ART – GENERATIVE AI – COLOR – FICTION Over the last few days, I’ve spent most of my time writing, working on a portion of this and a portion of that, in a feeble attempt to move each of my dusty projects forward. However, I got lost in a project that isn’t intended to be … Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06282024
ART – GENERATIVE AI IMAGE – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 06262024
ART – GENERATIVE AI – SCIENCE FICTION I’m a bit of a science fiction junkie. The live-action stuff. I don’t read much of the literature. But, with all the talk about impending death by machines. I decided to imagine what one would look like. So, I asked a machine to render an example. Here are … Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06242024
DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE I always liked it when MiMi called me Mister. It made me feel grown-up or something. Maybe special would be a better word. However, this excitement was only temporary. For the word Mister meant trouble. It wasn’t like she had every minute planned or anything, but you weren’t going to be sitting … Continue reading There will be no lolligaging … Mister!
ART – AI GENERATED – COLOR Yesterday, the daily prompt was about childhood memories. I remember sitting in front of the TV, watching old black-and-white movies. Then, they became color. I was blown away that some of their outfits’ colors weren’t close to what I imagined. However, the film noir genre still remains one of … Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06222024
ART- AI GENERATED – COLOR Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06212024
ART – PHOTOGRAPHY – AI GENERATED This image is rendered from a description I wrote about a character from a novel I’ve been working on. It didn’t get the character straight at all—not even close—but I do like the image. It has a very realistic feel to it. Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06202024
Yesterday, my friend Glyn suggested I lighten the background of the photo on the left. I thought about it momentarily and decided to see what I could do with the image. Since I generated it with AI, I usually play around with the rendering for some reason. Which is kind of weird. I spent a … Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06192024 – Redux
ART – AI GENERATED – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 06192024
VISUAL ART – AI GENERATED – COLOR Today I’m going for a more realistic look. This is a mockup from a period piece I’ve been working on since childhood. It’s weird how sometimes childhood stories become much more. Continue reading Portrait of the Day – 06192024
PHOTOGRAPHY – AI GENERATED – COLOR Continue reading Monday Portrait – 06172024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 06172024
PHOTOGRAPHY – CHALLENGE-RESPONSE This post is my response to Lens Artists Challenge 301,303,302, and 304. I begin this post with a poem by Emily Dickinson because I believe it sets the groundwork for our discussion. When it comes to artificial intelligence, conversations often spiral out of control. This isn’t the fault of the debaters; rather, … Continue reading I Remember SkyNet
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – THURSDAY INSPIRATION – SHORT FICTION She sips her coffee, thinking about her first great love—that love she could never talk about—the love that fills her with joy and pain all at once. The joy is knowing what love truly is, not that stuff you read in romance novels or movies. Pain, well, … Continue reading Morning Glow
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR – AI GENERATED My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 06122024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME This post was inspired by several things. I was reading blogs this morning and came across Leanne Cole’s post; click here. I came across Leanne’s monochrome work last year and have been a fan ever since. If you aren’t familiar with her work, it’s worth your time. For a beginner photographer like … Continue reading Monochrome Madness – 06112024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Monday Portrait – 06102024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 06102024
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – FANDANGO FLASHBACK FRIDAY Here is my response to Fandango’s Flashback Friday. This is my first time participating, so I hope I got things right. I enjoyed this challenge for a few reasons. First, I can look back and see what I was doing a year ago. I’m surprised about the progress I’ve … Continue reading Fandango Flashback Friday – June 7
What are the most important things needed to live a good life? DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE Typically, questions like these, I would have some philosophical response intended to make you pause and consider the state of the world. But, it isn’t that kind of day. Everything I need is right there in that photo. At least … Continue reading It isn’t that kind of day…
PHOTOGRAPHY – A.I. GENERATED My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Tell me your thoughts, please Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 06052024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Killing two birds with one stone. I’m also using this image for Cee’s FOTD Continue reading Macro Monday – 06032024
