Adam

A shot I could not resist.  I like taking pictures of  people but not when they pose.  That is why you don’t see many on this blog because people like to pose and put on the phony smile.  I am not sure who it was that decided people have to smile to be photographed. There isn’t anything wrong with other facial expressions.

Swings

On the wire

During the last few weeks some of my blogging fun has been diminished but I am getting back into it.  First there was the malware  attack and when that was all cleaned up there was another malware attack.  Malware got into the server and changed all of the php files.  The blog was very slow, anyone looking at it would have noticed.  It took so long to log in that it almost made me cry.  The malware invasion turned out to not be my fault and I don’t want to play the blame game because things happen and sometimes they happen twice and it could happen again.    My poor blog has had all of it’s files modified in recent weeks.  Then I had problems using the Firefox browser or the Chrome browser for writing posts.  I got that straightened out a couple of days ago.

Now things are better. Everything is working and I have plans for some modifications to the blog. The only complaint I still have is the number of spam type comments.  You know what I mean they write something like “I found this wonderful resource, keep up the good work, I will be back to read more” etc. I don’t approve them so you never see them. I like how WordPress handles comment moderation.

As for the photo . . they were sitting on a wire outside my office window while I was writing. I wonder what they are talking about?  They often sit on that wire in the same spot.   I love the sound of mourning doves.  At one point they were almost extinct and now I hear them all the time.  it is a peaceful sound in the morning or the evening.

Kids in Bikes

It was a cloudy day but no one cared because it is always wonderful to be in Canal park on lake superior in the summer.   I can’t wait to go up there again.  Maybe in a couple of weeks I can ditch work for the day and go play.

Retro Sign on the highland Grill

This one was taken with that 50mm lens of mine that I love so much.  I am finding that for black and white photos with my digital camera it is best to either shoot them in the RAW format or if shooting in JPEG to change the cameras settings to black and white.  This sign just wants to be black and white.

Wet feet

Nostatlgic dining

I didn’t know they could still make resturants in black and white.  This is Johny Rockets at the Mall of America.  I have never eaten there so I don’t know if the food is black and white or not.

Red train

Long lake regional park.  There is a lot of red in this photo but you can not really see it.

Focus

It was a dreary day in the Rockies but we had fun taking photos.  This one was made by creating layers in photo shop elements. One layer in black and white, one in color and one with a blur.  The shooter is a friend who may or my not like the photo.   She is colorful.  I would like to see the photo she took when I took this one.

Black and white at night

Taken in Chicago. The picture is very colorful but I had to try it in black and white.