Throughtful Reader

  • Sunsets.

    I was riding home today and I still can’t get over how beautiful sunsets can be in Arizona. I mean I have traveled all over the world and I still think the best ones are here. Below I saw a poem about Sunsets that I enjoyed. The sunset, woven of… Listen ⇢

  • A horrible night for Hockey, but a great night to get some pictures.

    Well, last week we went to the Arizona Coyote’s home opener against the St Louis Blues and needless to say the Coyotes are in midseason form. It was a promising beginning when the they entered the 2nd period with a 2-1 lead but then Blues scored 5 goes in less… Listen ⇢

  • Ducks and Geese through a lens

    Been taking a lot of photos of this park that is near my house. A beautiful a pond is right near our house and everyday there are ducks, geese, and doves that all meet up and relax pretty much. I figured what better way to practice taking some shots then… Listen ⇢

  • Flowers in an image and in a poem

    Been slowly mastering the ability to become a photographer. Took some nice pics of flowers recently and was quite impressed with how they came out so beautiful. I figured I would post a few with the settings I am trying to remember I used. I also attached a poem I… Listen ⇢

  • Rod Stewart’s “Sing it again Rod” A quick review of a 70’s masterpiece

    in 1973 Rod Stewart was on top of the world. His solo career had taken off. No longer attached to past acts like “The Jeff Beck Group”, or “Faces” Rod was a man on his own. His last 2 albums “An old Raincoat won’t ever let you down”, and is… Listen ⇢

  • Paul McCartney’s Tug of War A quick review

    With the end of Wings, his Marijuana arrest, and John Lennon being murdered in 1980. It was clear that McCartney needed a fresh start. He was alone for the first time since his 1971 album “Ram On” and the Ex Beatle had released his underwhelming self produced “McCartney II” to… Listen ⇢

    Paul McCartney’s Tug of War A quick review

  • Harvest Moon comes again

    Fitting that September’s moon is called the Full Harvest Moon.  This full moon rises soon after sunset.  Imagine the days before electricity and you will realize how important that was. In fact it was very important as farmers used to keep working into the nights back in the day. Where… Listen ⇢

  • Poems of the moon

    While I am on the subject of the Moon. I found this nice poem by the late E.E. Cummings. Hope you all enjoy it. Amores (III) there is a moon sole in the blue night amorous of waters tremulous, blinded with silence the undulous heaven yearns where in tense starlessness… Listen ⇢

  • The Moon,

    I took some nice shots of the moon last night. For the photographers who follow, I used my Canon EOS rebel T6 with a 75 MM lens. The setting was on 1/100-1/200, F was between 8 and 11, and my ISO was on 100. I was able to come out… Listen ⇢