rust’d
Today I accomplished two goals. 1. Find a different vantage point for a bicycle photo that’s not normally taken. Bikes are absolutely everywhere …
25 Apr
4-cylinder self-portrait
4-cylinder self-portrait
From an old motorcycle that I pass every day on the way to the train station. View the larger version.
24 Apr
amsterdam
amsterdam
From a rooftop BBQ on Easter Sunday (and my new friend Cari’s birthday). Here is the larger version.
23 Apr
so how much is that doggy in the window, anyway?
so how much is that doggy in the window, anyway?
He kept jumping up to look around and I kept missing the opportunity to snap a photo of him each time. This time I …
21 Apr
in continual appreciate of symmetry
in continual appreciate of symmetry
It’s probably pretty obvious through many of my photos that I’m a big fan of all things symmetrical. I particularly like finding symmetry where …
20 Apr
-help-
-help-
Seen late at night while walking through the eerily quiet streets of central Amsterdam. The sign was subtle yet very striking on this deserted …
19 Apr
yet another bike photo
yet another bike photo
What’s a trip to Holland without at least a dozen featured bike photos?
17 Apr
like this
like this
Seen in an window from the streets of Amsterdam. Here’s the larger version.
15 Apr
that art just ate itself
that art just ate itself
I pass by this periodically in Amsterdam and love it. I particularly like how they are both looking the other way as they appear …
14 Apr
the lobby of my office
the lobby of my office
Yesterday you saw my temporary office here in Amsterdam’s amazing public library. Here’s the lobby. This place is absolutely gorgeous and a pleasure …
13 Apr
my office
my office
My “office” for the week on the 6th floor of the Amsterdam public library. Here’s the larger version. Oh, and here’s what the lobby looks like.
12 Apr
candlelit
candlelit
My Amsterdam CouchSurfing host and new friend Wigger had the same IKEA chandelier that I once had, so I showed him a feature of it …
11 Apr
eline
eline
Eline working in her home in Haarlem. I love this view. Here’s the larger version.
10 Apr
bike’d
bike’d
It wouldn’t be a trip to Holland without at least 500 photos of bikes. Here it begins. Here’s the larger version.
09 Apr
zandvoort
zandvoort
Two photos were taken on this day. This is a version of one of them. Do you believe that this is in Holland? Here’s …
08 Apr
let it ride
let it ride
Coolest car I’ve seen in the Netherlands so far. Here’s the larger version.
06 Apr
reason meets reason
reason meets reason
Where Reason #376 of “Why I Travel With At Least One Extension Cord” meets Reason #298 of “Why Italy Is Much More Fun to Travel …
05 Apr
down the spiral
down the spiral
I shot hundreds of photos on my last full day in Rome but this shot of two Casey’s going down the spiral staircase of the …
04 Apr
the mysterious door at the end of the dark alley of a castle’d village
the mysterious door at the end of the dark alley of a castle’d village
I love this door and was am really happy for it to be my last photo of the castle I called home for 2.5 weeks. …
02 Apr
light’d
light’d
Can you guess what this is from? Hint: there’s a different photo of this surely easily identifiable subject found as the entry for an …
30 Mar
otto and the uke
otto and the uke
Otto regularly sang and played his ukulele in this stairwell because of it’s really interesting acoustics. I now wish I had taken more video.
29 Mar
cocky
cocky
Some call him Clucky, others say he’s Cocky. I don’t think he cares one way or the other just as long as you’re calling …
28 Mar
tattoo’d
tattoo’d
I gave my friend a Sharpee tattoo to match the one on his face. I think he should keep it.
27 Mar
assisi
assisi
This spot used to be where prisoners were put to death, and then 800 years ago they built one of the most famous churches in …
26 Mar
end of the road
end of the road
My friends are always there to help me when it’s the end of the day and I realize that I have no usable photos for …
25 Mar
david
david
When I edit photos and re-save them I do so under new file names that helps me find them quicker if I’m searching through thousands …
24 Mar
salad days
salad days
Actually, these are wraps. Either way I get to continue my apparent “photos of phood” fascination.
20 Mar
garlic and stuff
garlic and stuff
I have a new lens and a better camera. My favorite part is how ambient light reacts with the combo of the two. …
19 Mar
cook’n
cook’n
The vast majority of the amazing food I ate in Italy was made possible by Erin Cochran. So yummy!!
18 Mar
macerino
macerino
A very small town to call home for 2.5 weeks. You can even see the top of our “house” in the background.
17 Mar
best sofa bed ever
best sofa bed ever
While not having a home of my own I get the opportunity to sleep in some really interesting places. While my room was pretty …
16 Mar
mid-evil stairs
mid-evil stairs
I could do a whole series on cool stairways. Hell, maybe I will. Consider this part of that set.
15 Mar
italy + food = yummm
italy + food = yummm
Fresh mussels caught that morning and pasta made by hand on the same table. Is there any better way to enjoy a Tuesday?
14 Mar
castle with a view
castle with a view
Out the window from the ruins of an old, old castle on top of a hill.
12 Mar
moonlight sliver
moonlight sliver
The Colosseum is an amazing monument of civilization’s two sides: the beauty we can achieve and the depths that we can hit with it. …
11 Mar
firenze
firenze
Firenze (or Florence), Italy. This is a vertical panoramic shot that I pieced together with a cool effect. Me like.