PHOTOGRAPHY – CHALLENGE RESPONSE – PULL UP A SEAT Here is my response for this week Continue reading Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024 – Week 22
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – COSMIC PHOTO CHALLENGE When I found these photos, I had chucked them up as a loss. There wasn’t anything I was going to use them for. I’m surprised I hadn’t deleted them. Then, this morning I saw this challenge and remembered I had these shots. Continue reading Grazing in the Grass
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – ONE WORD SUNDAY Three Most of the time, my brothers and I don’t have any problems. We deal with the normal issues in this strange, cryptic thing called life. However, from time to time, an asshat appears out of nowhere. It’s almost like they waiting in the shadows for the precise moment … Continue reading It’s In The Eyes
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR I felt good the other day and decided to take a walk at a local park. It was spur of the moment thing, so I didn’t have my Nikon. I whipped my trusty Samsung and started snapping away. Before I knew it, I was looking up at the picturesque sky because I … Continue reading LastOnTheCard – May
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 05292024
PHOTOGRAPHY – AI GENERATED ART Here is my response to Ragtag Daily Prompt – Kindness Continue reading RDP Friday – 03152024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 05272024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Here is my response to Cee’s – CFFC – Indoor Seating challenge Continue reading Coping a Squat
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Weekend Sky – 05262024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 05222024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME Continue reading Monochrome Madness – 05212024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 05202024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Weekend Sky – 05192024
The last six months have sucked in their own brand. The brand you find at one of those off beat novelty shops that one has ever heard of and can’t remember how to keep back to. The brand you get a taste of and can’t stand the flavor, but you can’t seem to get rid … Continue reading Morning Vibe – 05172024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 05152024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My response to Cee’s CMMC – Macro Close up I enjoy taking two types of photos more than any other composition; candids and close-ups. In these photos are close-ups of a project my brother worked on last fall. He was working on a fuel tank for a motorcycle. I kept getting in … Continue reading CFFC – 05082024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My response to CWWC – Signs I love to drive. It is one of the most relaxing things for me. However, I usually can’t take pictures of what I see while on the road. Here are a few I was able to catch. Continue reading The Road to Nowhere
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 05082024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME I’ve never really figured out what about monochrome photography I love so much. Honestly, I’m not even sure if I need to. However, knowing myself that response just isn’t going to sit well with me. So, I will keep experimenting until it comes to me, as it’s been waiting patiently just out … Continue reading Monochrome Madness – 05062024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR One of things I enjoy about photography is the ability to make the mundane into something interesting. Well, it works out that way sometimes. I compare it writing. Sometimes you just can’t get a sentence the way you want. Or you write this complicated sentence when a simple will do just fine. … Continue reading Macro Monday – 05062024
AI GENERATED ART Insomnia has a hold on me, so I decided to play around with image generation. I used the text from the post In the Wee Hours and it generated the following images. I enjoyed difference within each image, but the general concept is the same. Continue reading In the Wee Hours – Graphics – 05052024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR I haven’t been taking many photos for the last few months. However, last month, I snapped a couple of decent images. They aren’t my best work but call it me working my way back into it. Continue reading Last on the Card – 05012024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. I love this challenge. Although, I probably have never done it correctly. I find it challenging to find a photo that truly speaks for itself. However, each week, I attempt to discover the undiscovered. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 05012024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME Continue reading Monochrome Madness – 04302024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 04172024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME Continue reading Monochrome Tuesday – 04162024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 04032024
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – FICTION – RDP SATURDAY In the heart of an attic, amidst a treasure trove of forgotten gadgets, an argument of epochal proportions was unfolding. Oliver, an old, venerable camera with a penchant for nostalgia, found himself at odds with Dexter, a high-tech digital camera with more settings than a spaceship. “Back in … Continue reading Shutter Wars: Two Cameras and a Squirrel
