Ampersand 365 (+1)

New Year, New Blog

2009-01-04T10:47:00.003-05:00

Since moving to Louisville, I have been shooting intermittently but finding little time for processing and posting. I miss the ritual an rhythm of it -- and most certainly the community.

I've started a new blog -- seems to fit with starting a new life -- A Likeness of Beauty. I'm not going to make a claim that it will be a 365 blog, since I would rather just cull from my images and post what I am in the mood for when I am in the mood to post. I hope for daily as it is rather good for my soul to focus on a creative endeavor at some point each day. I also plan on posting my graphic images and a few words here and there.

Happy New Year to you all ... I am in the process of adding everyone to my google reader and my sidebar. Best wishes for everything you want and need in the new year.

of self-identification and the church of diversity

2008-11-14T14:07:00.003-05:00

multiplicity

2008-11-07T18:43:00.002-05:00

wassup?

2008-11-02T17:26:00.001-05:00

by the dawn's early light

2008-10-31T12:27:00.002-04:00

We has kittenz

2008-10-30T13:14:00.006-04:00

Jasmine

Poppy

I am trying to figure out where my new iMac puts the photos that I edit in PS Elements! In the meantime, here a couple of unedited, and highly cute shots.

(Susan, send me an email at ampersandprime@gmail.com, and I promise to email you back!!!)

confluence

2008-10-01T11:15:00.002-04:00

I'm moving ... in three weeks ... I will return when I arrive on the other end. Lot's of details of life to attend to and lots of work to do.

Still miss you guys!

not phallic

2008-09-08T19:16:00.001-04:00

hi ball

2008-09-05T09:58:00.002-04:00

No more diet coke for me. I thought I'd never conquer that addiction, but I have and I am giving myself a big pat on the back. These cute little energy drinks (no caffeine) have given me a bit of comfort lately. :)

emanate

2008-09-04T10:33:00.003-04:00

i can fly

2008-09-03T19:53:00.005-04:00

My girl, anamericangod, has issued a moratorium on leaf shots. *sob*

So, this is the last you will see from me for a while ... at least until the leaves start to change color.

*big sigh*

leaves + bokeh = love

tuft

2008-09-02T19:12:00.000-04:00

grisella

2008-09-01T11:17:00.000-04:00

not a leaf

2008-08-31T12:17:00.000-04:00

linked

2008-08-30T13:03:00.002-04:00

find me

2008-08-29T08:43:00.001-04:00

caught

2008-08-27T17:23:00.001-04:00

Kanawha State Park, Charleston, WV

2008-08-22T06:24:00.005-04:00

(above image taken with Sandie's Pentax 28 mm)

frizzle of the day

2008-08-20T18:38:00.003-04:00

Shot this real quick this morning, but have lots of photos from a weekend in Charleston, WV to post over the next few days. Will be around to your blogs soon, I promise! Having a real job is seriously cutting into my photo time!

caress

2008-08-15T08:02:00.001-04:00

intermittent

2008-08-13T06:59:00.005-04:00

Got a new job, at Whole Foods (which I love!), so my posting may be a bit more sporadic and/or from the archives. I hope to keep up with commenting on all of your photos, but if a few days go by don't worry, I will catch up. I heart you guys!!

shelter

2008-08-11T09:53:00.003-04:00

beacon

2008-08-10T10:13:00.002-04:00

(nope, not photoshopped :-))

more spidey

2008-08-09T13:18:00.003-04:00

he/she moved his/her web and, of course, I had to see what I could capture.

tender

2008-08-08T12:30:00.002-04:00

ottobar

2008-08-07T11:05:00.005-04:00

The girl and I took in a concert at Ottobar, a small venue in Baltimore. We saw Eye Alaska; You, Me, and Everyone We Know; Lydia; and the Dear Hunter.

She got some great concert shots (really! go look!) and I enjoyed shooting while we were waiting for doors to open.

feral

2008-08-06T17:40:00.001-04:00

intricate

2008-08-05T13:48:00.001-04:00

wet

2008-08-04T12:32:00.002-04:00

more water on car

2008-08-03T13:50:00.003-04:00

...changes...

