May 30, 2018 – Day 212 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Memorial Day – It was June 1968 when Memorial Day was moved from my birthday to the last Monday in May. While it works out great for 3-day weekends for everyone, I still consider my birthday to be the “true” Memorial Day! So, today’s image is from the Veteran’s Cemetery at Hopkinsville, Ky, to remind us of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

May 29, 2018 – Day 211 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – The Hallway ‘ After a trip the restroom Damion and I were making our way back to the restaurant, where we were having lunch with some of our local photography club folks, when he took off running down this long hallway and as I expected him to, so I was prepared for this shot! I have always loved the leading lines here and with him running down it, I love it even more!

May 28, 2018 – Norfolk Southern Railway Conrail Heritage Unit 8098 slowly makes it’s way downgrade at Douglas as it leads NS 285 East out of the yard at Princeton, Indiana with a load of containers and autoracks. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #ns #nsrailway #nsheritageunits

May 27, 2018 ‘ Day 209 ‘ iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Jordan’s Smile – My great-great nephew Jordan has to have one of the best smiles in the world, in my humble opinion! He can light up a room with it!

May 26, 2018 – Day 208 -iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Bikes – Pictures with repeating patterns, shapes or shadows make for interesting photographs, such as these rental bikes along Franklin Avenue in Evansville, Indiana.

May 25, 2018 – Day 207 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tablet Time – Damion gets some pointers from his sister Elaina on one of the games they like to play on their tablets.

May 24, 2018 – Day 205 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Chevy – Another shot for my machine series of an old Chevrolet Truck parked at one of our local hardware store. You don’t always have to include everything in your photos, sometimes a detail shot will do just fine!

May 23, 2018 – Day 204 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Fill it up! – A thirsty Jayden and a hot day equals a trip to the water fountain at our local park! Don’t forget to photograph the simple things with the young ones in your life. Sometimes they can turn out to be your favorite photos!

May 22, 2018 – Day 204 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Vote Hug! – I knew I’d get my photo for the day when we stopped to vote in the Kentucky Primary. I figured I’d get Damion and Elaina standing beside my sister as she voted, but Elaina, much to the dismay of her brother Damion, had other plans! Always be open to other pictures, then the one you plan for!

May 21, 2018 – Day 203 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Super Damion with Super Wolf! – Two of our newest super heroes, “Super Damion and Wolf” pause for a portrait before heading home!

May 20, 2018 – Day 202 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah – My youngest great-great nephew Jeremiah and his mom Tracy! My reflection was a bonus in this shot! Sometimes including yourself in a reflected scene helps add impact to your pictures. Consider it!

May 19, 2018 – Day 201 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Silo – This evening’s clouds made for a dramatic shot of this grain silo at Princeton, Indiana tonight. Sometimes you need to look up for your picture!

May 18, 2018 – Day 200 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&-W Photo Challenge – The Photo Line – This morning the photo line captures Southern 401 as the day of photo run-by’s began this morning at the Monticello Railroad Museum in Monticello, Illinois. The subject of your photograph can change, all depending on your point of view!

May 17, 2018 – Day 199 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Southern 401 – The photo line waits for the last light of the day to fade from the sky during a night photo shoot at the Monticello Railroad Museum in Monticello, Illinois. I used the pan feature on the iPhone for this shot.

May 16, 2018 – Day 198 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Simple Things – Don’t forget to photograph the simple things right in front of you! This is the ice in my sister’s glass of water!

May 15, 2018 – Day 197 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – No Pictures! – This morning Elaina and I played the “No Pictures” game! LOL Sometimes the hands make for a nicer picture and fun memories! If you look real close you can see her peeking through her fingers at me! About a minute later everything was back to normal and she had the phone taking pictures, but not of me!!

May 14, 2018 – Day 196 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – A Galaxy Far, Far away – I like the look of this photograph I shot today of soap foam running down my windshield when I was getting my car washed! You just never know where you’ll find an interesting picture! Keep your eyes open as they are all around you!!

