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Old Bike, New Bike
February 1, 2023
I recently sent an old bicycle frame of mine back to the factory for restoration. The frame is near and dear to my heart; not so much for the thousands of miles ridden on it, but for the life, my life, which has occurred in-between those rides
You see, I…
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In the Cold, On the Rocks
November 28, 2020
I actually like shooting outdoors in the cold, provided I can put hands in pocket occasionally and as long as I bring enough batteries (which tend to complain by just shutting down sooner than later). But surely, the challenge with any outdoor photography is adapting to the elements. Will it…
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Free Like A Puppy
May 10, 2018
Back in my corporate days, we used have a saying whenever something was claimed to be free: “Free? …. yeah sure …. free like a puppy!!!” The meaning of course is that receiving a puppy as a gift is far different from a new watch you can stick in a…
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Hot Rod Fund Raiser
September 16, 2017
Last summer I was lucky enough to shoot a fundraising event for Camps Kieve and Wavus sponsored by the Maine Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association. A bonus fleet of hot rods joined the fun and met the veterans at a L-A Harley, a dealer in Lewiston, Maine, before the 40-mile roadtrip…
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Old Fashioned Heat Relief
June 16, 2017
I often hear of photographers, writers and artists hitting a “dry spell”, a cross-discipline “writer’s block” if you will. Perhaps you shoot the same kinds of portraits a lot or get caught up in the other aspects of life that keep a camera out of your hands. In photography, at…
