An old dog’s odyssey to learn new digital tricks



4th of July in St. Louis — #10 of 12

My wife has very itchy feet — if a good deal comes up on airfare to a place we haven’t been before, we’re there. So this sort of thing landed us in St. Louis, Missouri on the 4th of July weekend this year…

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Fruit stand

Today’s image is from the Pike Place Market in Seattle…

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Coming for the pilot

Another cruise picture — this time of a boat coming out to our ship, to take the Puget Sound harbor pilot home…

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Vacancy

Back to New Orleans for another image from the French Quarter. I decided to peek in the windows of a vacant store front, and discovered a world of detail looking through the shop and out the back door…

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Wheels and trusses — old and new

Since my last post about New Orleans had a less than flattering image, I thought that in the spirit of fairness, I should follow up with a picture of a nicer scene. Here’s one that captures old and new — both wheels (steam vs. car) and trusses (paddle wheel structure vs. bridge structure)

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Concertina and Mardi Gras beads

OK, so I’ve talked about my trip to New Orleans, and posted images from the flight home, it’s about time I started posting some images from my time “on the ground.” I thought I’d start with a picture that summarizes my impression of the place…

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Pinhead, redux

OK, I finally figured out my pinhole photography issues (as I suspected, the hole needed to be smaller). Here’s my contribution to Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day:

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Flowers at a street market

Back to Paris for this colorful scene…

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