My family then, then and now...# 2 in an ongoing series On a rainy day in late November, I went to Holden Arboretum for a photoshoot with two of our grandchildren, Michael and Emmy. A few days later, I created a blog post using the pictures from the photoshoot, along with pictures of them when …
A fun photoshoot
Two of our grandchildren, Michael and Emmy, siblings as Emmy described them today, are home from college for the holiday weekend. After our family Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, I asked if they would be interested in visiting the Arboretum today for a little photoshoot. They agreed, so off we went this afternoon. My goal was to replicate a …
Saturday’s miscellaneous moments
For the past few months I have been hard at work organizing the 50,000+ photos I have accumulated on my computer's hard drives. I have categorized, keyworded, labeled, and even deleted photos in my effort to gain control over what had become a massive mess. For some photographers, 50 thousand photos wouldn't make a dent …
Following up on…
Another post about using a 50mm prime lens and close up filters.
Let’s go trail walking!
Hello friends. Several years ago, I created this blog by combining three of my favorite activities... trail walking photography, and writing. I named it Seen Along the Trail because most of the posts will be about the sights I see and the people I meet on my trail walks in local parks. If you enjoy the outdoors as much as I …
Winter walks in Holden Arboretum
My project for this week is assembling a portfolio of my winter trail walks . Although I take regular walks in Chagrin River Park which is only five minutes from my home, another of my favorite places to walk is Holden Arboretum. If you follow my blog regularly, you have seen many pictures from my …
I never know…
Fabulous Friday Faces You can find other F.F.F. blog posts here and my original gallery here. I never know what I'll see or who I'll meet when I set out on a trail walk with my camera. I don't actually plan these blog posts, they're usually just centered around the things I see and the people I meet along the trail. While …
How photography changed me
On a recent walk along the trail, I captured two new faces for my Fabulous Friday Faces gallery (Click the link to learn more about my F.F.F. Gallery). I ran into both Ron, and later Lynn, while I was standing near the split rail fence where I had stopped to photograph some birds on that snowy morning. It's always …
Out of my comfort zone…Again!
A special exhibit currently at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens is titled Orchid Mania. Today my friend Marti and I went to see the orchids. Visiting the Botanical Gardens is always a treat. Today was no exception. The displays were amazing. I took a lot of pictures and chose four for today's post. As you may have …
Photo Almanac: January 1-8, 2016
A new feature on my blog, the Photo Almanac (originally titled The Week in Review), will appear every week to highlight some of my favorite photos from the previous seven days. While many of them will have already been included in other posts throughout the week, some will make their first appearance in the weekly Almanac. This week I have …