2008-08-02T09:00:00.001-04:00

photo credit: anamericangod

complaisant

2008-08-01T10:58:00.000-04:00

extra: little dog

2008-07-31T13:18:00.003-04:00

photo credit: my girl, anamericangod, who is getting awfully good with the camera these days

field of dreams

2008-07-31T08:38:00.002-04:00

new car + rain = fascination (+ bokeh)

2008-07-30T13:19:00.004-04:00

hydrate

2008-07-29T12:00:00.000-04:00

new wheels

2008-07-28T15:35:00.008-04:00

... I downsized! ... traded in my mini-van ... stick shift! ... reliving my youth :)

(yes, that short, wide person in the side view mirror is me. and yes, I am short and wide, although not that much!)

sunday, late evening, sandie's yard

2008-07-27T08:00:00.000-04:00

... last set from my weekend of shooting in Louisville ... yeah, I got some more bug porn for ya. :)

sunday morning, early, more cherokee park

2008-07-26T12:24:00.004-04:00

saturday evening, waterfront

2008-07-25T08:21:00.007-04:00

a few more, from saturday morning, early

2008-07-24T14:23:00.005-04:00

... ok, *shrugs*, so more than a few.

saturday morning, early - Cherokee Park

2008-07-23T13:23:00.007-04:00

dawn

2008-07-23T12:53:00.003-04:00

... the rest stop as I enter the the mountains of western Maryland, never fails to afford a photo op.

(From Friday morning's journey to Louisville)

a room with a view

2008-07-22T14:46:00.002-04:00

... more pictures, from a weekend of shooting, to follow in the next few days.

spin

2008-07-17T15:22:00.001-04:00

... here's an extra ... I'm headed out and about for a few days.

bask

2008-07-17T10:08:00.003-04:00

shadowed

2008-07-16T12:00:00.004-04:00

she blinded me with science

2008-07-15T18:12:00.002-04:00

It's poetry in motion
And when she turned her eyes to me
As deep as any ocean
As sweet as any harmony
She blinded me with science
And failed me in geometry

-- Thomas Dolby

self-portrait in bug

2008-07-14T13:20:00.000-04:00

bleu

2008-07-13T13:06:00.001-04:00

tiny dancers

2008-07-12T15:53:00.001-04:00

unjaded

2008-07-11T11:09:00.003-04:00

exposed

2008-07-10T12:43:00.000-04:00

extra: selfie

2008-07-09T18:23:00.001-04:00

E.T. phone home

2008-07-09T18:19:00.001-04:00

spider web + bokeh = photogasm

2008-07-08T08:42:00.003-04:00

works for me, anyway. ;)

meandering

2008-07-07T15:56:00.003-04:00

rest stop

2008-07-06T15:11:00.005-04:00

Yesterday, I drove the girl to a halfway point and transferred her to the loving hands of my dad and his wife. I trust she will have a great stay at Camp Nana & Papa. Already she has been treated to a steak dinner last night, and she called me this morning to say she had a breakfast of eggs, bacon and biscuits and that they were headed out to a movie. I'm so happy for her to get lots and lots of TLC, life has been stressful lately.

extra: i heart oobies

2008-07-06T11:11:00.002-04:00

aka: i heart (b)oobies. but saying "oobies" is so much fun. the girl and i said it so much yesterday and it never failed to bring a laugh. ;)

evocative

2008-07-05T13:53:00.000-04:00

essence

2008-07-04T11:52:00.003-04:00

I'll Cover You

2008-07-02T11:00:00.000-04:00

entangled

2008-07-01T16:33:00.002-04:00

wash me clean

2008-06-30T16:56:00.000-04:00

something in the way she moves

2008-06-29T16:52:00.000-04:00

sensuous

2008-06-28T16:54:00.001-04:00

bug porn

2008-06-27T16:53:00.003-04:00

reaching

2008-06-26T18:09:00.008-04:00

f/4.5, 1/125 sec., 100 mm, ISO 400

2008-06-25T16:08:00.001-04:00

my girl has been doing some interesting things with gummie bears.

tinged

2008-06-25T13:26:00.002-04:00

f/9.0, 1/100, 100 mm, ISO-640

of new starts and long-term goals

2008-06-24T13:54:00.001-04:00

unmitigated

2008-06-23T11:50:00.005-04:00

f/1.4, 1/100 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
f/1.4, 1/200 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400

dark light

2008-06-22T13:01:00.005-04:00

f/7.1, 1/320 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

underbelly

2008-06-21T09:00:00.001-04:00

f/3.5, 1/400 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

(and another from the archives...)

