Category Archives: Picture of the Week
Picture of the Week, 12/27/10
Snowboarders at Mount Cardrona, New Zealand
For nearly nine months I have selected and written about an existing image of mine on a weekly basis. For me it’s been fun reminiscing on both old and new images. I never knew until Monday morning (sometimes Tuesday depending on my Sundays!) what would inspire me in my selection and writing. I did though want to make it interesting and inspirational to the viewer.
Picture of the Week, 12/21/10
Xhosa men, Transkei, South Africa
Five fingers, five guys wearing hats, carrying sticks and looking cool. There’s but one thing to do, take a picture!
I was hitch hiking through the Republic of Transkei, a homeland area for the Xhosa speaking people within South Africa, when I came across these guys who wanted nothing more than to show off for the camera, though others may think differently.
Picture of the Week, 12/14/10
Blizzard in Jonesborough, Tennessee
This week’s picture of the week was a no brainier. Today I woke up at 6 a.m. and the air temperature was 29 degrees with a wind chill of 10 degrees (that’s Fahrenheit!). I know, I was outside watering the plants so they wouldn’t freeze. But as cold as it was here in South Florida we were still better off than most everywhere except Hawaii and Southern California. So I guess most of you looking at this picture can relate.
By the way, the picture was made in Jonesborough, Tennessee during a blizzard and it was a lot more fun taking that picture than water plants this morning!
Technical details:
- Leica M6 w/ 35mm f/2.0 Summicron
- Ektachrome LPZ transparency film
Picture of the Week, 12/6/10
Palm Beach Marathon, lead runners
This past weekend the 7th annual Palm Beach Marathon was held. I did not run in it nor did I photographed it. However in years past I have taken photos of it including this one of the lead pack.
I used a Hasselblad X-Pan camera which, for those unfamiliar with it, is an older film camera made to shoot panoramic images. I loved that camera and I’m real sorry I sold it a while back when the photography world was turning digital.
Picture of the Week, 11/29/10
Witches Rock, Costa Rica
Witches Rock in the Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. This is a seldom seen view of the famous surfing landmark. It was taken half way down the trail head that begins on the Pan American Highway. Most surfers travel by boat and thus are not afforded this scaled back view of the rock.
Picture of the Week, 11/22/10
Cardrona Valley Road, New Zealand
“Sign sign everywhere a sign breaking up the scenery blowing my mind”, written and sung by Five Man Electrical Band, could easily be applied to this image. While I don’t think this is quite what they had in mind, I can’t help but think of the song when looking at the picture.