For Wednesday, February 24 (#ds101), the Daily Shoot’s assignment was “There is often a conflict between traditional and contemporary. Make a photo that shows this tension.” […]
READ MOREEvery now and then I help out with cases in the Special Victims’ Unit (SVU) for the 4th Judicial District of Colorado, the district for which my wife is Deputy District Attorney. In general, the cases I help with on the periphery are the computer crime cases, mostly about child pornography (CP). […]
READ MOREThe Daily Shoot for Monday, February 22 (#ds99) just fell into my lap. "Squares and grids surround us in our built environment. Focus in on some squares today and make a photograph." […]
READ MOREFor some reason this whole Code Kata movement passed me by, so I'm coming late to the party, but I'm getting hooked. […]
READ MOREOn Friday, February 19 (#ds96), the Daily Shoot had an nigh-on impossible assignment: "Symbols can be simple, ornate, plain, or colorful. Make a photo of a symbol that represents or stands for something else." I was completely and utterly lost as to what to do for this one, and I have to say, a lot of the other photographers had a similar problem. […]
READ MOREFor Thursday 18th February (#ds95), we were asked this: "Frames outline the focus of a subject. Make a creative photo with natural framing: windows, doors, trees, borders, etc." I really should have spent more time on this, but, due to a lunchtime appointment (plus dental appointment in the morning), I didn't have enough time to do anything really good. Maybe I'll find a subject to photograph this weekend for my own personal satisfaction. […]
READ MOREThe task for the Daily Shoot on Wednesday 17th February (#ds94) was "Fragility conveys tension. Make a photo today of a person or object in a fragile state." This one was somewhat difficult. I wanted to find something outside that would illustrate this (some of the early photos on the page had set me thinking), but there was nothing nearby that I could think of or that I saw when going to the dry cleaner's at lunchtime. So, instead I set up a staged shot: […]
READ MOREYesterday the local Colorado Springs newspaper, the Gazette, printed this letter on the letters page. I find that the sentiments, the lack of research, the uncritical acceptance of "scientific" hogwash from non-scientific sources perfectly appalling. […]
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