This is kind of retro for me.

Those who know me might remember that I spent about three years in Namibia (Southwest Africa). This was a great time for me, in regards to my work and general life experiences.

This morning I looked at some of the images I made in Namibia, and came across this old favorite of mine. This was made in the early morning hours at a watering hole in the Etosha National Park in Nambia.

Last weekend I went hiking with some friends in the Smoky Mountains, a trip that was not meant to be a time to make images.

I still decided to grab this quick frame at Max Patch, a nice hilltop with a stunning 360 view to the surrounding mountains.

Last weekend my wife and I drove to the Outer Banks to make some stock images. Nothing fancy, nothing that was supposed to be overly artistic.

Here is one of the images we made. I was extremely impressed by the jumping abilities of my wonderful wife.

Found this somewhat disfigured dummy in a window in San Francisco.

OK, I know it’s San Francisco – but this poor thing just looks slightly pathetic….

When reading blogs about photography there is one statement that seems to stand out to me over and over again:

“No matter where you are, there are ten great images within ten steps of you.”

A few days ago I was sitting on my couch, surfing the net on my iPad, and came across that statement once again. So I tried to put this to a test and create an image without getting up from the couch. This is what I came up with, it’s the base of a lamp: