Images From Wyoming

So earlier in the summer I was able to travel to Sheridan Wyoming on business and had the good fortune of having a couple extra days to photograph. It was a great trip with a wide range of subject matter. Everything from the oldest working bar in Wyoming, The Mint, to the airplane graveyard which was once the Powers and Hawkins fire fighting fleet in Graybull Wyoming across the other side of the Big Horn mountains. Here a are just a few of the images I have from that trip.


Torrent




Wyoming!



The Mint and Icon



Let's meet at the bar!



A night at the Mint



Sheridan



The Herd



Of Clouds and Mountains



Ain't what she used to be!



Well Preserved!



High Art Deco!



Heaven is for Real

Ladder to Blue



Of Grass and Ghosts!



Dare me!



Propeller



I can still shine



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The Big Chair!

First Images From Alaska

I am just back from a recent business trip to Alaska. Only a few short days but I grabbed ever opportunity to go out with the cameras and shoot. The images are from the Anchorage and Seward areas and the trip in between on the Kenai Peninsula. It is an amazing place I only just touched the tip of the glacier so to speak. Many more to follow. If you like my work or if you don't please feel free to comment.

Mountain Lake



Low Tide



Ice Mountain



Swan Lake



Dance On Swan Lake



Resurection Jelly



Many Valley



Mountains and Water



Ghost Forest

Two Images Selected for Sheldon STL 250 Competition

Well I was happily surprised at first when I received an email telling me that one of my submitted photos was selected to be in the show and the book for the Sheldon Gallery STL at 250 photo contest. Then yesterday I received another email. At first I thought it was a mistake or that my first photo had been rejected for some reason. But after looking at the email and following the link a second photo appears to have also made it into the show and the book. I don't yet know how many photos were submitted to the competition but it had to be a lot so having two photos out of three selected seems pretty incredible. Woooo Hoooo! I am really amazed, honored and very pleased as this is the first real formal recognition of my photography work.
 

Bike Racing on the Hill- St. Louis

New wing of the St. Louis Art Museum in the Snow- St. Louis

Some Highlight Photos from the March 12, 2014 Clayton LAX Boys Varsity Vs. Priory Game!

Well the season has just started and the hounds are off to a great start. The record is 2 and 1. Here are some highlight photos from their win over Priory this past week. The Hounds were able to control the game for a 13-9 win over Priory!



Tim Nonet #19

Winning the Face Off!

Gabe Remshardt #5

Scoring once more!

Cooper Durham #12

Setting up for a score!

Steven Nelson #1

You know where this is headed!

Gabe Remshardt #5

 The scoring machine!

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Some Recent New Images from St. Louis

Here are some recent new images from around the St. Louis area. These images did not make the cut for a recent photo competition/exhibit at the Sheldon Gallery celebrating the cities 250 year anniversary.
 

Stan Musial Veteran's Memorial Bridge

Railroad Trestles

Library

Roberts Tower 1

Roberts Tower 2

Giro 1

Giro 2

Giro 3

In Formation

5 Arches

Modern Art in Snow

Graflex Crown Graphic Camera - Finished! At least for now!

So the Crown Graphic that I have been working on is done. Thanks in no small part due to the rotten winter weather we have had. Being stuck indoors has indirectly encouraged me to spend time in the shop working on this an other projects. When I purchased this camera on EBay the seller had somewhat misrepresented the condition. More omission than commission. They did not say that it likely had been in a flood. They had mentioned that the bellows leaked. The camera has now been cleaned, the leather stripped and the wood refinished, the bellows patched both with cloth tape and with flexible black silicone sealant, the bellows treated to help preserve future flexibility and last but not least the leather handle has been replaced. Some of the metal parts have been repainted. But I opted not to dissasemble the entire door/focusing bed and have not repated the camera interior parts. Now that she is finished I have taken a few with it shots using Fuji instant film and some of my lens/shutter combinations and it seems to be working well. The bellows are for now light tight and should remain so with reasonable care. The lens and shutter that came with the camera have a ton of fungus and wiping scratches. The shutter also sticks and should I decide to keep her I will make an attempt at cleaning and lubrication. The lens on the other hand shows lots of fungus and wiping scratches. The shots I took with it are very soft. They sharpen a bit when stopped down in the middle F stop range. But when I use my other glass the images improve greatly. In short the body of this camera is back but the glass and shutter are still not what I would consider using.

Side View

Front View

Top View

Back View/Film Holder

Front Lens and bellows - Note patching at bellows points

Bellows Patch Details