McCartney Photo Op

Reading all the articles about Paul McCartney's recent visit to Detroit evoked memories of the 2005 McCartney concert I attended at the Palace of Auburn Hills. I may be biased, having been a Beatles fan since age 12, but for my money it was the finest concert experience I have ever had.

One photographer had the opportunity to go one step beyond - not just attending the McCartney concert at Yankee Stadium but being able to take photos. One big drawback - the photographers were brought in to shoot the first three songs, and only the first three. The third song of the set had hardly begun and the photographers were already being escorted out the door.

Check out the full article and a few of the night's images here - McCartney in NY

A Little Winter To Cool Things Down

With our recent run of days with temps topping 90 degrees and a heat index over 100, I thought it appropriate to offer a few images to help cool you out. Understandably, we all like to complain when the weather is too hot or too cold. Fortunately here in Michigan we receive a pretty even dose of both and more than a few days somewhere in between that we can truly enjoy.

Do You See a Pattern Here?

Here is a link to a gallery of 7 images taken from patterns in nature. Patterns are everywhere, it is simply a matter of focusing your attention on the world around you in order to pick them out. Once you have trained your eye, you will see patterns everywhere.

Patterns gallery

I particularly like the second image of a pond in Acadia National Park, that on first view has a truly bizarre appearance, like hieroglyphics scratched out by aliens on a shimmering surface not of this earth.

A Fabulous Fury

I really liked the look of the front fender and logo on this Fifties Plymouth Fury, photographed at the 2010 Autorama, but the background and numerous reflections from the hall lights were too distracting for my taste. Photoshop to the rescue! I retouched out some of the reflections, de-saturated and blurred the background while adding saturation to the car itself. The final step was to crop in tight to further emphasize the golden logo. I had to sacrifice those great "dog dish" wheel covers but you can't have everything.