Little m Long a » photography http://edlamaze.com Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:04:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Warming Cockles http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/19/warming-cockles.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/19/warming-cockles.aspx#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:38:50 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=3062 http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/19/warming-cockles.aspx/feed 0 We win or lose… http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/18/we-win-or-lose.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/18/we-win-or-lose.aspx#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:34:03 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=3058 http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/18/we-win-or-lose.aspx/feed 0 Never Trust a Cheshire Cat http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/17/never-trust-a-cheshire-cat.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/17/never-trust-a-cheshire-cat.aspx#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:51:51 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=3049 http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/17/never-trust-a-cheshire-cat.aspx/feed 0 Mmmm… that sounds good. I’ll have that. http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/16/mmmm-that-sounds-good-ill-have-that.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/16/mmmm-that-sounds-good-ill-have-that.aspx#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:50:32 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=3047 http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/16/mmmm-that-sounds-good-ill-have-that.aspx/feed 0 Hanging Out http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/15/hanging-out.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/15/hanging-out.aspx#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:58:09 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=3038 http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/15/hanging-out.aspx/feed 0 Appearances http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/14/appearances.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/14/appearances.aspx#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:18:49 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=3001 http://edlamaze.com/2011/09/14/appearances.aspx/feed 0 And the Ball Jumped Over the Moon http://edlamaze.com/2010/11/17/and-the-ball-jumped-over-the-moon.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2010/11/17/and-the-ball-jumped-over-the-moon.aspx#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:59:33 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2010/11/17/and-the-ball-jumped-over-the-moon.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2010/11/17/and-the-ball-jumped-over-the-moon.aspx/feed 6 Minus One http://edlamaze.com/2010/05/14/minus-one.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2010/05/14/minus-one.aspx#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 12:11:06 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=2461 http://edlamaze.com/2010/05/14/minus-one.aspx/feed 2 I’m Kind of Lazy—But Then You Already Knew That http://edlamaze.com/2010/01/15/im-kind-of-lazy-but-then-you-already-knew-that.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2010/01/15/im-kind-of-lazy-but-then-you-already-knew-that.aspx#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:02:12 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/?p=1285 http://edlamaze.com/2010/01/15/im-kind-of-lazy-but-then-you-already-knew-that.aspx/feed 13 And the World Goes on a Spinnin’ http://edlamaze.com/2008/09/05/and-the-world-goes-on-a-spinnin.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2008/09/05/and-the-world-goes-on-a-spinnin.aspx#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:30:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2008/09/and-the-world-goes-on-a-spinnin/ I had a roll of film developed recently.  Yes---FILM.  Frankly, I was unsure technology still existed that enabled people to do such things.  Seems that it does.  I had pulled out my old Pentax 35mm slr camera because we were going to the Browns Training Camp in Cleveland and it has a really nice zoom lens.  It also takes fantastic pictures, I had forgotten how nice. 

I snapped about 6 rolls during our stay and decided when I dropped the film off for developing that I would grab a few of the undeveloped rolls of film I had lying around in an attempt to whittle at that pile.  Oh, don't even begin to tell me you don't have one or two rolls of film lying undeveloped somewhere in a drawer.  You've got no idea what is on them or when they were taken--but you've got them.  I've got a box full.  Probably 20-30 rolls of undeveloped film. 

It's kind of like giving yourself a special treat or opening an almanac, stepping into a time machine when you finally get around to having the film processed.  You exclaim, "Oh, I remember that!  That was so much fun.  My, the kids have certainly grown." Or you'll comment, "Hmm....I don't remember this.  Honey, where was this taken?"  Or you may lament, "Oh. My. GOD!!!  I honestly thought there was no film in the camera when we did that!  We were just playing!"

Anyway, one of the rolls was some black and whites taken just over two years ago.  As soon as I opened the package, I remembered exactly when and where they were taken.  I had taken the kids into the back yard late one evening.  We grabbed a few blankets, the lounge chairs and just sat.  We sat looking up into the dark, vast night sky spying stars and planets, hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star.  We talked, we laughed and we sat.  Enjoying the night sky and each other.

It was one of the best nights, ever! 


... ]]> http://edlamaze.com/2008/09/05/and-the-world-goes-on-a-spinnin.aspx/feed 9 #2. Yellow Car (no taxi cabs) http://edlamaze.com/2008/08/26/2-yellow-car-no-taxi-cabs.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2008/08/26/2-yellow-car-no-taxi-cabs.aspx#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:46:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2008/08/2-yellow-car-no-taxi-cabs/ Photography is not my forte.  Come to think of it, I'm not sure I have a forte.  I'm pretty much one of those guys that can do most things adequately (at best) but in no specific area would I dare call myself an expert.  That has never really stopped me.  I'll still jump right in and participate in just about any activity.  Within reason.

My latest foray?  James from Quirkee.com and Daddyshack fame has organized a group on Flickr called the Daddyshack Scavenger Hunt.  Each week our task is to photograph a group of selected items and post the pictures to the scavenger hunt pool on the Flickr group page.  Interpretation is left entirely to the photographer. 

I have found these past few weeks that the scavenger hunt has provided an enjoyable outlet.  It shifts focus from otherwise mundane and ordinary objects in our environment and makes me think. It has also turned into a bit of a family activity as Zoë has started to ask for the list and will help me to find items as we travel here and there throughout the course of the week.

It's a fun way to shake the dust off of your camera and start snapping pictures all in a laid-back, no pressure sort of way.  If for some reason you are unable to get all of the shots during the week---"No worries!" to quote an often used phrase by James.

Here's a link to the Daddyshack Scavenger Hunt page on Flickr.  Stop by, sign up and start hunting.  You'll be glad you did.  Oh, and tell em Ed sent ya.
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