November 2016

POTD: Sugar #2

POTD: Sugar #2Sugar #2
Lovell, Wyoming
2016

I call this photo I took earlier this month Sugar #2 because I took it at the same sugar beet plant that, nine years ago, I took one of my most popular images, Sugar.

SugarSugar
Lovell, Wyoming
2007

POTD: Sleepy Town

POTD: Sleepy TownSleepy Town
Cody, Wyoming
2016

The clerk at the Irma Hotel said that they pretty much “rolled up the streets” in Cody about 8 p.m. This was taken at 8:30, so I guess he was right.

POTD: Growth

POTD: GrowthGrowth
Bozeman, Montana
2016

We’ve never planted sunflowers in our garden, yet a plant appeared on its own late this summer. It managed to produce a number of blooms before succumbing to frost.

POTD: Waiting for Bill

POTD: Waiting for BillWaiting for Bill
Cody, Wyoming
2016

A chair at the end of the hallway outside our room in the Irma Hotel overlooking the main drag in Cody. Buffalo Bill built the hotel and named it after his daughter Irma. Bill was not around much though and I pictured Irma sitting in this chair looking out over the street and wondering when she might next see her father.

POTD: Rainy Night in Shanghai #5

POTD: Rainy Night in Shanghai #5Rainy Night in Shanghai #5
Shanghai, China
2016

This shot looks very painterly, like a watercolor. I did not do anything purposely to achieve this look. For those photo-geeks wanting to know, I think it resulted from the imperfect panning of the subjects and the noise reduction applied to the raw image–both which have the effect of reducing detail in an image. Purposeful or not, I think it has a nice look to it.