sun down

Late day light, mid March.

handset

There was a time when all books, posters and cards were typeset & printed by hand.  Like many things, that era has largely passed. But now, in a small shop on Main Street, Brian Stuparyk - a fellow NKU instructor, has opened Steam Whistle Press. Filled with wood, steel, lead & ink, art has now returned to paper.

afternoon light

farmers hit the big city

Sometimes people get the recognition they deserve.  Congrats Marvin, Earl & Loren...

Chris,

GREAT NEWS!  I'm really excited to share with you that we entered the Photo Essay in the CRMA awards competition, for photography.  (CRMA=City and Regional Magazine Association). And, it is one of 4 finalists to win in that category.

Congrats!  Thanks for bringing beautiful work to the magazine.  We'll keep you posted - they announce the winners in May.

Best,

Grace

morning light

 Early morning light, upstairs in the old farmhouse.

is it sharp

It's spring break at NKU and I had hoped to be shooting something really exciting this week but first, a problem.  While rooting around in my camera closet on Saturday I dropped my 60mm micro lens - the money lens (because of all the cash it's made through the years) - on the oak floor.  Ouch.  So, just to make sure it was still functional I decided to test it this morning by shooting stuff in my office. There's the bridge pins on my Martin & the red spruce grain of my Guild @ f3.2, Elise and Dan Gurney @ f2.8, my dad's Indiana Hoosier @ f5.6 and my Domke.  All good it appears, so on to spring break.

leap

Not much to say this month, but I couldn't let 'leap day' pass without a post. Photographed some food and a couple of shops recently, but probably had the most fun shooting statues. Not really tough - just have to wait for some decent light, pick the right angle, push the shutter and then do some Lightroom magic. So, here's Honest Abe, a few days after his 203rd birthday.