In addition to simply getting back in the habit of daily image posting, I’m trying to increase the speed and efficiency with which I do my editing.  A large part of the problem I’ve had is that I tend to agonize over every aspect of an image for much too long, not willing to move on until I’ve gotten it ‘just right’ or just give up in frustration.  Perfectionism would seem to be a desirable trait for creative endeavors, but must be channeled and controlled in order to be useful.

So it’s been a while, to say the least.  As this is not my first attempt at coming back after not touching this blog for a long time, I won’t bother with the reasons for it, and simply explain my intention for the future.

I am currently away from my personal workstation and will be until the end of the month.  Although this prevents me from editing images with anywhere near accurate color, I still have my camera and somewhat serviceable computer, and I intend to make use of both of them.

At this point, I simply wish to get back in the habit of daily image posting as I was when I first began to participate in the ioda.

Here I am again, after a long absence.  I’ll not bother to explain away my slacking on this project, but will only say that today I have an image to present.  I think that it is rather obvious that when I began working on this project of daily image posting, I underestimated the amount of time required.

Today begins a new semester at the university, so I thought it natural to re-begin my daily images this day.  I make no promises as to perfect attendance to the task, but I can with confidence say that I am committed to improving the quality of my imagery, and producing work with increasing regularity.

One of the only images I’ve made lately that I am really happy with at all.  I feel that lately, my photography has been uninspired and uninteresting, and this is about the only exception.  I suppose every artist deals with that kind of thing from time to time, but it’s very frustrating when it seems to go on without end.

What this would seem to mean is that I need to do something different.  What that something is, I don’t know really, so the best thing I know to do is just do some experimenting with how I work, and see what needs to be altered.  With some luck, this could turn out to be a good thing.

A crumbling area that reflects my meloncholy mood today.  I seem to have run out of steam and ideas recently.  I will spend the day tomorrow in Nebraska working on a shoot for the freelance commercial firm where I am working this summer as an intern.  Hopefully the change of scenery will produce some interesting new imagery, and an improved mood.

A landscape, strangely rendered through defocusing and camera movement.

Now that school is out, the campus of my university is very empty and quiet, providing a nice atmosphere for photography.  While I occasionally photograph on campus during the regular session, summer is really the best time to capture the many images that are hidden away in the nooks and crannies.

One of the first things I thought of when I noticed this pipe was the world of Mario and Luigi, as shown in various video games made by Nintendo.  While I’m not an avid gamer, I’ve always enjoyed the bizarre worlds in the Mario games.  The physics, strange transportation methods, and other things in these games has always been captivating.  I was happy to discover that Mario has reason to come to Warrensburg, he will have no trouble getting here.

It’sa me, Mario!

A padlock hangs on a metal utility box where it appears to have been for quite some time.  I’m really not quite sure what it is that draws me to make images like this.  Rusted, corroded, oxidized metals provide some of the most spectacular textures ever.  Scenes like this capture small bits of the work of humans which is generally forgotten and ignored for a very long time, until some weirdo like me comes along to photograph it.

A prosaic scene in a small urban area.  A small collection of the results of different human interests at work.