I Love Passionate KissingIt was a misty, not rainy night and I was a young 23 year old G.I. I had the blessed good luck to have started a relationship with a beautiful Taiwanese woman who when I first saw, thought, "Yo skip, you're barking up the wrong tree, she' probably...See More »
I Love Photography There's a certain solemnity and calm at night as you await the train that's on its way. Soon those steel ribbons will glow a beautiful amber as the train's headlight dances down along them.
I Am Obsessed With Asians And Asian Things I wrote a while ago about my dreams and thoughts about Asia, having left 45 years ago, and saying it never left me. About ten years ago, in NYC, in an Irish Bar, in of all places "Korea town" in the mid 30s NYC, I get this in my beer change. An omen?...See More »
I Am Obsessed With Asians And Asian Things I'm listening to Mantovani's rendition of Love is a Many Splendored Thing. Its opening is definitely Asian tinted, as the movie it's based on takes place in Hong Kong. I spent the better part of Four years between Korea and Taiwan while serving. I...See More »
I Love Photography The day is ending, the sky is on fire, the colors from fiery orange to that hint of descending purple signal "TAPS" for the hours that have passed.
I Love Old MoviesIt's not really "old" unless you consider 1968/9 old. Anyway, as we head into April, a great movie to watch for those of the "romantic" and "comedic" ilk, I strongly recommend "The April Fools" Great movie.
I Love Photography Growing up in the 50s/60s, I saw many horror movies-my favorite was Werewolf films, and of course, the full moon. This image I took, reminds me of those scenes, where the moon, having risen, full beckons the beast!
I Love Photography I like this image that I captured. Thankfully I had a good full moon and clouds and the tree branches to the left to create this image.
I Love Inspirational Poems And Quotes"When the horrors of war engulf humanity, the gates of heaven open for the children of those horrors"
I Love Photography Nature was kind to me this evening...gave a great sun setting and an awesome full moon rise!
I Love Sunsets Some of the more spectacular shots I've posted before. I eagerly watch the late evening skies. Sometimes I'm lucky, sometimes I'm not. These : I was lucky.
I Love Black and White Photography The moon played hide and seek behind the clouds-I caught it as it re-appeared. Only wish I'd had my 70-300mm lens.
I Am a Little Weird From Time to TimeYes, I'm like the werewolf, and the Vampire. I await the full moon, and the advent of nightfall, and as a photographer, I await the setting sun, so I can go out there and capture one of God's great gifts to the human race, the sun! As I understand...See More »
I Have Eaten An Icicle Well, I'm not into eating icicles, but would rather photograph them, and if this one is still still hanging when the sun sets...it's mine! I will capture it against a setting sun.
I Love Looking At the Clouds Yesterday, despite snow, the sun came out, and the clouds were there. I knew I had a good chance for sunset images.
I Love Music, Music Is My Inspiration and My UpliftmentI remember the scene from the re-make of the "Wolfman" where Benicio Del toro as the Monster is attracted to an opera singer he hears, and does not harm her. And I thought of the expression, "music soothes the savage beast" Anyway be I a beast or...See More »
I Love Winter Took a respite, went out and played with my camera, the melting ice and the setting sun-I knew the clouds would make for good shooting.
I Like To Watch The Sunset This is what I'd call a "build up" to a sky turning very angry as the sun gives it last appearance during the day, to shine anew elsewhere.
I Love Falling Snow Right now it's about high 30s or low 40s here in Jersey, the clouds are about, the sun is bright, the sky is a beautiful blue, so being it snowed last night-we got 6-8", and out came the camera.
I Like This Quote It was told to me by my late father a WW2 Vet. We were discussing the war and he paused and said he could in many respects sum it up, as I was home on leave during the Viet-Nam war, and he remarked-"When your eyes closed forever, mine began to cry...See More »