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Spotted at the Birmingham Mural

Photography While I cop to being lazy about dragging out my big camera, I do have legitimate photo news. I signed up for another evening education photo class. Birmingham’s History in Plain Sight Taught by Meg McKinney Samford Academy of the Arts This is the same Meg who has guest posted and given meContinue reading “Spotted at the Birmingham Mural”

Walk Your Horses or Pay Two Dollars Fine, From Cornish NH To Windsor VT Via Scenic Covered Bridge, Guest Photo

Random Tidbits Cornish-Windsor Bridge Roaming Reader guest posts [List] Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Filling Out The Historical Record, Show Photos Dixie Cup 2017

Adventures in Saddle Seat Casey McBride Photography Another example of good photos from a bad show [Show Report]. With a two-for-one deal, I ordered the win photo to soothe my ego after ordering the terrible ProAm photo [Show Photo] & the candid because I have always been more interested in editorial than in presentation.Continue reading “Filling Out The Historical Record, Show Photos Dixie Cup 2017”

XC, Kinda, Sorta, Maybe

Home Team What is lower than Tadpole? Fish Roe? What is lower the Amoeba? Blue-Green Algae? Whatever you call the level, we set up a course at home and schooled it. It was more of a horse question then we expected. As a giggle, for a little variety last weekend, Husband Greg put threeContinue reading “XC, Kinda, Sorta, Maybe”

Our New Four-In-Hand

Home Team Four. In-Hand. I crack myself up. Need a hint? Yes, we have kittens. We brought home the 8-week-old litter of a local barn cat after Milton’s show a week ago [Show Report]. The carrier rode in the extended cab of the truck. So, technically, they followed us home. Cuteness overload. All fourContinue reading “Our New Four-In-Hand”

The SSF Letters Have a Run-In with Inkscape

Graphic Design In honor of two weeks of Stepping Stone Farm Advanced Camp: one week of camp, one week of reliving it on the blog. Messing with handles in Inkscape. The result proves that powerful tools are pointless without underlying artistic vision. Notes for myself, in case I ever need to remember how IContinue reading “The SSF Letters Have a Run-In with Inkscape”

In Which I Wonder About The Reality Of Photographs

Commentary Harold: Why are there no photographs in these frames? Maude: They were representations of people I dearly loved yet they knew these people were gradually fading from me, and that in time all I would have left would be vague feelings – but sharp photographs! So I tossed them out. My memory fades,Continue reading “In Which I Wonder About The Reality Of Photographs”