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Kaiser loves nothing better than lying in the sun catching the rays. Unfortunately after a sunny weekend we are now back to rain. This one is for you Agnes to show that a cat can be happy even if a big, ginger cat takes over the household.
Another reason for posting is that there is a programme on TV tonight all about cats. Horizon is a British scientific and philosophy documentary programme. They have featured animal programmes before but tonight they are investigating domestic cats. They have fitted 50 cats in a village in Surrey with GPS collars and 'cat cams' I can't wait to see the results. For those who have access it is on BBC2 tonight at 9.00pm.
Fall is my favorite season of the year and I can't wait until the foliage comes to my home state of Connecticut. I think it will be late coming to CT this year, but I am hoping to see some great colors this week in Maine while co-hosting my buddy Jeff Clow's Maine Lighthouse Tour. The reds, oranges and yellows of the New England foliage season give the landscape such a vibrant look.
Until then, I am posting this shot of the foliage season in Colorado that I took last year. While not as varied in color as New England's, the Colorado landscapes more than make up for it with it's wonderful mountains as a backdrop. Here we are approaching Ophir Pass, about to cross over the San Juan Mountains to get to the famed Million Dollar Highway. What an epic drive with drivers extraordinaire Rick Louie and Chris Nitz navigating this treacherous road.
Aeroflot
Tupolev TU-154B-2
CCCP-85454 (cn 80A454)
Photographed at Glasgow - International (Abbotsinch) (GLA / EGPF)
UK - Scotland.
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Something sillier today. Can't believe I've done 50 of these things. Kinda crazy when I think about it. It's been both the best and the worst thing I've ever done. It's been fun, and it's been hell. I've had good days and bad. Some days I've loved the camera and other days I've loathed it. But I don't regret having started it :) Here's to another 315 more pics.
PS Thankyou to everybody who's supported and motivated me so far - every single one of you have helped more than you'll ever know. Thanks for keeping me sane!
I'll be redoing my homepage (handyandypandy.com) soon, so look out for an announcement once it's all up and running. Woooo!
If you follow me at all, you will note that there are two types of landscapes that fascinate me: mountains and desert. For some reason, they make me relax and I just seep in all that nature has to offer. One of the great desert destinations that I enjoy is Sedona. It is a beautiful place with the requisite sandstone rock formations. On my last visit there, my wife and I were traveling with great friends. I am the only photographer in the group, and my only real photography time is at sunrise. I usually head out before dawn and shoot until it is time to meet them for breakfast. On this occasion, I asked my wife if she wanted to come, not expecting her to say yes (she never has before). She shocked me by saying yes. We headed out before 5:30am, and I drove to this location overlooking the town. I got out of the car and set up. I don't think she got out of the car more than once, and it was for a short time. Needless to say, it was the last time she said that she would go with me for a shoot.
The Rural America Series
Saturday, May 28, 2016
McHenry County, Illinois
Olympus E-P5
Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom
ISO 1600 -- f/5 -- 1/50 -- 12mm
FB.2016.05.28
Not every field in the Palouse is green, as this photo proves. This rich soil produces some of the finest crops in the world including wheat, barley, garbanzo beans, chickpeas, lentils and canola. Most of these crops cover the landscape in a green blanket that appears to be in a patchwork pattern due to many shades of green of each crop. The only exception was the rare patch of yellow that indicated that we had found a canola field (or at least we thought). After shooting this scene, we ran into a farmer that informed us that this field was actually a dijon mustard crop.
Regardless of the crop, it was a challenge for us shorter people to get a good view of the field (we couldn't find a high vantage from the road) so I climbed up onto the step of a car and shot over the car roof. While I would have loved to have been able to capture the full bottom of the tree, it was impossible from our (or any) vantage point. I went for a more minimalistic composition as the clouds and blue sky was magnificent.