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Sleeping It Off Omaha, Nebraska 2011

Another victim of Thanksgiving excess. (It may be hard to see in the shadows below his eyebrows, but his/her eyes are closed.)]]>

On a Winter’s Day #3 Bozeman, Montana 2014

After yesterday’s Thanksgiving indulgence at the dinner table, my stomach is as full as this pumkin is empty.]]>

On a Winter’s Day #2 Bozeman, Montana 2014

A Ford F150 that since this photo was taken a few days ago, has been covered under about 8″ of new snow. Happy Thanksgiving, and as always, thanks for tuning in to the POTD!]]>

      On a Winter’s Day #1 Bozeman, Montana 2014

All the leaves may be brown and the sky (often) gray, but that doesn’t mean I have to restrict myself to that particular color palette when I take my camera for a walk if I don’t feel like it. In case you’ve managed somehow to have never heard the song that inspired the title for this photo (it’s #89 on Rolling Stones list of the 500 greatest songs of all time), here it is along with some appropriate graphics. I think it has held up well over the last 49+ years since it’s release (the fashions of the day being a different story entirely). I dedicate this song to all those folks in Buffalo, N.Y., and their east coast neighbors who I hear may have a bit of a challenge getting over the river and through the woods this Thanksgiving. (Thanksgiving isn’t looking particularly roadworthy around here either.) ]]>

Burgers R Every Fri Bozeman, Montana 2014

I don’t know how long the Eagles Lodge has been serving burgers on Friday evenings but I know we ate them there fairly regularly back in 1982 (along with homemade brownies for dessert).

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Nighttime Upgrade Bozeman, Montana 2014

The Western Cafe is, I believe, by far the oldest continually operating cafe in Bozeman, certainly going back way more than the thirty-two years we’ve lived here. Here it looks like they’re getting a new storm door installed after hours. In spite of occasional upgrades like this, it still looks pretty much like I remember it looking in 1982. The barber shop next door has probably been here that long too, but I’ve not been a customer there like I have at the Western so I’m not certain about that.

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Scrutiny Bozeman, Montana 2014

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Over a Barrel Bozeman, Montana 2014

This image was grossly over-exposed. It really sucks as a straight photograph, but if I look at as kind of a minimalist pen and ink or pencil drawing, I think it has some merit.]]>

An Ominous Threat Bozeman, Montana 2014

I wouldn’t want to meet up with these two in a dark alley.]]>

The Color of Black Bozeman, Montana 2014

This is the same raven as in the black and white image from two days ago. I processed this shot in color to show the beautiful subtle blue/purple shades that actually go into making a black raven black. I have two computer monitors that aren’t calibrated the same way, a laptop, and my smart phone that I can view images on and every one of them renders an image somewhat differently. In most cases the differences are relatively subtle, but for some like this one there are big differences. The colors look too subdued on one screen and too bright and saturated on another. So I struggled with the adjustments, trying to hit a happy medium on the look across the screens. Still I fear some of you will be thinking I might have well just done it in black and white as the colors aren’t very obvious at all while others will feel like I cranked up the colors to a garishly unbelievable point. Such is the life of an artist in the digital age.]]>