Man and his dog/Kelly Drive

Taken during my jaunt to Kelly Drive to find a megaphone: for a few minutes, I watched this guy and his dog as they watched the world go by - by foot, bike and boat.
I thinkd there's something about this shot that captures some of what Kelly Drive is all about...

For the entire series of shots of the Man & dog, see my Flickr page.

Embossed Propeller

For this week's Photo Hunt, challenge - a leather-bound book, I dug out my well-worn copy of "Fighting Jets" from the Time-Life Epic of Flight series that I got as a gift from my aunt in my early teens.
I really like the propeller motif - the irony of a propeller embossed on a book about jets notwithstanding.

Running Late

This harried young man echoed my own sense of urgency as I tried to find a suitable photo for this week's Photo Hunt challenge: a skull cap (with bonus points for it being worn, being a yarmulka, and for varied coloration).
This picture was taken this morning in Lakewood, NJ, which is something of an Orthodox Jewish enclave.

Update – 11/28/06

TO ALL JORJ.ORG PHOTO HUNT PARTICIPANTS

Firstly, thank you to everyone who voted for this picture. First Place! Wow. I must say that I’m honored… and to be honest, a bit confused. More on that in a moment.

But to all of you – is it just me, or are all of you being driven completely batty by the Photo Hunt challenges of late? I mean, finding the subject is difficult enough – but to also photograph it interestingly…?

(I know that snapshot gratitude has felt my pain on at least one occasion!)

As the weeks go by, it seems my goal for each challenge falls into one of the following categories

a. try to capture the subject in a smartly-composed, well-executed (dare I say artistic) manner, or

b. to hell with the art, rack up the bonus points.

Ideally, these categories don’t have to be mutually exclusive. And I see that many of you have managed to create very striking photos that also earn the multiple, frequently arcane criteria required for big scores. I am often inspired by the shots I see entered every week, and I salute you for them.

I think I’ve approached this Platonic ideal a couple of times, most notably here and here. But sometimes, it’s just not in the cards and you make do with what you have.

Which is what I thought this photo was – my attempt at an entry that was very firmly (in my mind, at least) in category (b).

Maybe it was the difficulty I had getting it (see my Comments for that story). Maybe it’s because I typically don’t photograph people, unless they’re doing something really interesting (like this).

I guess you guys see something in this shot that I don’t. Maybe this is art after all… ? (The jury will take a while with that one... Meanwhile, I'll still be Finding My Way...)

So again: thanks. And extra special thanks to Jorj, for driving us (and driving us mad) every week!

(And thanks for indulging me in this rant – I didn’t mean to get all “bloggy” like this.)

Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go dig through my garage for a friggin’ cotter pin…

Penn Crew

This shot was taken from along Kelly Drive in Philly this morning, where (luckily for me) there was a regatta in progress.

I'm also using this for the week 8 Photo Hunt challenge: a megaphone. [I had another possiblity for more bonus points, but it fell through.]

Ganoga, Conestoga & F.L. Ricketts

From the recent Ricketts Glen trip:
Top: Ganoga Falls - at 94 feet, the biggest, baddest waterfall in the whole park. Note the figures visible at the top.
Middle: The rapids downstream of Conestoga Falls.
Bottom: Water washing over the rocks at the base of F.L. Ricketts Falls.

For more pix from the Ricketts Glen trip, see my Flickr page.

A Golf Odyssey

For this week's Photo Hunt, subject: a golf club (with bonus points for motion blur).

Que "Also Sprach Zarathustra"...

UPDATE - 11/14/06
Woohoo! This photo earned 3rd place (tied with this pic from snapshot gratitude) in the Week 7 challenge of the the Photo Hunt !
Thanks again to everyone who voted for it!