sans souci

2008-06-20T09:29:00.003-04:00

f/3.5, 1/200 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

(from the archives...)

fenced

2008-06-19T15:43:00.006-04:00

f/5.6, 1/200 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

(from the archives...)

beatle

2008-06-18T12:19:00.001-04:00

some sky

2008-06-17T15:14:00.001-04:00

unspeakable

2008-06-16T08:30:00.003-04:00

f/2.8, 1/250 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

sexay

2008-06-15T08:23:00.003-04:00

f/3.5, 1/250 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

Amp Camps Too

2008-06-13T16:27:00.006-04:00

When Amp Camps ...

2008-06-12T13:08:00.010-04:00

... she not only colors and drinks diet coke ... she collects bokeh.

I'm still catching up on work and Boogieman is off to camp with the boys, so it's my turn to mind the store this weekend. So, I am going to post more camping shots over the next few days. I can't say enough how much fun Sandie and I had taking pictures and enjoying the therapy of just plain silliness. We never did get out those squirt guns, but maybe next time.

Makeover

2008-06-11T18:42:00.002-04:00

I have given the blog a little makeover ... and maybe even a remodeling. Boogieman and I have finally admitted to ourselves that this joint effort has not and is not going to get off the ground. So, my blog it is. :)

I will have the camping shots up either later tonight or first thing tomorrow. It was a great trip. A full 48 hours without internet or cell service. Truly restful and recuperative.

In the meantime, you can see Sandie's camping shots here and here. (And yes, admittedly, I was a little mopey -- possibly self-indulgently so -- in that first shot.)

Goin' Camping

2008-06-06T20:50:00.002-04:00

Meeting Sandie in West Virginia (I can't believe she talked me into this) for a weekend of camping and photography.

See you guys on Tuesday!

succulent babies

2008-06-06T17:10:00.001-04:00

f/5.6, 1/60 sec., 100 mm, ISO-800

after the storm ...

2008-06-05T10:57:00.001-04:00

... power outage.

caffeine: the stuff of life

2008-06-04T08:21:00.003-04:00

f/13, 1/160 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

Boogieman goes NASCAR

2008-06-04T07:55:00.002-04:00

Our friend Joe, took Boogieman and Shamedmonkey to the race at Dover for his stepson, Michael's birthday. The last picture shows Shamedmonkey and Michael. Shamed is on the left in the red and yellow hat. (The most unfortunate paint scheme colors of my fave driver, Kevin Harvick.)

I'm happy to report that Boogieman survived his indoctrination. :)

Pride

2008-06-03T13:04:00.005-04:00

... a part of me ...

photo and title credit go to my girl, anamericangod.

a series from the yard, after rain

2008-06-02T09:00:00.001-04:00

I get lost in you

2008-06-01T13:00:00.000-04:00

f/2.8, 1/2500 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

it's been a while ...

2008-05-30T13:30:00.003-04:00

... since I properly pimped out a tree shot. I'll try to resist the impulse to call this "tree porn".

f/8.0, 1/100 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400

don't cha ... wish your gf was hot like me?

2008-05-29T15:03:00.005-04:00

This time the camera was in the the hands of my daughter, anamericangod. She's got some skillz. Not to mention how incredibly cute her subject is.

where the wood fairies live?

2008-05-28T14:33:00.002-04:00

f/8.0, 1/25 sec., 32 mm, ISO-800

beloved

2008-05-27T13:26:00.002-04:00

f/5.0, 1/100 sec., 100 mm, ISO-640

a delicate bond

2008-05-26T10:42:00.002-04:00

f/5.6, 1/500 sec., 100 mm, ISO-400

a sacred trust

2008-05-25T13:02:00.004-04:00

Elvis has left the building

2008-05-24T12:32:00.000-04:00

don't go chasing waterfalls

2008-05-23T05:35:00.003-04:00

f/7.1, 1/40 sec., 100 mm, ISO-800

of pink and bokeh

2008-05-22T06:04:00.008-04:00