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR It’s been awhile since I posted one of these. The weather is changing and flowers are poking their little heads out. Continue reading FOTD – 03282024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR It’s been awhile since I posted one of these. The weather is changing and flowers are poking their little heads out. Continue reading FOTD – 03282024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Here is my response to Cee’s Photo Challenge – CMMC’s X & W – February Over the last several weeks, I have been playing catch-up. Since retiring, I’ve sat back and enjoyed the wonderful world of blogging. I don’t have to tell you about the fantastic posts from around the world. When … Continue reading CMMC – February
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME It’s been a while since I’ve done any monochrome. I’m a little out of practice. Continue reading Monochrome Monday – 03252024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR – MACRO MONDAY Continue reading Marco Monday – 03252024
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE I’ve more time behind the wheel than any other mode of transportation. Driving has always relaxed me. I prefer driving alone to think in peace, but I’m not opposed to traveling with someone else. I’ve developed some of my best … Continue reading I Couldn’t Resist
DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE Despite the title, the rain is my favorite type of weather. I never understood why people ran from the rain but spent hours in the shower over a lifetime. They swim laps, surf, and waterski, yet the first raindrops they beat feet for shelter. Trust me, I’m not making fun of anyone. … Continue reading Can’t Stand The Rain
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Here is my response to Cee’s CFFC – Tools When I hear the word tools, I immediately think of the various instruments I’ve used over the years for countless projects. So, for this post, I wanted to look at things a little different. Today, I will not only display tools, you know … Continue reading CFFC: Tools of the Trade
PHOTOGRAPHY- COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 03182024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Here is my response to Cee’s CFFC – Pairs Continue reading CFFC – Deuces
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 03132024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – PROSE: RDP/WORD OF THE DAY In the tapestry of human endeavor, threads shimmer with unyielding tenacity woven from the fiber of women with grit. These women, from varied walks of life and corners of the earth, share a common trait—a relentless fortitude that propels them through adversity, enabling them to emerge not … Continue reading RDP Monday: Women with Grit
CHALLENGE RESPONSE – FICTION Chapter 1 A boy named Timmy Sinclair lived in a bustling city named Licksville, known far and wide for his extraordinarily large tongue. Timmy was no ordinary boy, and his tongue was no ordinary tongue. It was the size of a baguette, supple like a gymnast’s and versatile like an artist’s … Continue reading Lizard Boy: Timmy Sinclair
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Here is my response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Cars Continue reading 1000hp
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 03062024
What are three objects you couldn’t live without? DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE If I’m being honest, there are far too many I would hate to give up. I guess I’ve got soft over the years. However, if I absolutely had these three items I couldn’t live without. 1. Coffee – I don’t care about the garbage … Continue reading The Essential’s
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 03042024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR – CONCERT FOOTAGE One of my favorite forms of therapy is a Metal Concert. Continue reading Lens Artist Challenge # 287 – Sound
CHALLENGE RESPONSE Here is my response to RDP’s Shoots A toddler unleashes a shriek of glee as he shoots past an elderly gentleman with his unsure footing. He balances himself with his tiny arms outstretched. He giggles a little more with each step. We stand silently, watching him go. My soul churned in the warmth … Continue reading RDP Saturday – Shoots
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday-02282024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Towards the end of fall, my brother and I decided to take a trip downtown for some sightseeing. It was a welcomed distraction from our usual agenda as of late. Doctor’s office, Hospital, and doctor’s office again. I have a thing for pocket watches, so we stopped at this store to see … Continue reading Len Artists Challenge #288 – Window Shopping
CHALLENGE RESPONSE My response to Sadje’s challenge Do you like the age you are now? This is one of the easiest questions I’ve answered in a while. The answer is YES. I love it. However, it feels odd to say so when that hasn’t been the case. For decades, I had this thing where I … Continue reading Sunday Poser #173: Aging
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 02142024