09 Mar
single-serve chicken
single-serve chicken
Continental/United Airlines sucks. If you have a choice, fly Virgin. They probably are competitively priced and they’re menities aren’t forever pegged in a …
08 Mar
cherry
cherry
Is this what they call a Cherry Blossom? I found this tree while walking around my dad’s back yard and don’t think i’ve ever …
07 Mar
coming up empty
coming up empty
I’ve probably dedicated a slot on this photoblog to this exact angle once before, I’m not really sure. It’s one that I’ve been shooting …
05 Mar
first moments
first moments
My sister Abbey was showing her newborn Kyle his new room for the first time. He seemed to be looking at her with this amazing …
04 Mar
kyle
kyle
Within 24 hours of the first time I became an uncle I happened to be within 6 hours of his birth while on a 6-day …
03 Mar
tambo
tambo
My dad has this great tamborine hanging above a piano that i just love. I snapped this one with my point n’ click.
02 Mar
afterthought garage
afterthought garage
I’m currently in Crane, Texas – my hometown – visiting family. This garage is where my truck (in the back) is parked along side …
01 Mar
instinctual intention
instinctual intention
I’d love to say that this photo was blurry on purpose. It was shot at 5am outside of the Auckland airport on our way …
27 Feb
when symmetry meets chaos
when symmetry meets chaos
I’m a huge fan of symmetry. You may have noticed that in many of my photographs on here. I particularly like it when …
25 Feb
twins in the womb
twins in the womb
Casey Ann and Hillary went zorbing together in the same pod. This closeup looks like they are in the womb together. I like …
24 Feb
at the falls
at the falls
Hillary took Cam and I to these really cool falls outside of Taupo.
23 Feb
grill’d
grill’d
Mmm… Grilled Cheese ala Hillary. Yummmmm…. This is the one and only photo I took on this day. My goal was to take a …
21 Feb
cloudy bay
cloudy bay
Cloudy Bay Vineyard, outside of Blenheim, New Zealand. Here is a larger version.
20 Feb
a quarter passed sunset
a quarter passed sunset
Overlooking the bay, New Zealand. Here is a larger version.
19 Feb
glacial magic
glacial magic
There’s something about being near a massive glacier that just feels, well, awesome. See it larger here.
17 Feb
quizzical
quizzical
The week before this photo was taken we ruled the night by winning the local quiz competition at a bar downtown. We came back …
16 Feb
star sighting
star sighting
Spotted in ours and our neighbor’s shared yard on a warm, sunny day.
14 Feb
the poor moon is all alone on valentine’s day
the poor moon is all alone on valentine’s day
The moon is the same in NZ as it is in the US, of course. But I took a photo of it nonetheless.
13 Feb
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
We took a really cool overnight cruise around Doubtful Sound near Manapouri last weekend. This is a shot from the early morning in the …
12 Feb
manapanua
manapanua
This cute little hostel we stayed out for a night is exactly between Manapouri and Te Anau, thus the title that I gave it.
09 Feb
faux hotel painting
faux hotel painting
I tried to take a photo that could be made to look like a cheesy painting found on the wall of a hotel. Did …
06 Feb
toes up
toes up
Every once in a while midnight comes around and I’m heading to bed when it occurs to me that I haven’t pulled my camera out …
05 Feb
many hands make…
many hands make…
Seen at the popular Fergburger in Queenstown. Click here to see it bigger.
04 Feb
above you, below me
above you, below me
My friend Phil surprised me with a free trip several hundred feet above Queenstown! We had a blast running off the side of a …
02 Feb
blow up the outside
blow up the outside
I went out to take a few shots of a guy who runs one of the adventure companies in Queenstown. This is my fav. Click …
01 Feb
she gave good sunflower
she gave good sunflower
Queenstown sunflowers See a bigger version here.
31 Jan
arrowtown
arrowtown
Today the four of us took a family field trip to Arrowtown. Unfortunately, no one told us that 99% of the town shuts down …
30 Jan
there is no spoon
there is no spoon
Well, actually there is. And it’s hiding out in a really cool house currently under construction in Queenstown.
28 Jan
a room apart
a room apart
This turned out to be one of those times where I’m glad that a) I thought to go find my camera and b) they hadn’t …
27 Jan
4 second trees
4 second trees
I’m trying to learn how to do more abstract stuff, so here’s an experiment that involved a tripod, a 4 second shutter timer, wind and …
26 Jan
drop’d
drop’d
This could otherwise be titled “trying out an effect called “tilt shifting” without an actual tilt shift lens but by holding the detached lens in …
23 Jan
if all the world was a lazy sunday
if all the world was a lazy sunday
…this is what it would look like.
19 Jan
best buds
best buds
These earbuds are typically in my ears several times each and every day. I listen to a lot of podcasts on my iPhone and …
18 Jan
chased away
chased away
This photo was taken sometime during the point right after the rain stopped but before people had returned to out door seats.
17 Jan
bowling socks
bowling socks
Casey’s bowling socks. Arthurs’s Point, New Zealeand. Can you make something in homage to yourself, or is just called being lazy?