Soaped

What do you do when you are sitting in a car wash? Take pictures, of course.Originally published to scottshephard.posterous.com

Quit Your Carping!

These aren't carp, of course. They're koi, the prettier cousins of carp. This photo originally appeared on my companion web experiment, scottshephard.posterous.com.Want to watch a very short video filmed, edited and posted with my iPhone? Click here.

I'm Out Town, But Try This. . .

I'm experimenting with an iPhone app called Instagram and a companion web site called Posterous. Here's a linkThe Things I See

Where I Want To Be

Yes, I'd like to be at a sea side restaurant on the Greek island of Mykonos enjoying a double shot of espresso, the moist ocean breeze and a great view of the famous windmills. You can join me. There's plenty of room at my table.

The Flame (on the iPhone)

The observation in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is that there are three things that people will stare at as if transfixed: fire, water and a Zamboni machine. This post contributes to my coverage of that trinity, though I don't have any photos of Zamboni machines. Yet.WaterFireZamboni (Not my photo)

Mysterious Lights

Deb and I were at the end of a short trip to visit my aunt in California. In a restaurant in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport I pointed my camera up into an unusual lighting fixture, and this is what I got.

Old But New

I'm not a "car guy" and the only brand name I'm a little irrational about is Apple. So what's with the "Ford" logo? I was playing with my new iPhone (made by Apple, of course) and I decided to take a photo of the Ford logo on the front grill of our new truck - a Ford F150.I like the somewhat archaic style of the Ford logo contrasted with the design of the truck grill. And I like the truck, too. Not only does it haul stuff and let me get through snow drifts, but it also talks to me and lets me play music (from my iPhone) over Bluetooth. What would Henry say?

Objects In Mirror. . . .

As the legend says on some passenger side rear-view mirrors, "Objects are closer than they seem." In this case the sun is at least 93 million miles away and the horizon is probably 10 miles off. I took this photo after my wife (who was driving) commented on the sunset. I was inspired by one of my Photo/Media students, who took a much cooler photo of the landscape reflected in her side view mirror.

Family Ties

Where Is the Submachine Gun?

This is one of the famous Vatican Swiss Guardsmen. His clothes may seem silly but his mission isn't. He will give his life for the Pope if he needs to. I've read that while they sometimes wield traditional Renaissance pikes as weapons, they always have an Uzi mini machine gun nearby. The uzi is capable of shooting 600 rounds a minute, which is faster than my camera.

Michelangelo's Other Pieta

Tucked in behind the Duomo in Florence is a easy-to-miss art museum. In it you will see the originals of Ghiberti's Baptistry doors. You will also see this great work, which, so I've read, has the artist's face as the face of Christ. Was Michelangelo trying to make a statement about how he felt he had been treated? Maybe. Michelangelo's face also appears as the face of the flayed St. Bartholomew in The Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. St. Bartholomew had also been treated badly by his detractors.