August 4, 2018 – Day 278 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Happy Birthday! – This evening family gathered at my niece Tracy and nephew Tim’s house to celebrate my great-great nephew Jeremiah’s 2nd Birthday! Here everyone is trying to help him figure out to blow out his birthday candle! Family gatherings can provide a wealth of great pictures! Be ready!
August 3, 2018 – Day 277 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Oink! – Had lunch today with a couple friends at one of our local BBQ establishments, Dave’s Sticky Pig, and captured this little guy with glasses next to the register.
August 1, 2018 – Day 275 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – A New Ride! – Damion proudly displays the new “Truck” he built out of cardboard boxes in my living room this afternoon.
July 31, 2018 – Day 274 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Damion and Tabatha – Damion was excited this morning when Tabatha decided to sit with him in my chair. She doesn’t normally do that as she’s more his sister Elaina’s cat!
July 30, 2018 – Day 273 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Growing Up – My niece Elaina lost her first “baby” tooth today and another one is hanging on by a thread, as she opens wide to show her mom. Milestones are always a good subject when photographing kids or adults either one.
July 29, 2018 – Day 272 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Bigger than life – My nephew Jordan hams it up for the camera this morning as we were waiting for his older siblings and cousins to get out of Worship and Wonder at church. When photographing the kids in your life, let them ham it up for the camera sometimes! It usually always makes for a good picture!
July 27, 2018 – Day 270 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Shadows – Today I participated in our local photography club’s photowalk around Madisonville, Ky and this is my favorite black and white shot from the event. I like the play of the shadows of the stool I found in a back alley.
July 26, 2018 – Day 269 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dinosaur Spin Game – While waiting for his T-Ball game to begin, Damion plays what he referred to as the Dinosaur Spin game as his step-mom Amy spins her umbrella and brother Greyson as he tosses a toy dinosaur onto the umbrella, trying to hit the white panel. The lower light of the evening and the slower shutter speed of the iPhone gave just enough blur to make the picture more interesting!
July 25, 2018 – Day 268 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Off we go! – Today while I was out chasing trains in Mount Vernon, Indiana I drove by this little guy and had to stop to take a picture. After 24 years in the Air Force, anytime I see what looks like a small plane I do so, plus I guess it fits into my “Machine” series. At first, I thought it was a BBQ Grill, but it wasn’t. My guess is that it was built to pull in parade, but I couldn’t see anyway for someone to get into it. Perhaps it’s for “Little Green Men?”
July 5, 2018 – Day 248 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tie Plates – While out taking pictures of trains today I spotted this pile of railroad tie plates at Depaw, Indiana and liked the design! Don’t pass up the simple things as they can make for interesting pictures! Just keep your eyes and mind open to what’s around you!
July 4, 2018 – Day 247 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Elaina’s Birthday – Elaina, her brother Damon, cousin Jordan and her mom Ashley all show excitement as they watch fireworks at the end of Elaina’s 5th birthday celebration at her grandma and grandpa’s house. Picture is a bit noisy, but still turned out well for the moment! The picture is lit from the fireworks, not flash.
July 3, 2018 – Day 246 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – A new nose – After finishing her chocolate milk yesterday at lunch Elaina decided that the bottle would become her new nose! Of course, I had to get a photo!! Shes so silly sometimes!
July 2, 2018 – Day 245 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Land of the Free – Looking for a picture around the Fourth of July Theme, I found this bike in a yard here in Madisonville, Ky and felt it fit the bill just fine!
July 1, 2018 – Day 244 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Shapes and Designs – When out looking for pictures, keep an eye out for things that have interesting shapes and designs, such as this photograph of the ceiling of my church!
June 30, 2018 – Day 243 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tanks and wheels – When out railfanning today I caught this shot of black tank cars with white rimmed wheels that I thought made for a nice black and white photograph for my series.
June 29, 2018 – Day 242 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Prides and Packs – It’s interesting that kids are kind of like dogs and cats to some degree. These two seem to follow us adults around from room to room! If they’re in the living room and I move to the porch or office, it’s not long before they’re there as well! Love it!!
June 28, 2018 – Day 240 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Close-up – With a lot of patience and a bit of practice you can get some decent close-ups with your iPhone! I’ve found by using the burst mode and tapping the screen to adjust your focus can allow you to get in close! This shot was taken about 3-4 inches away from the insect on the leaf. Using a tripod can help, but I’ve found it’s a bit more difficult as they move around. Also, start a bit further out and move in slowly, taking pictures as you do so. That way it won’t get as skittish and leave! The 2x optical zoom on the newer cameras helps as well.
June 27, 2018 – Day 239 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Wildfire Marsh – Damion makes a face as he talks to me about the Wildfire Marsh in his Dragon Game that has what he calls “The Haunted House!” Try to catch the emotion of your subjects when shooting! It’ll make your photographs much more interesting!
June 26, 2018 – Day 238 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dragons! – My sister added a dragon game to Damion and Elaina’s Tablets and of course she has to play it as well to learn how to help the kids play it! Anyone that knows my sister knows that she has a dragon obsession! LOL However, the kids are loving playing the game and so is she! They all share a learning moment here as she shows them some new things about the game. Don’t get me wrong, I think the kids probably show her as much as she shows them! Be sure to photograph your family doing things they love together!
June 25, 2018 – Day 237 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Our Wet head! – Damion decided today that he wanted a slightly different hair style and so he did a little creative work with some water from the bathroom sink today! When he came to show me his “new look” I grabbed this photograph that I’m totally in love with!! Sometimes pictures come to you!!