Pink Explosion

What caught my eye as I drove by this beautiful bed of tulips in front of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis was the fact that there were a few yellow flowers scattered amongst all then pink ones. Look closely at this photo and you will see one small, yellow tulip.

I took a few shots of the yellow flowers thinking my theme would be "Nonconformity." but I ended up shooting a plethora of pink tulips. The shots I liked best were the ones where I shot not the early morning sun. This way, the leaves and the heads are all backlit.

Saturday School

In the school I teach at, Saturday School was a form of punishment to students who had misbehaved. But at KIPP Minnesota, where my son Brian teaches, things are different. Once and a while, if the 9 hour weekdays in school aren't enough, they work on Saturday.

It's not about punishment; it's about excellence. What a concept . . . .

Ribbon Cutting

I'm not sure where the whole ribbon cutting ceremony began but it's good to see that it is carried on in my home town from time to time. What it means is that, in spite of a poor economy, enterprise and progress continue.In this case, it was the dedication of one of the new buildings on the campus of Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, SD. The building is the new Automotive and Construction Technology Center.

Instagram Collage

Call this one a "remix," which is the word used for taking things and putting them together into a new form. Is it lazy of me to repost? Of course not. It's hard work doing what I do - playing with my iPad and cool new apps like PhotoShake.

Green Collage

I'm playing with another app today. This one's called PhotoShake. It's a convenient way for me to recycle old stuff. :-)

Tropical (iPhoneography)

This was one of many fascinating things I saw in my Scott and Sandy's (in-laws) kitchen last Sunday morning.

Cloud Study ( iPhonography)

Deb and I spent part of our weekend at my in-laws' new lake home at Lake Okoboji in Iowa. While the weather was atrocious (windy and cold), the clouds produced by the bad weather were worth enjoying.

This shot was taken shortly after sunrise and, as has been the case lately, edited with Instagram on my iPhone.

A Day At the Getty

Real Flowers and Real Dew

A couple years ago I realized that garden flowers look better when they are covered in dew. Since we don't always have dew in SD, I usually carry a spray bottle with me when I visit my wife's garden.But on this day, I was wandering around my aunt's Southern California neighborhood looking for photo opportunities. And I found real flowers coated with real dew.

Mandy

It has been almost a year since I have taken an individual studio portrait and I felt I needed some practice. It would have been hard to find a better subject than Mandy, a sister of a previous subject of mine, Jessica.By the way, I had great help from two of my LATI Photo/Media students - Kelly and Holly.

The Power of Advertising (iPhoneography)

Good photography? You be the judge. All I know is that I walked into a Carl's Jr. hamburger franchise in southern California one morning last week and was greeted by this happy saleswoman.The first thing I thought was, "Is this appropriate for a family restuarant?" The second thing I thought was "I need to take a photo." And today I am sharing my creative efforts with you. Enjoy.(Incidentally, I did not buy what she was selling.)

The Rusty Pelican (iPhoneography)