Photo Blog

Sunrise and grasses, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
The key to this photo is the very shallow depth of field. The object is to have one or two stems of grass in sharp focus against the out of focus rising sun. The disc of the sun appears larger on film the more out of focus it is; when [...]

Roundup in Utah

I like to go out to Capitol Reef National Park in Utah a couple times a year for camping and four-wheeling and photography. There’s BLM land outside the Park, and that’s where I like to camp if possible. I can carry my guns and have a campfire, unlike in the Park. (The gun part will [...]

And now for something completely different…

If you stuck with Quentin Tarantino’s Deathproof to the end credits, then you have heard April March singing “Chick Habit”. It turns out she makes some kick-ass music, and I don’t care if I can’t understand what she’s saying. Some songs April sings in English, some in French. It’s all good.
 
 
Le Temps De L’Amour by [...]

Wildlife Out West

 
Left to right, top to bottom: bighorn sheep, Mt Evans; bison, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming; coyote, Mt Evans, Colorado; elk, Rocky Mountain NP, Colorado; mountain goat, Mt Evans; Magpie, Colorado Springs, Colorado; pronghorn antelope, Badlands NP, South Dakota; raven, Mt Evans; rock marmot, Mt Evans; lizard, Capitol Reef NP, Utah; and wild turkey, also in Capitol [...]

Excellent example of product placement by Kate Beckinsale

Mesa Arch

 
Photograph ©2009 Barry D. Jones. All Rights Reserved.

Police Blotter: Out West version

Cowboy Riding Horse Through Suburban Neighborhood Cited for Riding Animal Drunk
Friday, May 01, 2009 
ARVADA, Colo. —  A man in a cowboy hat who rode a horse through a Denver suburb has been cited for riding an animal under the influence.
Police said Brian Drone was given a $25 traffic violation ticket in a strip mall parking [...]