KODAK MOMENT of the Day

This picture was taken in my back garden at 8:00 pm. It was just one of those instances -- when you're in the right place -- at the right time.

I took this picture of my niece, Ashley, blowing bubbles in the park. Then in Paint Shop Pro, I created the effect of a grey scale picture with colored bubbles. My niece loved the picture!

I was in the back yard hanging wet clothes, when I looked up at the clothes pins in the light against the sky, and thought it looked plenty cool. So, I got my camera and took some shots -- and this is what I came up with.

This is a picture I took of my friends little boys while we were at the park. I loved the picture -- and the day!

This is a picture of Hoosier, a European Starling who has chosen to be my friend. She makes the entire family laugh with her whistling and talking. Due to injuries, she cannot be released. I took this picture after her adult feathers came in.

This photograph was an accident -- a good one though! It was taken a year ago for a poetry reading session at the university, using an Olympus camera, a long exposure, and ISO 100. It's very artistic because of the multipilicity of meaning it can evoke -- like ethnicity, cultural rootedness, and others. It's also artistic because of it's abstraction from usual concrete images.

As I took this picture I thought, the old streetscapes of Shanghai will disappear before long...

My grand daughter, Steph, is doing a 4H photography project -- and I've been shooting her, shooting pics. We were taking some sunset pictures, when I snapped this shot of her. Taken on Lake Pokegema, Pine City, MN, June 11,2003.

This is my dog Jimmy. In this photo, he is quite suspicious of my activity. He is tired and doesn't really want to be bothered. I like taking wide angle close-ups of pets, it makes their noses look so cute!

This is a picture of my 18 month old son, Roman. He's smelling flowers for the first time!

This picture was shot using a Mamiya C220 TLR with a 135MM F/4.5 lens on Kodak Ektachrome film. It was taken at the Daniel Boone Homestead in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The scene was lit by light coming in from a large open door and a window on the opposite wall.

This picture was taken in May, and is special to me because I just love Infared shots, and because this is one of the places I love to swim at in the hot weather. The mill was erected by John McPherson on December 15, 1823, and still stands today! I wanted to shoot it in Infared to give it a dream like feel from years gone by. I used a Hoya R72 Infared filter, and a long shutter speed of 30 seconds to blur the water. I think it relates to the Artistic/Creative theme I selected because not too many people shoot in Infared, and I think it's a creative composition and technique.

I took this photo in Paris last Christmas. I had recently moved to France, and my children came to visit during the holidays. It was unbelievably cold, and there was even snow! Pretty intense when you are from California. I think this photo captured the spirit of all of the artists who braved the weather. It was unposed -- and I caught just the right moment!

This is a close-up shot of a 1949 Cadillac hood ornament. I took this at a classic car show by adding a +7 macro lens to my Kodak DC3400 camera.

Photographed in a Vietnamese hardware shop, this image of paint pigments had both beautiful light and colours.

This was my son's first visit to a friend's farm. The texture of the hay was the perfect backdrop for my photograph, as well as a great source of amusement for Pierce.

Lake Crescent is very beautiful and this was one of those beautiful moments! Taken May 18, 2003

This picture was taken at Buye Beach, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Here's a man making a honest living selling beach toys. Very colorfull, but his age in making him stall. Even with a very slow pace, he continues to sell his goods.

This picture is special to be because it was taken at one of the times when you're not suppose to get great shots -- and it was the last exposure on the roll. It was taken in Zilker Park, which is in Austin, Texas, while I was a student. I had chosen to shoot in various park/gardens that day, and to focus on just flower/plants, and not the large scenes in the park.

Here is a photograph of my grandson, taken on a playground at a local McDonald's. The photo was taken on June 27, 2003.

There is nothing better than spending a day sailing on the Chesapeake Bay!

An ice cold iced tea, on a hot summers day. Ahhh!

This picture was taken during our family vacation at Depoe Bay, Oregon in July 2002.

A favorite subject of mine, this was taken at Rye Playland in July 2003. I used a slow shutter speed and a tripod to capture the motion of the wheel.

In this picture, I managed to capture all 5 grandchildren together. Getting them all in one spot, and without posing, was great!

This photo shows a unique view looking straight up a construction sites caged ladder. The sharp lines and silhouette of the ladder contrast nicely with the vivid blue sky and clouds, invoking strong emotion from a typically uninteresting object.

It does not look like what it is... It's a picture of a Sunflower taken at night !

I am quite fond of this picture for two reasons. First, it reminds me of our vacation on Martha's Vineyard. And two, I like the contrast of the towels against the golden sand and blue sky. The people who owned these towels were kind enough to move for me so I could take this shot.

