First Summer in Washington

Today draws to a close, with the beginning of October, the Summer of 2023, my first in Washington state. And oh, boy! What a summer it has been. Where to begin… I moved in May and we sorta hit the ground running. Hiking and camping every weekend—before we added kayaking… Read the Rest…

Yellowstone Adventure!

02 September – 09 September 2022 Our trip to Yellowstone was planned in March, originally for May, but we decided to postpone the adventure because we needed far more time to appropriately prepare for the journey, the adventure, and the return. So we chose to schedule our departure for the… Read the Rest…

Hiking Photos, January 2022

Hiking photos from January 2022 across North Carolina.… Read the Rest…

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2019

Review of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC from 4 April to 7 April 2019 including select films: Breakthrough, Buddy, Knock Down the House, Hail Satan?, and Ask Dr. Ruth.… Read the Rest…

Hiking Adventures

Hiking photos from Hanging Rock State Park and Pilot Mountain State Park over the last two weeks’ hikes.… Read the Rest…

iPhone X

I’ve had my new iPhone X for about five days now and just got a new case with six lenses built in—two telephoto lenses, a 120° wide angle, a 20x macro, a 10x macro, and a 180° fisheye—and it’s pretty fucking brilliant. Aside from the smaller form factor, I’m downsizing… Read the Rest…

Why the Critics Are So Desperately Wrong About Ghost in the Shell

With a 46% on RottenTomatoes and a 52 on MetaCritic, the new live action Ghost in the Shell movie, starring Scarlett Johansson, is bombing at the box office. The film is being almost universally panned by professional critics and fans of the 1995 animated film of the same name. Forbes,… Read the Rest…

SLOSS Furnace

SLOSS is a decommissioned Iron Refinery and blast furnace complex in the heart of Birmingham. My photography tends to focus on two themes, (1) the juxtaposition of the industrial and modern with the natural and (2) wildlife. So, for me this, was a dream come true, to be set loose… Read the Rest…

Arrival

Last weekend, Jake and I and a few of our closest friends went to see a movie that Jake had put on our radar only a few days before. And we fucking loved it. Based on a short story, Arrival is by far one of the best movies I’ve seen… Read the Rest…

Another Day, Another Mountain

Days like today remind me of one of my heros, John Muir, and his love of the Sierra. Anyway, I will spare you my feeble and fumbling attempts at describing the majesty of nature and the spirits found in these cathedrals by sharing pictures instead of words. Please enjoy.… Read the Rest…

A Mountain Adventure

A tale told by a filmmaker, full of whines and howls. Signifying Waffles.

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