Photography
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love
Great is Thy faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me
Thomas Chisholm (1866–1960)
My breakfast was a fruit plate of kiwi, blueberries, raspberries, banana, pineapple, and a granola bar. Just as I finished, this last piece of kiwi said, God loves ❤️ you.
The Princess yacht is moored at the dock while the crew readies her for the next day’s voyage. Another small fishing vessel sits nearby as her crew fish at nightfall.
Fort Myers and Sanibel Island Florida have become places I enjoy visiting. The gorgeous Gulf and the serene sunsets that seem to swiftly sink behind the tree lined shores of Fisherman Key or Sanibel Island make each sunrise and sunset meaningful to me.
The dark clouds rolling eastward past the Saint Louis Arch resemble the smoke signals.
Windshield Tours: Hawthorne, FL
Some old buildings in rural areas have a rustic charm. Such is the case with this old farm house in Hawthorne, Florida. The front porch and railing recalls days long past. The aged wood has weathered blazing sun and pelting rain.
I first noticed this building about 15 years ago and wanted to shoot it but traffic nor time would permit. In April I saw the field of yellow and knew this was the time. I drove my truck up on the curb, stopped, rolled the rear passenger window down, leaned my seat back, and shot it through the window.
Switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries I have visited. One of the things that struck me is how farmers raise crops and cattle on steep mountainsides by making terraces. The Swiss geography is filled with contrasts that add to its beauty. This image was shot through the front windshield somewhere between Geneva and Zermatt.
Big Ben
Much of my travel photography was shot through the passenger window or windshield of cars. Sometimes I had a few moments to step out of the car to make my picture.
I would love to always shoot in the golden and blue hours of day, but most often I have had to shoot when the schedule allows. I would have preferred to find a unique angle, set up a tripod and make the perfect picture, but often I shot through the window as the driver wisked me to the next assignment. Some of my next posts will feature pictures that I made between 2007 and 2019 as I whizzed through cities in numerous countries. Follow me and see what I saw.
London, England: Big Ben
We landed in London at the Heathrow Airport around 12:30 p.m. got to our downtown hotel at 2:10 and were told that we had 20 minutes to check-in, refresh, and get back down to the lobby so we could leave by 2:30 for a quick tour of London. We would have just a few hours to see London before going to shoot the event I was there to cover. Our driver rushed us from site to site so I could do what I have learned to do – make the best of the opportunities I have to photograph.
The photo above is of Big Ben. Big Ben is the commonly known name of the Great Bell, the largest of five bells housed in the Clock Tower, recently renamed Elizabeth Tower. The Tower is on the north end of the Palace of Westminster. Designed by Augustus Pugin and completed in 1859, the Tower is more than 160 years old.
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