PROSE – RANDOM THOUGHTS I’ve been here over a week. I’m not sure I have I left here on the front. My body is waging war against my spirit. My spirit is losing, but the battle is far from over. Last Monday, I walked into the ED thinking one thing and discovering another. Each day, … Continue reading Skywriting – 021420241853
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR One of the things I love about photography is you never know why you take a picture. There’s something about the lighting, the feel, or something else that captures you and makes you snap the shutter. I’ve had these photos for years. When I first took these photos, I had no idea … Continue reading Spoon River: RDP – Friday
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Last on the Card – January
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 01312024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 01292024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME Continue reading Monochrome Saturday – 01272024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 01242024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR This is my response to the tangled web prompt. I took this photo this fall. I forgot about it until I was deleting some of the horrible photos, I took last year. Continue reading RDP – Saturday – Web
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Continue reading Macro Monday – 01222024
CHALLENGE RESPONSE Over the years, I watched my late wife restore and sell these milk jugs. So, I snapped a picture of this one as I drove through a small town. Continue reading RDP – Sunday – Jug
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME I captured this shot a few years ago. What’s cool is that, as I’ve been sorting my old photos I’ve found several images I had forgotten about. Hopefully, in a few weeks I will be strong enough to do a nature photo shoot. Continue reading Monochrome Thursday
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR – NATURE My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 01172024
CHALLENGE RESPONSE My response to RDP’s Wednesday prompt. This morning, I was reviewing this prompt and trying to figure out how to approach it. I knew I didn’t have any photos that featured hatching of some kind. I ran across an image of an old hatchback and remembered our adventures in high school. A buddy … Continue reading RDP Wednesday – Hatch – 01172024
PHOTOGRAPHY – MONOCHROME CARMINE EFFECT I’ve been playing around with Photoshop Express again. Today, I discovered something called the Carmine Effect. So, I applied to a couple of photos to see what happens. Here are the results It came out pretty well in the top photo but not so much in the second photo. I … Continue reading Monochrome Wednesday
PHOTOGRAPHY-MONOCHROME Continue reading Monochrome Madness
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR/MONOCHROME My relationship with photography is relatively new. Before 2023, I didn’t consider processing and sharing my work. I’ve enjoyed photography for years, but it has always been my private passion. I have professional photographers in my family and consider my contribution to the art to be rudimentary at best. I’m my own … Continue reading A Little Help From My Friends – My Favorites Photos from 2023 –
Today, on Afternoon Time Capsule, we will revisit a bit of my childhood. I can remember countless hours spent watching the adventures of Starsky and Hutch. I had my mother buy a cap gun, and I ran around my backyard in my world of make believe. This might have been the precursor of my writing … Continue reading Afternoon Time Capsule – 01072024
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR Participating in this challenge last year, I actually learned the names of a few flowers. I’ve been organizing my photos and found a few archived photos of the bearded iris that grows in my front yard. I find this flower interesting because it just showed up one year. I didn’t plant it … Continue reading FOTD – Bearded Iris
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR/MONOCHROME – FLORAL My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday
If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be? DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE As a child, I remember watching baseball on television with my mother. I didn’t understand what I was watching, but I enjoyed my mother’s excitement as she watched her beloved “Cubbies.” However, the idea of playing the sport never … Continue reading America’s Favorite Pastime
PROSE – RANDOM THOUGHTS My body is healing, so I’ve been sleeping a lot. It’s strange how remarkable the body can be if you allow it to do its thing. I haven’t been able to get much done in these past weeks, but I’ve had the strength to create. This is a blessing in itself. … Continue reading Skywriting – 122720231602
PHOTOGRAPHY – COLOR My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 12272023
How are you creative? DAILY PROMPT RESPONSE Although I have been writing and drawing since I was a kid, I never really considered myself to be creative. This isn’t because I wasn’t encouraged or anything like that. It’s partly because I was surrounded by very talented people. I just didn’t consider my work good enough … Continue reading Writing
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