Category Archives: Photography

I have a thing for redheads. Redheaded women, that is. I don’t know what it is exactly… envy, perhaps? Something about that red hair, often accompanied by freckles and a mysterious pale skin that seems to actually tan, captivates me. … Continue reading →

As I said I would earlier, I’m taking pictures of the street signs from the places I’ve lived. Here’s the street sign from Texas with the fresco technique applied (one of those wondrous artistic filters in Photoshop).

My dad took this photograph on our family vacation to England in 1988. It is so quintessential English countryside it looks like a postcard. Whenever we were driving around on family vacations I’d occasionally have to roll down my window … Continue reading →

These Scottish Highland cattle live on a farm off of the street I take to school every morning. They’re not pure Scottish Highland – some bear the telltale marks of the Belted Galloway, but they’ve got the shaggy hair and … Continue reading →

Since the dawn of my ribbon belt enterprise a couple years ago, I find myself constantly wanting to undertake crafty projects. Today I was inspired by my street sign to start new one: pictures of the street signs from the … Continue reading →

Even though I’m a well-seasoned traveler, I don’t particularly enjoy flying. On my red-eye from L.A. to Boston a few nights ago, I was seated near the rear of the plane and I found myself thinking about Lost and the … Continue reading →

As we near the end of fall foliage, I’m sure Hanover is besieged by leaf peepers. I sort of miss being privy to that silly northern New England ritual. “It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college. And … Continue reading →

There are little silver coins that litter the sidewalks of St. Petersburg, Russia. In a city where money, or a distinct lack thereof, is so apparent, I thought this was a bit odd. I grabbed a handful of them and … Continue reading →

I had some fun today experimenting with a photo modification technique unofficially termed “lomodification.” The “Lomo effect” refers to recreating the effect of a typical photograph produced by a Lomo camera. According to a guy on Flickr, the Lomo is … Continue reading →