I enjoy the bemused look this seagull seemed to have when it looked into the water an saw "another" seagull staring back at it. I took the picture on the waterfront just outside my home, on the shores of Lake Macquarie in NSW. The seagull is one of the many and varied water birds on the lake that I wander by daily. I feel very fortunate to live in a beautiful location that provides me with opportunities to take photos of the birds "up close and personal'" in their natural environment.

I took this picture in Bombay, India, using Kodak Max 400 film. I scanned the print, and then manipulated the picture in Photoshop.

Remember the heros... September-11-2002.

This picture was taken in Turkey, near the city of Safranbullu, a 6 hour drive from Istanbul. It is special to me because of the powerfull simplicity and kindness reflected of this man's face. I took the picture with a Nikon f-100 and 24-85 Nikkor 2.8-4.0 macro lens.

This picture was taken in late June. It's a picture of Granite Creek with a nice peak in the background. Just looking at the picture takes me back there!

This picture captures the crazy and endless fun I have with my girlfriend, Anne. The picture was taken on the summit of Ring Mountain, in Marin County on Memorial Day 2003. It represents all three, in the one Picture of the Day catagory: two people, hopefully to be one family and we're best friends.

I love taking close-up pictures of animal's faces, so that you can really look into their eyes. Fortunately, my cats seem not to mind my doing this. Although he looks quite stern in this shot, this old guy was happy to pose, and is qute lovable.

This picture was taken looking down inside a dandelion gone to seed. I had the camera on white balance, thus the blue tint it took up. I found this beauty along a country roadside in Michigan.

This picture was taken at the Pioneer Farms, in Austin, Texas. It captures the subjects favorite thing, being a Cowboy!

There is a hole in the shed where I keep my car -- and when I get home, my Boxer comes to check that it is me. I always thought it would make a great pet photo. So, a few weeks ago I was ready for him with my camera!

I took this picture during my vacation at Grand Teton National Park, in May 2003 using a Kodak DX4330 Easyshare camera. This was my first visit to the park, and my first digital camera. For me, this picture captures a perfect day.

I spent the day with three African elephants, who stole my heart ... This photo was taken of them "heading to work."

I took my son Danial to the park nearby our house in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia in the morning with my camera along. I was playing 'hide and seek' with him while trying to shoot at the best angle. He actually likes to be photographed, perhaps he knows that his father is so fond of taking pictures, especially of him and his mother. I like this shot because of the spontaneity, and its frame which was made by a stone bench at the park.

Picturing the beautiful colors of Autumn in Ontario, Canada.

Hailie, born 3 months premature, is our family's newest addition -- and the first born of the 4th generation! Still only the size of a two month old, this picture was taken of her at 7 months.

This picture was taken during a rafting expedition in North-Karelia, Finland, July 2001. I used Kodak E100VS film and the dramatic sunset light, to draw carefully this present-day Karelian boat.

Have a fresh country apple!

Last fall, our mum was abuzz with bees. I spent ages watching and photographing them. I love the pollen all over this one.

Pictured here, traditional lanterns from Indonesia.

I love this photo! Not because I took the photo, but because of the deep red morning sky. I was on my way into a local restaurant when I saw the morning sky color developing. I quickly ran back to my car -- grabbed my trusty digital camera, and snapped away.

This picture was taken during a trip to Yellowstone Park this past August. It was one of the first pictures taken with my new camera!

This pensive picture was taken in Philadelphia's Chinatown.

Meet my Beagle "Echo". I took this in my living room using only natural light from a window.

Pictured here, the peaceful tranquility of Balloons over the Scandia Mountain Range. This picture was taken during a Balloon ride at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta -- an event that takes place each October. There is nothing quite like it!

Many of the florists have been selling Dahlias which have been dyed. The blue was particulary photogenic.

This picture was take on my first trip to Italy. Every time I see it I sense the wonderful smells of the Piaza Navona. The picture has a fifties look in black and white, but I wanted to keep the color of one of the birds. I hope you like it!

While working with these jacks, I noticed how their shadows formed the outline similar to a human frozen in motion.

At her big sister's 6th birthday party, 2 yr. old Darcey celebrated by blowing bubbles. She ended up wearing most of the bubbles, but didn't care a bit!

I took this photo in my neighbor's garden. Every year we look forward to the arrival of the Monarch Butterflys and the special "gifts" they give to us. A few days after they leave, we find several Monarch caterpillars enjoying the milkweed. A rite of passage. The photo was taken in Williams, OR, on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. If you're asking how it relates to the theme 'nature' its nature recreating itself, a beautiful process!