http://disperser.wordpress.com Thoughts, photographs, and writings from a would-be philosopher, photographer, and writer making his way through an all-too-short life. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:42:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://disperser.wordpress.com http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/driving-colorado-july-2005/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/driving-colorado-july-2005/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:48:30 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4381 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/driving-colorado-july-2005/feed/ 6 Disperser Over the years I would take many more photographs of this little compound, but these were the first. I played with the colors to better show the rain clouds just behind the barn. You can see the rain falling. . . . tiny flowers . . . . . . blonde Prairie Dogs . . . . . . petrified trees . . . . . . close-up details of petrified trees . . . We saw interesting wildflowers . . . . . . including our first Indian Paintbrush. The road looks smoother than it is . . . they always do. Did I mention I like Colorado? Who could resist this climbing invitation? Not I. An awesome driving machine, getting us to awesome places, and back home, safely. One of these wildflowers somehow got transplanted into my yard. Go figure! This is where they filmed "300" . . . I kid, of course. I'll keep repeating it, even as most ignore it . . . better in SmugMug I am always amazed when plants grow seemingly right out of solid rock That's it. Last one here, and last one in SmugMug. But it's a nice one. http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/dalise-daily-news-volume-mmv-issue-i/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/dalise-daily-news-volume-mmv-issue-i/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:16:54 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4370 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/dalise-daily-news-volume-mmv-issue-i/feed/ 5 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/bonus-post-the-actual-move/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/bonus-post-the-actual-move/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:27:41 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4366 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/bonus-post-the-actual-move/feed/ 6 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/dalise-daily-news-volume-mmiv-issue-xii/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/dalise-daily-news-volume-mmiv-issue-xii/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:59:31 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4341 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/dalise-daily-news-volume-mmiv-issue-xii/feed/ 0 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/a-character-flaw-for-sure/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/a-character-flaw-for-sure/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:44:16 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4345 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/a-character-flaw-for-sure/feed/ 26 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/beautiful-seniors-mock-interview/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/beautiful-seniors-mock-interview/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:59:13 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4329 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/beautiful-seniors-mock-interview/feed/ 12 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/pikes-peak-and-i/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/pikes-peak-and-i/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:15:36 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4318 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/pikes-peak-and-i/feed/ 17 Disperser Photo Submission DSC_0034_SnowyDay_09Feb05_800x571 http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-two-hours-drives-part-1-the-hawks-and-the-silo/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-two-hours-drives-part-1-the-hawks-and-the-silo/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:40:56 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4275 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-two-hours-drives-part-1-the-hawks-and-the-silo/feed/ 12 Disperser The take . . . The silo as shot To spruce it up a bit, taking advantage of the multicolored bricks . . . To rob it of its color so as to highlight its texture . . . Waaaay up there . . . Shot with my Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 lens Taking off against a stiff breeze . . . Holy Sh . . . I mean . . . wow! He just moved from one side of the pylon to the next I lose some light, but the zoom is nice . . . uh-oh . . . he's noticing me . . . . . . and there he goes . . . wait . . . holy crap! Not bad for this lens. Blurry, grainy, but really . . . not bad. Whatever it is, it's still struggling He alternates between sitting there and trying to control whatever he has Talons are not enough . . . better give a peck or two . . . . . . and maybe put some muscle into it . . . OK . . . things under control, and it's time to find a good spot where to eat Unfortunately he flew a long way away . . . I missed the meal part Could I get lucky two times in the span of ten minutes? . . . wait . . . he's getting ready to do something!! Nope! . . . it's crap after all. I kid . . . he too gave me a number of good shots. http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/perspective/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/perspective/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:01:06 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4208 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/perspective/feed/ 11 Disperser The eye-level view of a 5'8" tall person A change in perspective The view of somene who is 6'' 4" tall While a person who is 7 feet tall will not notice this as being playing with perspective 6 feet 4 inch tall - taken from eye level 5 feet 8 inch tall - taken from eye level 7 feet tall - taken from eye level What a kid might see How a kid sees the hutch How a seven feet tall person would see the same thing How I see the same hutch What a bug might see if they had eyes like ours http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/the-ice-man-leaveth/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/the-ice-man-leaveth/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:50:30 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4213 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/the-ice-man-leaveth/feed/ 11 Disperser Jewels along the road The battle zone; me against a difficult subject to shoot Much better . . . Take that!! Who's fooling who now, eh?!? Yup . . . now I remember! This is how it looked! At first it's ugly . . . But look closely, and there is beauty too . . . and shapes . . . do you see the bat face? . . . or is it a lamb? The moose? So many shapes to capture the imagination. A nondescript chunk of dirty snow . . . Colored by imagination . . . Looked at a little closer . . . Looked at a little closer . . . How is that even standing? There is so much beauty here. Even without the color . . . Even up close. A fleeting jewel broach Ice Castles Fearsome Beasts http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/dangerous-geniuses/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/dangerous-geniuses/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:09:35 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4206 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/dangerous-geniuses/feed/ 0 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/free-wallpapers-long-time-no-see/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/free-wallpapers-long-time-no-see/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:37:12 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4195 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/free-wallpapers-long-time-no-see/feed/ 7 Disperser San_Cristobal_Lake_1024x768_1.33-ratio San_Leon_Sunrise_1024x768_1.33-ratio Snowy_Egret_1024x768_1.33-ratio http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/hartwick-professionals-inc-jokes-of-the-week-part-3/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/hartwick-professionals-inc-jokes-of-the-week-part-3/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:55 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4181 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/hartwick-professionals-inc-jokes-of-the-week-part-3/feed/ 7 Disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-icy-fog-cometh/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-icy-fog-cometh/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:52:00 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4125 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/the-icy-fog-cometh/feed/ 14 Disperser The deck and back yard The table and chairs Table and chair in B&W The bird feeder clamp Bird feeder clamp in B&W Close-up of the table base Table base in B&W Dragonfly feature on hanger Frosted fiery globe Fiery globe in B&W Our front yard Front yard in B&W Bald Mountain Bald Mountain in B&W The fence in the field The fence in B&W More of the fence More of the fence in B&W Still the fence in B&W Fence, fields, and clouds in B&W The Horned Lark Snow drifts Snow drifts in B&W The trees and Bald Mountain The snow tree The B&W snow tree Pikes Peak in B&W http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/path-004-photos-around-the-house-january-flowers-update/ http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/path-004-photos-around-the-house-january-flowers-update/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:02:26 +0000 disperser http://disperser.wordpress.com/?p=4166 Continue reading →]]> http://disperser.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/path-004-photos-around-the-house-january-flowers-update/feed/ 7 Disperser The first bunch completely flowered before any of them died They do look lovely In fact, the second bunch is nearly filled out as well I like the colors of the young blossoms They start out a nice gold/orange when they first open, and eventually turn a nice pink. This is the second bunch. Don't want to make the old ones jealous Flowers or birds . . . or animals . . . I don't know which I like the best I'm guessing it depends on which one I am looking at at the time Right now, it's flowers These look like they will be lasting a while . . .