12-27-13 Our Pool Side Friend

There were several iguanas at the resort in Mexico where we spent the last week. They liked bananas and posing in the warm Mexican sun.

12-27-13 Under the Sea

I have been on a bit of a hiatus from this blog, mainly because I am on a week-long trip to Mexico where a couple days ago it was 96 degrees F warmer than it was in my beloved home town of Watertown, SD.

The photo today is a GoPro screen capture of some video I took just off the shore of the resort we are staying at. I'm working on getting the video posted here but I may be at the limits of my tech know-how: I am using an iPhone to write and post this entry and it is much less user friendly than my desktop computer. But we'll see. . .

Tomorrow we fly back home to the frozen North. I am actually looking forward to it.

http://youtu.be/cIWijo2Qn8w

12-26-13 Window Light

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. And how about a famous photographer quote?

“Photography is like stealing. You rob someone of a moment that exposes something essential about their character, their soul, if you like. There are people who are very conscious of that, who find that terrifying. The thought that everyone, friend of foe, can get so close to you, look you straight in the eye and judge you without having any control over it or being able to respond. A part of them has become the property of the photographer.” ― Esther Verhoef, Close-up

12-25-13 Seasonal

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. And how about a famous photographer quote?

“The key is to integrate our art into our life, not the other way around.” ― Brooks Jensen, Letting Go Of The Camera: Essays On Photography And The Creative Life

12-24-13 Natural Arch

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. And how about a famous photographer quote?

“The painter constructs, the photographer discloses.” ― Susan Sontag, On Photography

12-23-13 More Details

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. And how about a famous photographer quote?

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ― Dorothea Lange

12-22-13 Fascination (Center Courtyard - Joclyn Art Museum, Omaha)

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. And how about a famous photographer quote?

“A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. ” ― Richard Avedon

12-21-13 Chihuly Glass - Omaha

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. But how about a famous photographer quote?

“For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.” ― Henri Cartier-Bresson

12-20-13 Field Trip

I am taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. But how about a famous photographer quote?

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” ― Ansel Adams

12-19-13 Silent Conflict

I taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo. And how about a famous photographer quote to ponder?

“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.” ― Diane Arbus

12-18-13 Frank's Best Friend?

I taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo.

12-17-13 Feeding Frenzy

I taking a bit of a break from writing and in the process giving you at bit of a break, as well. Enjoy the photo.

Canon 5DIII 1/30s f/4.0 ISO400 100mm