Col. DeWolf Schatzel served proudly in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the last commander of the Mounted Detachment from 1937-38 in Peking, China. The detachment was disbanded in 1938 before the Japanese invasion of China. He went on to serve for another 20 years, and was among the 4th wave to land at Iwo Jima during World War II. What he saw I never heard him speak of, but being a child and self-centered teen when he was alive, I never thought to ask.
Oh, yes, he was also my grandfather.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
147/365 - Petunia
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
146/365 - Lake Season Opens
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
135/365 - Honey Bee
I was exhausted after working hard out in the sun in 90-degree heat for three hours this afternoon and felt like taking a picture about as much as I felt like running a marathon. I went out after dinner at dusk and there were honey bees busy at the rhododendrons - the first honey bees I've seen this year.
I chased them around in the semi-dark with my manual focus macro lens - pretty much the most frustrating thing I could undertake. There's nothing like a grainy, out-of-focus picture of the day. This definitely numbers among the worst of the project, but it's all I've got.
I chased them around in the semi-dark with my manual focus macro lens - pretty much the most frustrating thing I could undertake. There's nothing like a grainy, out-of-focus picture of the day. This definitely numbers among the worst of the project, but it's all I've got.
Monday, May 24, 2010
144/365 - My Babies
Saturday, May 22, 2010
142/365 - Relief
141/365 - Unhappy Birthday
Friday, May 21, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
139/365 - Columbine
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
138/365 - Fairy Lights
137/365 - For 10 Years ...
Monday, May 17, 2010
136/365 - Hike with Thomas
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
132/365 - Night Drops
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
131/365 - Moving On
130/365 - Prom
Monday, May 10, 2010
129/365 - Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Except that I was having trouble with my camera on m drive home from work - I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't fire. I finally figured out it was because I had it set on shutter priority which won't work with my manual-focus lens. By that time, I didn't care what the picture looked like.
I should not be allowed to play with technology.
I should not be allowed to play with technology.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
128/365 - Ablaze
Went to work today figuring I'd shoot something on my drive home. But at about 9 p.m., a vacant building around the block from the paper caught on fire. I grabbed my camera and ran upstairs and shot what I could - not the best vantage point. The building was engulfed and smoke was billowing across the windy sky. Firefighters had it under control quickly.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
127/365 - Giving In
I swore I wasn't going to photograph a dandelion outside. Only because everywhere you turn, dandelion pictures abound. And that makes me dig in my heels and say, "I'm not going to do what everyone else is doing." But, I went outside yesterday and they were everywhere. And they were friendly and fuzzy and puffy looking.
I thought about how photography, at least nature photography, is dependent on the seasons. It's like eating locally - everyone eats strawberries in June because that's strawberry season. And that's okay. Now, if you're going to manufacture your nature, then I suppose you could shoot it any time you wanted. But that holds no appeal for me. So instead I will shoot a dandelion, even though everyone else is, too.
(And just a little side note - I didn't skip a day, I simply adjusted the number so it is accurate. Somewhere along the way I misnumbered something. And this is in fact Friday's photo. I just felt too sick last night to write anything.)
I thought about how photography, at least nature photography, is dependent on the seasons. It's like eating locally - everyone eats strawberries in June because that's strawberry season. And that's okay. Now, if you're going to manufacture your nature, then I suppose you could shoot it any time you wanted. But that holds no appeal for me. So instead I will shoot a dandelion, even though everyone else is, too.
(And just a little side note - I didn't skip a day, I simply adjusted the number so it is accurate. Somewhere along the way I misnumbered something. And this is in fact Friday's photo. I just felt too sick last night to write anything.)
Friday, May 7, 2010
125/365 - Relics
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
122/365 - Shimmer
I went out several times today to photograph water drops. It would rain and then the sun would come out and I was chasing good light but wasn't really thrilled with anything I shot. I like the drops in this on, but I didn't like them on the green leaf. So I inverted the image in photoshop and came up with this.
121/365 - Iko Iko
This one was fun. I knew what I wanted to do, but how to get the king red? I don't have any gels for my flash so I rubber-banded saran wrap to the flash and smeared the saran wrap with vaseline I had colored with red food dye. I couldn't get the light as red as I wanted, plus the chess piece was natural-wood colored, not white. I tried holding my red filter over the flash, too and that helped a little.
I probably could have achieved that same if not better effect if I had simply used photoshop. But I wanted to shot out of the camera to be as close to what I envisioned as possible.
I probably could have achieved that same if not better effect if I had simply used photoshop. But I wanted to shot out of the camera to be as close to what I envisioned as possible.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
120/365 - At Work
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