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Tag: Olympus OM1

Remembering in Black & White

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I have a deep respect and honor for those who put themselves in harms way to protect me and my family from domestic and foreign enemies. The valor of the men and women who put on the uniform is incredible. I like to think that I’m a tough guy, but when I imagine what it would be like to be in battle in any of the wars and conflicts throughout our history, I suddenly don’t feel tough anymore. I believe these men an women deserve our respect and the fallen deserved to be honored. My family honors our fallen heroes.

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The Solitude of Nature

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    “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more”  ― George Gordon Byron That quote sums up my feelings when it comes to the virtues of solitude. I don’t consider myself an antisocial person, but from the outside, it might appear so. People are great, I just don’t like being around them. Just kidding! I love people! In fact, my love for people is the main drive behind

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Tracks

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  My last three posts represent my return to film photography after a short hiatus. Since picking up my SLR again, I’ve been making time to capture the world around me on film. I love the simplicity of my SLR. No fuss, it just works! Find a subject. Meter the light. Dial in the exposure. Click the shutter. The simplicity helps me stay in the moment. Currently, my OM1 SLR is my favorite camera to use. It feels good in the hand and it just begs to be shot. After finally finishing the roll of Portra 160, I was ready

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Encroachment

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    Many years ago, a friend laughed at me when I told him that one of the requirements for my first house was that it had to be under a dark sky. He thought I was crazy. You see, I was in the early stages of my fascination with amateur astronomy. I’ve always had a fascination with space since I was a kid. I knew as a young adult that amateur astronomy was going to be a part of my life for the rest of my life. Thus, living in an area where I can feed this yearning meant

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The Colors of Buddhism

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  In the middle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of city life, lies a quaint little sanctuary. It’s like stepping into a Twilight Zone of Asian culture, more specifically, the culture of Buddhism. This sanctuary is known as the Wat Lao Buddharam. My wife discovered it by accident while in the area a couple years ago. When my oldest son expressed an interest in studying Buddhism, we made a couple of visits. This post has pictures from our last visit.     The prize of the site is the temple which is the first structure you

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Walk This Way

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  I finally ended my analog hiatus when I took a short hike on a familiar trail. I grabbed my SLR loaded with an unfinished roll of Kodak Portra 160 and took a hike at Cheek’s Bend. This roll of film has been in my OM1 since January of 2017. Lately, my DSLR has been getting a workout. Between shooting my son’s school baseball team and doing some projects for work, I just have not had time to shoot for myself. Well, the itch got to the point where I had to scratch it. With 14 frames left on the

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The Athenaeum & Portra 800

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    Here’s a few shots of the Athenaeum School for Girls. I shot these under an overcast sky, so I had to do some post processing to get rid of the color cast. These were the last few shots on my first roll of Portra 800. I won’t go into the the history of this building, but if you want to learn more, you can read a short history on my blog titled Girls Only. Along with the history, the Girls Only post showcases some black and white analogue images of the school.            

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Columbia First Fridays – October 6th, 2017

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    If you follow my blog, you have probably heard me talk about the revival of downtown Columbia, Tennessee. Years ago when I first started to frequent the downtown area, things appeared dead after business hours. Even weekends were lacking the typical festive atmosphere of a downtown square. My wife, the historian, has told me stories about how Columbia was the place to be back in the day. People from all around came to Columbia to let loose. Well, Columbia is trying to bring that magic back to the downtown area. Over the years, I’ve noticed significant changes on

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American as Apple Pie – The Spirit of America

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  This is my last installment of my American as Apple Pie Series. If you have not read my previous post in this series, just click the links below. My goal for this project was to simply capture the moment, not to editorialize, but to document each event as they unfolded. It all started on President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. On that day, when our 45th president officially took office, I captured the Silent Inauguration protest and the protest events at the Tennessee State Capitol.  The day after, I marched in the Women’s March through downtown Nashville. On the flip

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American as Apple Pie – 45 Visits Music City

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  Continuing with my American as Apple Pie documentary series, here’s a look at the other side. It’s the other side because my 3 previous posts in this series were all in protest to the subject of this blog post. Those previous posts are listed below. American as Apple Pie – The Silent Inauguration American as Apple Pie – Protest on Capitol Hill American as Apple Pie – The Women’s March This post is the first of 2 from the other side. The event we will talk about in this post, happened before my next blog post. I’d thought I

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Face to Face-v4

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  It’s been a while since I posted a Face to Face blog. I’ve actually had some face to face street photography encounters, but they have been more on the documentary side. For those not familiar with my “Face to Face” series, these posts are street photography blogs where I engage people and ultimately ask for their photograph. These would be better defined as street portraits than street photography. Most of my candid shots can be found under my “Random Street” and “Abstract Street” series. When I’m out and about, I usually come back with something to fit all categories.

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Girls Only

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  Just off the beaten path in downtown Columbia, Tennessee, there’s a hidden gem. It’s hidden in plain sight. This gem is a home tucked away just off the main drag in a quaint little neighborhood. It’s not just any home. It’s a rectory, the rectory of a learning institution for girls. The architecture reveals that there is some significance behind the building, but without digging further, it’s not easily known that this was the home for the principal of the Columbia Female Institute which later became known as the Athenaeum. The Athenaeum was originally built to be the home

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