Then and Now or: 14 Years and Still Taking the Same Pictures

In 1994 I was taking a photography class at Meramec Community College (St. Louis Community College's Kirkwood campus). The assignment was "Patterns of Light". This was one of my attempts, though not one of my favorites due to the massive amount of grey and lack of contrast:

The glass itself is interesting though you can't tell in the photograph. It's a Winnie the Pooh wineglass just like this set on Ebay.

I only thought to find, scan, and post the above picture when I realized the similarity it held to the below photograph which I took on Sunday.

The Fairy King?

1994 doesn't seem so long ago, really...

I was in a photography class when Misty and I met. This print was a composite of two negatives: one photo I took of a bear at the St. Louis Zoo and one she took of me leaning in the car window. It struck me one day that we were in the same pose, the bear and I, so I thought I'd play around a little. I liked it, how 'bout you?

A beautiful day...

... through whiskey colored glass

Jack Daniel's single barrel, that is.

This was at Ken Thompson park. The anniversary of moving to first shift, just before moving to second shift.

aliens are hard to shoot!

Photo Exercise

Different settings for the same object. In this case, one of my favorite shirts.

ambient light. standard light bulbs, that is. a touch blurry although I tried my best to hold the camera still, because there weren't enough of them or they were not high enough in wattage.

also ambient light. I chose not to hold the camera still, though. I used a circular motion.

flash-frozen.

ambient light. macro setting. very difficult to hand-hold still.

flash-frozen macro.

I kinda like the circular one, myself.

tree

While at MCC for the 50th anniversary celebration Saturday.

Do you like trees as much as I?

The Druids believed that rebirth as a tree was the highest form of reincarnation.

2004

A few pictures a few years old.

All taken at or en route to the bus stop.

"Fly me to the Moon"

...Let me play among the stars...

...Let me see what spring is like in Jupiter...Florida!

Misty's cousin Tammy was in the state, taking a vacation, so we headed over to the other coast where she was staying for a visit.

Snook and snapper, beware!

A lighthouse. It is closed on Sundays, unfortunately. The whole family wanted to check it out.

Flock of Pelicans. Seagulls are more prominant on our side of the state.

Don't ask me why the horizon is so chopped up, I just took the picture. Maybe an ocean expert will let us in on the secret someday.

"Chica" the Chihuahua was given to our daughter Lauren by Tammy the day we left St. Louis, so how were we to resist taking her along for the ride?

It's been a while since we've seen the Atlantic coast. What a difference! The sand is dirtier, the shells are broken up, but the waves, oh the breaking waves... (no, I really didn't get any pictures, but trust me, they are impressive.)



We ate at this little Italian place. It just so happens that while I was experiencing spring in Jupiter, I decided to try their "Chicken Sinatra". It was quite good (once I slid the mushrooms aside), but the service was awful and the prices were quite something to remember. Hopefully, if you eat there, you'll get a different waiter and you'll also understand how expensive Palm Beach County really is before you get the bill!

Beware the coming of the childhood photo albums!

Myself, aged 3 or 4, I'm guessing.

According to the album, in Pompeii.

X-Mas

Our Home (no, it's not on fire!!!)

an ancient exercise

Taken on a field trip with my photography class just over 10 years ago... in Kimmswick, a run-down town south of St.Louis. Definitely a fixer-uper. I really enjoy the palm trees now that I have 4 of them at my own house.

"Kimmswick DayDreamer"

PhotoFriday- attractive

my first try at it