I’m pleased to report that my article about deer poaching in Wisconsin has received a photography award from the Milwaukee Press Club (the picture below is one of several photographs included in the article). Click here to check out the full article. I won’t be too hurt if you skim it for the pictures. š
I haven’t read poems in public in quite sometime. Freddy at Vegetarian Alcoholic PressĀ invited me to join for the Lit Fam series in Milwaukee so I’m going to dive in. Details on this here flyer. Have to get some practice in for putting my next book out after I graduate in spring. Come for the fantastic beer selection – stay for the rampant poetry!
I was at the Flat Out Friday race in Milwaukee and took a few pictures of the load-in. Such a strange sight seeing all of these high performance race bikes waiting around in the cold like garage-less castaways while their owners waited in line to get checked in. Bikes lined up, leaning against anything for the entire block. Flathead Harley-Davidsons, Ducati singles, augmented late model dirt bikes, and of course a slew of Sportster hooligan race bikes. Check out the pictures here on SIDEBURN Magazine blog.
Itās my last semester at college and Iām celebrating having my required classes complete with some fun ones. These are from the intro photography class Iām taking. The entire class is old school film darkroom style.
These prints are from a ātake a roll of pictures on your blockā assignment. Being in a darkroom forces me to stop and wait. Initially that was stressful, the doing nothing but waiting for chemistry to happen.
But Iām beginning to like the waiting moments, the titillation of wondering what image will appear in the tray, how it will need to be tweaked. Thereās fine tuning, not just immediate cause and effect. A process. Having to give over to the idea that itās a discovery and thereās no way around being along for the ride.
I took a break from homework to swing by the McKinley Marina in Downtown Milwaukee to check out the ice racing for a minute. Got to see the one of many one and only Evel Knievel getting sideways on the ice. The Mama Tried motorcycle show and Flat Out Friday has been taking place this weekend and today is Slippery Sunday.
Riding on the McKinley Marina once Lake Michigan freezes thick enough is a winter tradition in downtown Milwaukee. Drill ice studs into those dirt bike tires and run what you brung. Winter is only so long – get out and enjoy it!
I’ve been taking pictures at work, here are some shots of the new Sugarbush House within a winter nature backdrop.
With hundreds of sugar maple trees on the property, maple sugar season is a big deal. I’ve enjoyed watching and documenting the progress of this building as it sits amongst the trees. Complete Maple Sugarin’ details here.
I’m in a photography class this semester, intro to photography. Interestingly enough, it’s a film class. I’m learning to understand the mechanics behind taking pictures: aperture, shutter, ISO, the relationship of how one must compensate for the others, all that necessary stuff. I’m glad those words are beginning to have meaning, and I look forward to developing a greater understanding. Working at it, trying to improve on what I’m doing.
During the snowstorms we had in the Midwest, I was driving behind a snow plow and started noticing the nuances of the driver operating the vehicle. I pulled off the freeway, wrote this poem on my phone, sent it to the 89.7 WUWM Lake Effect staff, went home to shovel snow, then went to the studio to record.Ā Give a listen here.
