Let an abstract background work for you
This time of year I do a lot of backyard bird photography. I love birds and it helps to keep...
Back lit foliage
I love seeing back lit foliage. Driving around my home area this time of year yields some spectacular sights in...
You’ll never be a somebody until you’re willing to become a nobody.
Defined by Webster, obscurity is; the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant. Maybe it’s always been this way, but...
Model train display at the National Museum of Transportation
I was asked recently to photograph some of the model train displays at the museum. If you have been there,...
Engage Art Contest
Recently I submitted an entry into the Engage Art Contest. You can learn more about it here. https://engageart.org/ I’m impressed...
Tell me what you see
Go ahead, spend a few moments and let your eyes wander around the image below. And don’t come to the...
“I was young and now I’m old…”
…yet not have I seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging for bread.” Psalm 37:25 The other day I...
Remember and Reflect
As I write this post I’m a little over a month shy of turning 63. And, events of this past...
I love trees!
As a boy I climbed them, as a young man I made things out of them, I've picked their fruit, and I've been warmed by their logs in a fireplace. So, how could I not love trees.
A double eagle made my day
We’re blessed in Missouri to have some bald eagles migrate south for the winter. With the Mississippi and Missouri rivers...
Make room
It was just a few days ago that I heard the song Make Room for the first time. It left...
The trinity of photography
About 40 years ago I heard a really smart guy explain the trinity of God (one in essence, three in...
2020 Calendars Available
NEW 2020 CALENDARS – get them while they’re hot!Only 24 in this limited production run at $15 each plus tax...
The color is starting to pop
We’re still a long way from peek color, but things are starting to pop.
It’s beginning to look and feel like Autumn – finally!
The weather is cooling off – finally – and it’s beginning to feel like Autumn. The forecasters are predicting peek...
Walk softly and carry a big lens
Having started my morning at 4am in my office I thought I deserved a noon walkabout. With no tripod and...
Pano practice
Continuing to practice on pano work. The first is a 3 image pano with a square crop. The second is...
“Surrounded by your glory…
… what will my heart feel.” This morning was cold! But, I wanted to get out and try out my...
Bebe ponders as he “wanders”
Photography doesn’t always have to be so serious – does it? I enjoy a good bit of levity as much...
Red!
Yesterday at thecrossing.church Pastor Greg brought home the truth on an honest and delicate subject matter. And he layered it...
Someone’s right…
The “only way is up.”While at the old lock and dam site on the Missouri side of the Mississippi river...
Do you talk to yourself?
Sometimes I think we just need to sit down and have a little chat with our self. It’s amazing what...