May 13, 2018 – Day 195 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Two Generations – After church today I caught this shot of my beautiful niece grandma Jeanne and great-great niece Journey at our favorite stopping place for lunch on Sundays. I still can recall to this day taking pictures of Jeanne at the same age as Journey! Where did time go???

May 12, 2018 – Day 194 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – First Ballet Recital – This evening was another milestone for Elaina as she had her first on stage performance at our local fine arts center, along with others from her ballet school! Here she peeks through the opening between one of her tutus for the night’s performance and her mom. When photographing kids, don’t always go for the normal shot! Look for something different to help add impact!

May 11, 2018 – Day 193 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – First Graduation – Elaina seems to be deep in thought after her graduation ceremony this morning from preschool. Milestones in the lives of your family are always good opportunity for great photographs!

May 10, 2018 – Day 192 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – First Dance – Since I covered my niece Stephanie and Justin’s wedding today as my wedding gift for them, I reserved my black and white iPhone photo to their First Dance!

May 9, 2018 – Day 191 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Stephanie and Justin – My niece Stephanie and her soon to be husband Justin on the eve of their wedding day! Love them both!!!

May 7, 2018 – Day 189 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Swinging – My nephew Jordan loves to swing! He’d let me push him all day long if I would! Today the sun was just right, and I had to grab this shot of him and his shadow on the surface of the playground! Keeping your pictures clean and easy to read can help make for a stronger picture!

May 6, 2018 – Day 188 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Ready for Church – My niece Elaina is all kicked back in her seat waiting for us to head off to church this morning sporting her “Derby Hat” as she gets in a little time on her tablet. Our church encourages everyone to wear their favorite hat the Sunday after the running of the Kentucky Derby and of course it always makes for some great pictures!!

May 5, 2018 – Day 187 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Truck – Another photograph for my machine series I’ve been working on for many years. A long term series of photographs can make for a wonderful personal project in your photography.

May 4, 2018 – Day 186 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Shutterbug Elaina – Today after I picked my niece Elaina up from preschool we headed downtown to shoot pictures and this shot is from the old courthouse, one of the places she wanted to shoot. As much as possible when I’m out shooting with my “Shutterbug Kids” I let them pick the direction they want to wander and take photos. She is one of 5 of my great-great nieces and nephews between the ages of 4-7 years old where we go out on photo adventures together!

May 3, 2018 – Day 185 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Blizzard Time – What’s better than a cool Oreo Blizzard at Dairy Queen, after a hot spring day playing at the park! For me, capturing a portrait of my handsome nephew Jayden using the portrait mode on my iPhone! He’s also a pretty good young photographer himself! Look him up on Facebook! His page (which I manage) is Shutterbug Jayden and you’ll see a photo he captured yesterday while we were there.

May 2, 2018 – Day 184 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Ballerina Elaina – My niece Ashley shares a moment with her daughter Elaina before heading off for her ballet class. When photographing parents and kids together try to capture natural moments that occur between them.

May 1, 2018 – Day 183 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Hugs and Kisses – Damion tries his best to get away from his little sister who wants to give him hugs and kisses after his participation in his kindergarten classes performance this evening at his school. He loves his sister to the moon and back, but hugs and kisses from his sister in public and at school, not happening if he can help it! Capture the moments between siblings, they make for great memories!

April 30, 2018 – Day 182 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Getting beat – Damion jumps yet another of my checkers as we wait for his sister to get out of ballet class this afternoon.

April 29, 2018 – Day 181 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Damion and Wolfie – All of us had a favorite toy growing up, even if we don’t remember today what it was. Damion is no exception! Hands down, his favorite is “Wolfie.”

April 28, 2018 – Day 180 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Tanks – While out chasing trains with a fellow photographer Ryan Scott we came across several good black and white photos, but this one took the prize!! The light reflecting off the shinny tanks at the Mead-Johnson Plant at Evansville, Indiana and the repetition of the tanks make this shot!

April 27, 2018 – Day 179 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Jump – Under the watchful eye of his instructor Damion and his fellow Little Warriors run through some jumping drills during Karate practice this afternoon. Another use of leading lines! They’re everywhere!!