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  • Portfolio
    • Avian
    • Candid Portraits
    • Clouds
    • Coffee Life
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    • Journals and Pens
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  • Black and White,  Candid Portraits,  Children,  coffee shops,  People/Portraits

    Infectious Smile

    April 3, 2017
    Infectious Smile
    Infectious Smile
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  • Black and White,  Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles

    Through the Window

    March 22, 2017
    Through the Window
    Through the Window

    Lobby of the Armstrong Hotel taken through the window of Mugs coffeehouse. 

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  • architecture,  Black and White,  lifestyles

    Places for Study

    March 14, 2017
    Morgan Library
    Morgan Library

    Lory Student Center provides a place to eat, lounge, 3 coffee shops, book store and places to study for the students. This is one of those small alcoves with chairs and couches for study time. I am standing at directly behind a couch with one student stretched out and sleeping. 🙂

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  • Black and White,  Candid Portraits,  lifestyles,  People/Portraits

    Skyping

    February 25, 2017
    Skyping
    Skyping
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  • architecture,  Art/Design,  Black and White,  lifestyles

    More Snow

    February 24, 2017
    Stairs at Morgan Library
    Stairs at Morgan Library

    It is Friday morning about 7:30 am and sitting at a computer on campus at Morgan Library. Yes, I have a mocha in hand from Morgans Grind, the coffee shop located in the library. 🙂 A light snow is falling and has been, with mixed rain, since Thursday night. We have received about 2-3 inches of snow but with lots of moisture. Winter is still with us in Colorado.

    As I walked from the bus stop to the library I noticed a student riding their bicycle in this 20 degree weather without gloves. How do they do that? Anyway, back to the weather. They are predicting lows for the next two nights somewhere from the single digits to mid teens. Time to make chili again and check on airfare to Phoenix. Stay warm and enjoy the weekend!

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  • Black and White,  lake,  landscape,  natural areas,  Plants,  quotes,  shadows,  Silver Efex Pro 2

    A Log and It’s Shadow

    February 22, 2017
    Log and It’s Shadow
    Log and It’s Shadow

    Took a walk this past Sunday along the Red Fox Meadows nature trail. Mostly cloudy day but so enjoyable and much needed time in nature to clear the thinking. It also provides the exercise my body and spirit need. I find it fascinating when scenes appear that catch my attention and become an image for me. I feel like a child discovering something new. Processed this image with one of the presets in Silver EFEX Pro. Made a tone curve adjustment then posted it.

    “Nobody can discover the world for somebody else.  Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond…” Wendell Barry

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  • Black and White,  Candid Portraits

    Study Time in the Kindness Lounge

    February 16, 2017
    Study Time
    Study Time

    This is a common scene on campus. I probably could come home with a dozen such images each day I wander on campus. However, something interesting about this image is the lack of earbuds by this young lady. She is one of the few with them. 

    I took this image in the Diane Warren Kindness Lounge at the Lory Student Center. The lounge is a study area with a great view, fireplace and an interesting sculpture located outside the windows. It is usually quiet so it is perfect to finish your last minute readings.

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  • Black and White,  coffee shops,  lifestyles

    The News

    February 13, 2017
    Reading the Morning Paper
    Reading the Morning Paper

    “It takes great courage to see the world in its tainted glory and still love it.” Oscar Wilde

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