Daily Photos

< November 2008 >

November 1, 2008
Photographer A. Photographer B. Fine feathered friends. Currently the only way to cross the river at Stewart Street. Keeping an eye on the construction site. Six eyes, actually.

November 2, 2008
She`s been watching Shirley Temple videos at home. Cheer Brother is at home and couldn`t care less. First cheerleader in orbit. Team colors. During a break in the competition, I looked for other interesting things to photograph.

November 3, 2008
Daylight Savings Time: it`s light when I walk to work. Daylight Savings Time: it`s dark when I walk home. Morning visitor. Early sunset. Leafy litter.

November 4, 2008
Election Day 2008. Laugh about it, shout about it, when you`ve got to choose, Every way you look at it you lose. SIMON & GARFUNKEL Like most of us, it has seen better days. Textures of the city. In the unlikely event of a water landing, these birds float.

November 5, 2008
Swiss made. Knowing it could not compete with the color of the leaves, the sky went white. Lingering leaf. The last rays of Wednesday. Ten o`clock shadow.

November 6, 2008
`Anything you can lift, I can lift higher. I can lift anything higher than you.` Information Overload -- An Exhibit. No flash photographs, please. One of the oddest pictures I`ve ever taken. Jazz is a style of music suited for dark rooms, making it hard to photograph. After five years of taking pictures, I`ve found many sure things: the Butterfly House, any horse-jumping show, a color guard competition, and Khalid Moss at the piano.

November 7, 2008
Since you went away the days grow long and soon I`ll hear old winter`s song, but I miss you most of all my darling when autumn leaves start to fall. JOHNNY MERCER The quick . . . . . . and the dead. In all of her onstage appearances over the centuries, Carmen has never been a positive role model. It`s the pits.

November 8, 2008
`He cheated!` `Swimmers take your mark.` `Oh I hate this part!` `Aww man, who took my towel?` Last-second effort.

November 9, 2008
I photographed this model last month. Oh, the monotony! Did her hair grow six inches in three weeks? Very cute, yes, but extraordinary dental hygiene. I guess it`s not so boring to photograph jewelry when somebody is wearing it. The most memorable thing about this photo session was when she distinguished between `increment` and `segment.` I appreciate people who appreciate words.

November 10, 2008
Autumn -- in case you missed it. With all of nature dead or dying, I must look elsewhere. Five o`clock shadow. Shiny Schuster. Leaf warrior.

November 11, 2008
Someone left the door to the organ loft unlocked and I took advantage of it. Also from the organ loft. We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN Some people still take pictures this way. My `new` camera is starting to act funny, after only 659 days of use. It took me 928 days to kill my first camera.

November 12, 2008
To achieve it, sacrifices need to be made. Ready to FALL. I had several good shots of the bass player within the first thirty seconds of the concert . . . . . . but the flute and cello were harder to capture. Tiny spots of moisture appear on the fingerboard of a cello, but evaporate as quickly as the sound diminishes.

November 13, 2008
Today`s reading. Hymnal on piano near stained glass window. Meanwhile, outside the chapel, the world is shrivelling up. Looks like someone`s burning the midnight oil, but actually it`s only 5:45. What is this? You`ll see in a few days.

November 14, 2008
A highly-textured self-portrait. I like a little cranberry sauce with my lime Jell-O. Taken within five feet of a sign that says, NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED. Surely it doesn`t mean ME. Some light reading. Somewhere between the fourth and fifth floors.

November 15, 2008
A tree barfed on my car. The only place to be on a day like this. David Huchthausen, American (b. 1952) TELESTAR SPHERE, 2006. Cold-worked assembled glass. It was a poor excuse for a day. A very important letter affirming my don`t-do-what-other-people-do, do-what-you-want-to-do way of life.

November 16, 2008
I`m glad I`m not the only one who notices heart-shaped leaves. Another look at that mysterious object first glimpsed on November 13. These whimsical wooden boxes are made by a talented coworker. The theme of these objects is `Ocean.` Put one up to your ear and listen. Love those mirror shots.

November 17, 2008
Oh that`s simple. Give me a hard one. Snowflakes are kind of like people: no two are the same, and they can be appreciated best in small numbers. I need either a larger mailbox or a different letter carrier. One reason my pictures are so dull (besides cold weather, camera problems and a crippling lack of initiative) is that I`m deep into the biggest writing project of my life. I had to eat three jars of strained beets to get this shot.

November 18, 2008
There was a certain `X-Files` episode with a floor like this. Johnny Bench. Bright, but not warm. But the greatest of these is grace. From the kitchen window.

November 19, 2008
What is it about the seventh floor bathroom that draws people? Little Red Riding Hoodie. Good fences make good neighbors. ROBERT FROST It`s lights out at about 5:18pm. Totally warped.

November 20, 2008
I had to make a choice between two options this evening. I could go outside into the cold night and take mediocre pictures that I didn`t care about. Or I could stay inside where it was warm and take mediocre pictures that I didn`t care about. I assume you can see for yourself which option I chose. All in all, a creative solution to my daily photographic dilemma.

November 21, 2008
`You don`t REALLY want to sit in the front row for a dance performance,` the ticket agent told me. Yes . . . I do. Great, now there are fingerprints on the computer screen. Shortly after girls were invented, they lined up and started dancing together, and it hasn`t gone out of style yet. Thank you, I`m so flattered. The only male in the ensemble gets to dance with all the girls.

November 22, 2008
Imagine all the people, sharing all the world. JOHN LENNON Give that guy a basketball! Mine looked like that, until the accident with the shredder. Until this moment, I had managed to avoid all exposure to `High School Musical.` Their enthusiasm wears me out.

November 23, 2008
Open-door policy. Angles and arcs. This mural was painted months ago and nobody has marked it with graffiti . . . . . . maybe because the rear wall has been `sacrificed` to graffiti artists. Actually, it`s supposed to say ROBERT E HIPSHORTS, but pranksters rearranged the letters.

November 24, 2008
You mean someone can be a photographer AND be popular? I wonder what that`s like. You know from looking at my picture on November 17 that snowflakes don`t have eight sides. It`s raining outside, and in this library that means it`s raining inside. What lies ahead. An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at preparations for Dayton`s first-ever nighttime holiday parade.

November 25, 2008
I had my coat on and was going out the door when I saw this potential picture on my kitchen table. It`s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (outdoor edition). College student wardrobe for 30 degree weather: shorts and a T-shirt. It`s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (indoor edition). You should see lots of good photos on November 28. Hopefully, some of them will be mine.

November 26, 2008
She`s going to catch her death of cold. Exploding galaxy. I hate winter, and it`s not even here yet. Seeya later, alligator. Berries from the sky.

November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008. Mmmmm . . . turkey! Today begins that long holiday period called Thanksmas. Inside a Christmas tree bulb. Adopt-an-Elf.

November 28, 2008
`Look at all those cars at Wal-Mart!!` It`s the David Bowie After Thanksgiving Day Special. Dayton`s first-ever nighttime parade. `Who cares about the parade? The rides are where it`s at!` The Grande Illumination.

November 29, 2008
I overheard a little kid ask, `So how long have you been an elf?` This picture doesn`t look staged, does it? Frozen angel. Beware of Greeks in downtown Dayton. This kitchen utensil has been repurposed as a melon baller, since I`m giving up ice cream at home.

November 30, 2008
At the Dayton International Peace Museum. Pace! The Peace Museum is in the historic Pollack House, which was rescued from demolition in 1977 when it was physically moved to a new location. Mickey Mantle. Both peace AND freedom are celebrated at the Peace Museum.

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