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I wish I could say that my cat-like reflexes enabled me to capture this bolt of lightning preceding a Louisiana, summer thunderstorm. But, that would be a lie. I recently purchased an AEO Photographic Trigger’s Lightning Strike II. In … Continue reading
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It has been a few days since I posted anything here. Rather than make excuses about being busy or complaining about the heat, let me just apologize. I have some interesting projects coming up and lots of pictures that … Continue reading
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I was hoping that digging up my copy of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars would provide me a nice little pivot point for today’s photograph. I recalled something about one of the caesars having a taste for green … Continue reading
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My skills as a dog sitter have been again called into service. This is fine, so far as it goes. I just have to return to my parents house every few hours to amuse an overly-affectionate quadruped who’s idea … Continue reading
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I am once again embarking on a stint as a dog-sitter. This week it is for only one night, but next week Macie (the above pictured Black Mouth Cur) and I will be spending a lot of time together. … Continue reading
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My buddy Luca Di Martino is widely known simply as “The Gelato Guy.” I think he chafes at being pigeonholed as such, but we all have our roles to fill. After an ill-conceived and ultimately abortive effort at midnight … Continue reading
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There are many wondrous and strange things over at the LSU Vet School. Dogs with sore joints jogging on underwater treadmills. Doors behind which is contained a swimming pool full of research catfish. Dead cows being trundled around on … Continue reading
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Just a few of the things I saw at the Red Stick Farmer’s Market this morning.
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I was awoken this morning around 3:45 by my neighbor re-stacking his apparently prodigious ladder collection. By 4:15 I had a cup of coffee in my hand and a plan in my head. I was already committed to traveling … Continue reading
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Many photographers bristle at the quote from Ansel Adams, “A good photograph is knowing where to stand” but I find it to be true more often than not. Fortune presented me with a great opportunity for a photo and … Continue reading
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Under normal conditions there are not a whole lot of chances to go kayaking in Louisiana during the summer. Certainly, lakes abound and one can wet their line fishing from a kayak in Grand Isle but most of the … Continue reading
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I don’t have a lot to say about these pictures other than that I am realizing a few inescapable truths. First, it is getting really hot. Taking pictures outside during the summer is no cake-walk for anyone involved. The … Continue reading