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Traveling

Richard — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:43:25 +0000

Most of the time I stay firmly anchored near home base where I live and work. But lately I’ve been traveling some. I went to Pittsburgh on a quick trip on a personal errand, and then a few days later, drove to Michigan for a few days of R & R. The image above was taken just before the flight attendant announced that all mobile phones must be turned off, to which I complied just after taking this photo with it. The shot below was taken somewhere in central Michigan. One of those idyllic days with deep-blue sky, some big puffy clouds, and open road. No other cars anywhere at that moment so I snapped a quick one.

I realize full well that I’ve been lackadaisical about writing posts for IHB lately. I miss doing so when it happens because to me it’s just pure fun…but I’ve been really busy between this and that. Business activity has been greater than normal plus I’ve been traveling some. There is no way I could have done everything had not been for the wireless communication networks there are now. I always have all my files with me in a digital form and access to any and all resources I ever need. You never know what will happen and have to take care of anything that comes up. As a sole proprietor, the buck stops here. These days, “here” can be just about anywhere though.

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Circle Collage

Richard — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:20:26 +0000

Thought it was very cool of the architects to design this feature into their building. It’s multi-story surface becomes a huge reflective canvas, scrambling the images of nearby structures to create a collage of it’s neighbors near the Circle.

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Recharging

Richard — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:13:59 +0000

If I’m close and have the time, which isn’t very often, I like to go by the IMA. If I went all the time I would be afraid it would loose it’s special quality, so I reserve it for when the timing or need feels perfect. It’s good for recharging. Even if it’s just for 10 or 15 minutes. It’s perfect. If it’s the time of year when really cold or if it’s rainy, there’s things to do inside the museum…old favorites to visit when in the mood for them, or there’s always something new that’s just arrived too. But what’s most enjoyable is to head down a path in one of the garden areas outside. There’s always something beautiful waiting to be discovered. Or just take a minute to relax. After so many years, it feels like a couple of the benches there have become my friends.

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Uncovering the Details

Richard — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:09:22 +0000

One of the most fascinating thing to me about photography is that it can capture an image that one wouldn’t ordinarily focus on with their eyes, and then save it for them to gaze upon again and again if they wish. And if you add a zoom or telephoto lens, you are rewarded with images of things that you didn’t even know were there. Simple things for instance like this stone carving adorning the peak of a gable of an old church on the near east side. Just one small example. People have passed by the church thousands and thousands of times with probably very few even noticing it was there, let alone the intricacies of the carvings. Taking photos has helped me to appreciate and enjoy the beauty of the world I live in. I can hardly wait to see what the camera has seen after I come back from shooting photos, download them to my computer, and get them up on the screen. It’s like opening presents on Christmas morning.

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Rainy Days

Richard — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:32:32 +0000

April showers bring May flowers. We’ve all heard that expression all our lives. But in this part of the country the saying is essentially true. If you travel several hundred miles south or north, timing of the seasonal changes comes a few weeks earlier or later. Right on schedule, all the flowers and plant-life are starting to come on strong the last week or so. Mother Nature apparently has no intention though of honoring the calendar and this time-honored expression by halting the precipitation at April’s end, as the forecasters predict rain and more rain this weekend. Well, that’s OK I guess if it means more abundant flowers.

This lady in the gardens outside of the Eiteljorge is at least one of us that appears to be totally prepared for the weather this weekend. She even looks happy about it with a faint, contented smile on her face. Probably because it’s raining and she’s the one whose got the umbrella.

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Familiar Strangers

Richard — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:53:43 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a lot of trees with green leaves. Late last September actually. So when I saw the canopy of maples in the woods illuminated by the afternoon sunlight, it was a welcome sight. Strangely familiar. Funny but in a week or so, I’ll probably take them for granted again.

Thinking about the seasonal cycles reminds me that today is Earth Day. I guess I’m happy that it is observed and celebrated every year. Awareness about the planet and issues we face seems to increase around this time of year because of it. So hopefully some seeds will be planted here and there so that awareness becomes a little more automatic in actual practice every day, not just once a year.

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Windy Home Book

Richard — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:25:34 +0000

I just liked the colors and contrasts of these flags against the blue sky outside the main entrance of the Indianapolis Zoo. I wish I had taken a video too. The wind was steady and gusty at times with whistling sounds and flags flapping in unison.

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The Portal

Richard — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:36:35 +0000

I just liked this photo and wanted to share it. It’s a view of a section of the small service road at IMA that winds from the museum and parking areas toward the canal and nature park behind IMA . The top of this bridge is part of walking paths above that connect the museum to the gardens, Oldfields Mansion and Greenhouse areas. When I was walking on this road I thought this looked and felt like some sort of portal, and thought it was fun to pretend that by going through, one was entering the magical worlds on the other side. In reality it’s kind of like that actually.

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Warm Reception

Richard — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:03:09 +0000

I was on my way somewhere earlier today which led me to cross the causeway over the northeast end of Geist Reservoir, and thought the view there captured above was worth stopping for. I couldn’t decide what was more beautiful…the frozen surface of the lake stretching to the horizon, or the dozens of immense clouds floating like giant zeppelins everywhere, back-lit by the Sun with the deep-blue backdrop. It was great to finally feel the sun again, even though just in spurts, as the beams angled through the open spaces when they could, creating ribbons of light on the surface and warming whatever they touched.

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Something Colorful

Richard — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:09:20 +0000

The temps have warmed and the snow pack is receding but it’s still kind of overcast and dull outside. So I just felt like seeing something colorful and alive to balance that out. I took this photo last summer and have been saving it in a special folder with others that I’m also attached to for some reason. I thought the timing seemed right now to take it out for a spin. I’m hoping that someone knows what the name of this flower is though. I tried to search for it and couldn’t find one that seemed to match it’s characteristics.

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