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Leaves DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

If everything goes according to plan, I will be leaving for Oklahoma on September 12, 2008. I’ll be moving to fill a one-year volunteer position for Voice of the Martyrs [persecution.com]. I’ll be working on computer-related projects.
I will be bunking with one other person [...]

Grandpa DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Obituary [meaningfulfunerals.net]
Reverend Franklin B. Hepworth, age 91 of Bancroft, went home to meet his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 11, 2008 at Memorial Healthcare Center, Owosso. Funeral services wil be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at Immanuel Baptist Church [...]

Sunset DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I recently returned from a four-day vacation in the western side of Michigan. Here are some photos I took. They aren’t at the quality I was hoping to get, but I packed light on the trip, which cut down on some of my options [...]

Fireworks DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

It’s time for yet another Renaissance Dresses photo shoot! As before, my sisters made the dresses, and I took pictures of them wearing them. These photos were taken at one of our new favorite locations, Meadow Brook Hall. I entertained myself with a wide [...]

Spring Flowers DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I was encouraged to take photos of spring blossoms before the blooms fell.

Stones DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I recently visited Meadow Brook Hall again (the same place the family photo was taken) and took some pictures alone. I tried to emulate the post-processing of some photos I’ve recently seen from various photographers on the Web, though I don’t know how [...]

Trees DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Yesterday, I went on a walk through my neighborhood.

Snow Globe in Snow DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

So the plan was to present to you a picture of the final Christmas card photo I designed this year, but things didn’t go as planned. Instead of putting the file in an appropriate spot on my hard drive, I [...]

More Fall Leaves DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I forced myself to update again, as I mentioned in the previous post that I might be able to do so.
I have actually been rather busy since my last post. I have begun to work more hours at Ritz than I [...]

Fall Leaves DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

In work-related news, I am still at Ritz, and still am hoping to move on to something new. Most of the staff is dreading the upcoming Christmas rush, a part of winter I had hoped to avoid. I can already feel the [...]

Power Outage DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I’m glad I’m learning to be more frequent in my updates.
So, today’s featured image is of something that happened nearly three seconds ago, and I have barely had enough time to even put the camera down to begin posting my work here. [...]

Sam Happy Face DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Okay, it’s been more than a month. That’s crazy. I wanted to update this site a lot more often than that, but I’ve just found myself leading a rather boring life (and often lacking an image to upload with the post). [...]

Fence DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Scroll down if you find computer terms confusing!
After years of saying I would (eventually) upgrade my computer, I finally accomplished it. I’m now running Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium on my new dual-core Conroe CPU. The rest of the parts I purchased to [...]

Grandfather DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Back days ago, Samuel sat down and drew a picture of me. I was startled to see how similar it looked to my own face. I promised him I’d post his work on my blog, thinking I’d be able to quick make a [...]

Dumpster DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I’m twenty-four now: my birthday was April 4. My family gave me a wallet filled with money, which I am to use to purchase some decent shoes that don’t leave me half crippled at the end of a work day; a neighbor purchased [...]

Clouds DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I’ve been a little slow these days in updating my site, and a lot of it I blame on the weather. When I started with this new format, the weather was in my favor for taking long walks around the neighborhood. Now, it’s [...]

Leaf in Park DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Finally, an update. The late nature of this post isn’t due to a lack of things going on in my life: rather, because I’ve found myself busy, I haven’t had time to make a post. Although, I suppose one could argue [...]

Sunset in South Dakota DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Retail has been destroying me over the last few weeks. I have found my free time to be either short or unsatisfying. The difference between individual days have become less and less noticeable. Overall, things have been very very busy [...]

Buffalo Bill Dam DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

“Today’s Image” is of the Buffalo Bill Dam in Cody, Wyoming. It was taken with my Canon EOS 30D with attached Peleng 8mm f/3.5 fisheye. For those who snoop at what I have on my desktop [flagmandesign.com], this should look rather [...]

Glacier Park Mountains DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Note: These images (the “Renaissance Festival Dresses Photos”) are not licensed under a “Creative Commons” license.

Waterfall DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

Here’s the next batch of photos.

Canadian Mountain DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I haven’t yet converted enough vacation photos to post another batch, but I was able to scan some old negatives at work and burn the files to CD. These images are shot with various cameras: one an old and terrible 35mm camera, [...]

Canadian Wheat DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

It’s taken me a while, but shorter than I expected, mainly due to my father purchasing a Seagate 250GB hard drive for me, so I could get these photos finished. Because of the extra space, I was able to quickly get the [...]

Caeley Fisheye DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I am still exhausted from the trip, despite returning days ago. Getting back into normal life has been as difficult as I expected. This year’s vacation can be best described as “interesting”. There were car breakdowns, busy days, long nights, and even [...]

Lily Macro DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I would have made this post earlier, but things have prevented me from getting a post up here on the site. First, I had to have a picture to post for download. While I have a lot of pictures, I didn’t think [...]

Mini Waterfall DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

The image above was taken in the same park as the previous “Today’s Image”. It’s a combination of eight photographs taken at varying shutter speeds, all merged together into this final image.
It’s been pretty hot outside for Michigan, leading me to hide [...]

Sam Walking Away DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

I’m pretty proud of my current collection of camera gear. It’s not complete, nor is it the best available. I can’t afford that; but, what I have purchased so far I think is the best for my purposes and budget. Sites [...]

Purple Flower Macro DOWNLOAD THE FULL SIZE VERSION 1600×1200 | 1280×960 | 800×600

July 4 was spent with extended family over at my grandparent’s house. It was quite an interesting day. Because of the location, events and interactions proceeded differently than previous years. One drastic change was the amount of injuries reported. An uncle [...]