Puppies and Chewing on Sticks

May
21
2018
by ScottWood | 1 Comment
Chewing on Sticks

While not quite a puppy any longer, we still call her a puppy and she like chewing on sticks

Ok, Oly might not be a puppy any longer, she turned three last labor day, but we still think of her as a puppy, and probably always will.  One thing that hasn’t changed since she really was a puppy is that she absolutely loves chewing on sticks.

Oly, and our older dog Ursa, have it pretty good.  They have 2 acres of fenced yard that they have free run of.  If I had to make a guess, there are probably a few dozen toys scattered around on our property.  These always seem to start as indoor toys but somehow manage to find their way outside.  The funny thing though is that even though all those toys seem to find their way outside both dogs generally end up chewing on sticks for fun.

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Tivoli At Night

Apr
11
2018
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Tivoli Fountain at Night

The Tivoli fountain in Olympia, WA at night

Just a quick post today to share a picture of the Tivoli Fountain at night.  If you follow my blog you know that have shared a number of images of this fountain, as well as other shots from around the capitol grounds here in Olympia.

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Grand Canyon Lightning

Apr
08
2018
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Grand Canyon Lightning

Lightning strikes in the Grand Canyon in Arizona during the 2017 monsoon season

I have been shooting lightning for almost 30 years. Yeah, I know, I’m getting old and this just helps date myself, but it’s a simple fact, I have been doing this a long time. In those years I have captured lightning on film.  I’ve captured it on slides.  I’ve captured it with digital cameras.  I have been fortunate enough to capture it over cities, forests and deserts.  I have captured it in quite a few different states but the one thing I had never been able to do was capture it in the Grand Canyon.  That was until this past summer during the Arizona monsoon where I captured this shot, Grand Canyon Lightning.

You can really say that this has been a “bucket list” image of mine for many years.  I can now check this off as something I have never done, and while this was my first lightning strike image in the Grand Canyon, I really hope that it isn’t the last.

Update: Since initially publishing this blog post I found out that this image was selected as the winner of the Stormhour Photo of The Week.  I am truly humbled to have won this.

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More Power To The Wayback Machine

Apr
06
2018
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More Power

Lightning strikes near Casa Grande, AZ during the 2011 Arizona Monsoon Season

A few days ago I shared an image of lightning that I captured back in 2011 but re-edited with more modern post processing software.  This is something that I am going to do with most, if not all, of my older storm chasing images that I have here in my galleries.  Today I am sharing a re-edit of an image I originally titled More Power.

I captured this image near Casa Grande during the 2011 Arizona Monsoon.  This image was captured after a long evening / night of storm chasing.  I don’t remember for sure but if I had to guess this was probably close to midnight.  While this image might not have many elements of a classic landscape shot, I always loved the power lines leading the eye into the shot and to the lightning bolt.  

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Impromptu Photowalks

Apr
04
2018
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After the Board Meeting

A shot of the Washington State Capitol Building captured after the April OCC board meeting

I have always been a fan of local camera clubs and have belonged to a number of them over the years. Not only am I a member of the Olympia Camera Club, I am also currently serving as the president of the club. We hold our monthly board meetings on the first Tuesday of each month, and after last night’s meeting a few of my fellow board members, and I, got to together for a bit of an impromptu photowalk around the Capitol grounds while the trees are still in bloom.  It was a lot of fun and really does show that some of the best photowalks are impromptu photowalks.

This is a slightly different perspective of a shot that I shared the other day.  You can see that image here.  I have at least one more image of the Capitol from this years bloom that I will be sharing soon, but I have a few other things to share before that.  Besides, you probably wouldn’t mind a break from Capitol shots.

Ok, back to the point of this blog post.  When you get the chance for an impromptu photowalk with a group of friends go for it.  It can be a lot of fun and who knows, maybe you will get an image you like.

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