Peaceful Thoughts

Today's image has all the elements I like photographing, beautiful sky, sand, water and rocks. Today is valentines day, so here's hoping you are thankful and at peace with your mate.  That's it for today.

Anybody Seen A WWII Dive Bomber Hanging Around?

Today's image is of a World War II dive bomber hanging in Midway airport in Chicago. What was more amazing to me then the plane hanging there was the thousands of people that pass under it everyday most of which, don't notice it.  I stood and watched for a while before I took the picture as people just went on their merry way.

This is the  the Douglas SBD Dauntless, a WW2 naval dive bomber made by Northrop BT.  It saw it's first action during the Pearl Harbor attack. There were 5,936 planes built and were the main bomber used by the U.S. Navy from mid-1940 until late 1943. Some of these planes were also supplied to Mexico. They were in operational use there until retirement in 1959. You can learn more here: 
http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/bombers/douglas-sdb-dauntless.htm
That's it for today.

Don't Wear Out Your Welcome

Today's image was taken a few weeks ago when were were finally hit with a big snow storm. I'm happy
it didn't wear out it's welcome.  The snow on the ground melted pretty quickly due to the unusually warm winter we've been having.  I'm not complaining, I figure it's the make up for the cool summer we had two years ago.  That's it for today.

Not Just A Hotel Room - Part 2

Today's image is another of the hotel room form my business trip. As you can see it's from a different view point and some camera settings have been changed.  The lighting is the exact same as the post from yesterday, yet the room looks brighter.  The reason is the ISO setting was increased to 400 from 160, all other settings are the same (f2.8 and shutter speed is still 1/30th of a sec., no flash).  That's it for today.

Not Just A Hotel Room

Today's image is from a recent business trip. This is not just a hotel room to me, but I realize it is to most people.  When I walked into the room I saw an opportunity to experiment with the ambient light.  I saw light patterns, shadows, shapes, texture and 3D. The only lights on in the room are the two table lamps.  This image was shot with my G11.  Settings were ISO 160, f2.8, 1/30th sec. shutter speed. I'll be sharing a few more of these over the next few days so stay tuned. That's it for today

A Man And His Toy

Today's image is of a friend of mine and his spring, summer and fall toy. Because of the area we live in we have to skip this current season.  That's the price we pay for living here. That's it for today.

A Reminder That LIfe Is Short

Today's image was taken today. This billboard is located at an airport. I won't say which one but the message is  clear.  The very need for it also lets you know how many people are affected by the many different cancers each day.  Almost everyone knows someone or has a family member with some form of this disease.  Let's all keep these people in prayer and pray that a cure will be found some day soon.  That's it for today