Bridge Rays Wichita, Kansas 2011

Those of you of the Wichita persuasion might recognize this as the railroad underpass on east Douglas downtown.]]>

here). I was reminded of that very fact today when I cracked open a new book about one of my favorite photographers Aaron Siskind. Because Siskind hung around and emulated the painters Willem De Kooning and Franz Kline, some of their work was included in the book. My POTD for today shows a strong resemblance to this one by de Kooning, which I had never seen before. Jarmusch said “Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.” Does it count as stealing if you didn’t even know about the other piece beforehand?

Night Square Willem De Kooning 1949

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The Glue That Holds Us Together #2 Wichita, Kansas 2010

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Winter Bokeh Bozeman, Montana 2014

Bokeh is subjective quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus points of light in a photograph.” For whatever reason, circular (rather than polygonal) bokeh seems to be the most preferred aesthetically. So I guess my long telephoto lens won’t win any awards in that department. But I like the effect here nonetheless.]]>

Vortextual Context Bozeman, Montana 2014

With the large mass of cold air sweeping across most of the country this week, the already overworked term polar vortex is being dragged out again to boost the storm’s promotional potential. Here in this part of Montana we’ve  received only a couple of inches of snow so far, with not much more expected. We are however predicted to get to double digits below zero tonight and tomorrow night. While that has generated the predictable amount of grumbling, it’s really business as usual for this time of year. It’s hard to get overly excited about what amounts to pretty normal weather, especially when it follows one of the nicest and longest Indian Summers I can remember. (Temps were in the 60’s even on Sunday before the front moved in.) So, in this context, the polar vortex hysteria isn’t playing well. I’m not sure if I should feel sorry for those of you in parts of the country where this cold weather is really going to be a unusual hardship or just plain envious that you live somewhere where it is in fact unusual.]]>

Crossing the Divide Preston, Idaho 2009

I believe this is part of an old industrial heat exchanger of some sort.

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Erratic With Child Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2014

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Loner Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2014

The proper name for this isolated rock is a glacial erratic. Deposited by glacial ice, erratics differ in size and type compared to the native rocks in the area. This particular rock is about six feet tall, small by comparison to some of the examples shown on Wikipedia here.]]>

Black Rain Salt Lake City, Utah 2014

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Your Dreams Salt Lake City, Utah 2014

The graffiti scrawled on this graffiti says “Your dreams are the world’s nightmares.” Somehow I feel on the nightmare end of that equation this last couple of days.]]>