Have a WONDERFUL Christmas!

Perspective

In this composite using my macro rose with a friend's drone photo, I combined his expansive perspective with my intimate point of view. It's a great analogy for how I like to create — examine all sides of a subject before shooting, writing or forming an opinion about it. Both views are essential, and it's often of great benefit to view them at the same time.

Favorite Destination: Genesee Country Village & Museum

My daydreams these days revolve around a fully converted, off-grid-capable camper van, an assortment of photography/computer/wifi gear, a thermos of fresh coffee, a full tank of gas and miles of open road. Sadly, I have neither the budget nor expertise to convert a van, much less launch out on a fall foliage tour of the Adirondacks, America’s breathtaking national parks or wherever that open road might take me. Instead, I watch Facebook and Instagram and travel vicariously through the images of friends and mentors. Which is why my bi-weekly day-trips to the hamlet of Mumford have been a godsend over the last two years. Without spending more than a few dollars for gas and traveling less than an hour west on Routes 5&20, I can be transported — for the better part of a day — to another world. Genesee Country Village and Museum, the third largest living museum in the United States, is a 600-acre complex boasting 68 historical buildings and an army of costumed interpreters who love loca...

Justice

This image of a former assistant district attorney and current Ontario County Court judge is a favorite of mine because it was captured in the throes of a local arson trial, on the landing between the first and second floor of the Ontario County Court House using only light from the window. Brian's ability to prosecute as a strategic, unflinching, tenacious bulldog in one breath and converse as a compassionate, respectful human being the next impressed enormously . This image reminds me that while there are many shades of grey in any trial, my hope lies in the confidence of a clear, fair, decisive ruling from the bench. (NOTE: This is not a political statement, endorsement, non-endorsement or tip of the hand as to my voting history or future. It's a photo I took on the fly, and I love the way it depicts right and wrong, good choices and bad, and in the end, the thing we all hope for: justice.)

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