! ) . so here is a christmas wish for each and everyone of you.

                                             

love ya all !

Jersey Shore

after more then a year of planning , unplanning , frustration and disappointment i'm finally going to make it to the Jersey shore next week , yippee !!! I can't wait to just walk the beaches , photograph and plan my year ahead . the ocean is the place that enables me to release and rejuvenate. another good thing about the trip is that I can never travel to Jersey without running into old friends , you just never know who it will be this time. first stop !   59st.  pier , Ocean City and all points south.

a moon lit walk in the woods.

reruns

since fall color was so bad this year I decided to upload one from last October . this was taken a few miles west of Lake Placid.

another pan from the beach this year.

Play day !

Today was a play day for me . Just to go out and walk with my camera and have fun. To explore an area for later and to relax. I arrived a little early for photographing the small stream and waterfalls so I setup at the swings to experiment with motion. Off in the distance I could hear children coming my way , it was a dad with his two little girls and they wanted to play on the swings . while they were playing I asked if it was ok to pan photos of the girls. These are a couple I liked and will give copies to their dad should I hear from him.

    
     

waiting for the sun to move a little farther west.

Overlooking Albany County