When I first bought my 35mm camera, I had some good
luck. This was one of my experiments. I was watching
the Thunderbirds and following them with my camera
waiting for a good shot. They flew directly over me
and I took this picture as the sun came into the frame.
While visiting my Father-in-law, I strolled around his plot
of land, looking for some interesting subject-matter to
take a picture of. I noticed these tiny perfect mushrooms
and got down on the ground to get a nice angle on them.
This is another picture taken on one of my first few
rolls of film. Walking around the Botanic Gardens
in Fort Worth, the sun hit a fountain from behind
and inspired me.
The family across the street has a daughter that is
a cheerleader and, I gather, is well liked. Regularly,
her friends come and T.P. the house. One morning in
July of 1997, I woke up in the middle of the night and was
awestruck by this site. The thoroughness of the wrapping
combined with a timed exposure lit only by the street
light made for an eery image. I call it
The Perils of Popularity.
Some look at this and say "It's blurry" or "There's someone
in the background". Actually, that's my son
Michael and our dog
Bear. In my attempts to be
imaginative, I decided to not
focus on my subject.