bolder's PhotoBlog

Dream catch me

2008-06-16T10:54:32Z

well, i said it all here first. but, i want to say it all here last. thank you. this is a wonderful community of support. after three years of bloggin'. it's a good bye. retiring from competitive triathlon. retiring from blogging. taking back my personal life. think of me as inspired by you all. in an art class or photography workshop. hoping to get to where you've already gone. thank you. be well. bold, over, and out!

The Print Is The Thing

2008-06-09T10:06:51Z

I've talked about this on my bloggy before. For me, a great shot is kinda nice here on photoblog, but, you will learn if it's a really great shot only when you've printed it out! Print media. Captioning. I'm sure people studying photography (which I hope to do soon part-time) take entire credit classes on these subjects! Anyhoo. My first paid-for-print that was signed was 8.5 x 11" of my first and only front-page, was by special request, for Lindy, who inspires all of us. I wish I had taken a picture of it! But, thankfully Lindy just did! These are the follow-on print-from-home. The first was a gift, as an office-warming present for a friend who loves it when it rains... which I don't -- bad for training! The remainder are in my home. I'm not concerned at all about the cost of home printing, it's just running through cartridges constantly that I want to avoid. So, I've decided to keep my home printing limited to 'draft' eyeballing of something I want to pay to have printed professionally, and, '4x6'or '5x7' with a border... I got these 'frames' from Target. They are clear plastic in front, and then have a magnetic backing. The idea is that you can easily display, AND, swap out your latest shots. I use the black mats as frames on my mantel, and the red mats as coasters on my console behind me couch... I know, call me Martha Stewart -- who knew? Signing, captioning, and a watermark, are aspirational journeys. So, this also documents my first cut! On an interesting note, my father who is an accomplished artist who has had showings, sales, and commissions, always signed our last name as his watermark on his sculpture. It made me happy when I realized I had chosen to do the same... the only difference is that he uses a capital 'B', and I use a lower case 'b' -- which again, seems entirely appropriate... I owe my father everything for inspiring me, and my sisters, in the arts. He has always done his own thing, never worried about exploring his artsy side, and I'm proud of him for it. Although I can't draw worth beans, I'm glad that I got his 'eye', and can at least express myself through photography... Bold Out! p.s. 13 days to Ironman... I'm going to turn into a pumpkin soon...

for Becky

2008-06-04T16:34:52Z

i think this is the finest photo i have taken to date. and, i offer it to you, Becky, another hero. bold out!

Memorial Day

2008-05-27T11:06:27Z

Hope all my American friends had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend... for my outside of America friends -- hope you had a great weekend too! Boulder, CO where I live has the largest Memorial Day celebration each year with the running of my signature event The Bolder Boulder 10K... which, although I'm Canadian, not American, I participate in faithfully... Even though it was a little, um, say damp this year... Bold Out! p.s. 25 days to my Ironman, I trained about 13 hours last week... so, not so much posty posty looky looky commenty commenty here -- you pickin' up the wood i'm layin' down?

larger enlargements

2008-05-22T10:03:15Z

there's a poll on the homepage. i've suggested larger enlargements. i KNOW there are issues about copyright. peeps stealin' pics as well as ideas... but, how many times do you wish you could see a larger version of someone's work! your pics are too good to be confined by mere software peoples!! personally i'd be just flattered. but, i know there are people operating here at the pro level. so, i would imagine you could turn the feature on and off like with EXIF data... plus, i think the horizonal world needs more parity with the vertical word here on photoblog -- don't you? 1024x680p just like on flickr. all you have to do is vote! so, for now, here's something from the vertical world... it's been beautiful here in Boulder... bold out!

closer to home

2008-05-18T09:03:04Z

well, you all know that i am FULLY PREPARED to take my show on the road, with proof in my Arizona triathlon, and then Napa, and San Fran shots as of late... but. since training is hitting max for MY upcoming June Ironman... we won't have that many opportunities, so, i'll be shooting closer to home... this is the flower bed in front of my house. please. i didn't plant it. i have people. but, i did take the shots. i suspect these local models will be an ongoing subject... bold out!

Mac'D

2008-05-16T08:35:59Z

i finally gave in. i bought a mac book pro. the lengths i will go to for photography... my pictures seem less bright here, than on my bidness laptop... another adventure in my journey o' photography... bold out!

for Ronin

2008-05-12T14:56:21Z

for Ronin, who was concerned i had made a trip to Napa, and came home with no wine... it's not a Barolo my friend from Italy, but, it will do! bold Out! p.s. no wine was harmed in the making of this photo. although, one bottle seems to have gone missing after the shoot ;)

happiness shared

2008-05-10T09:29:04Z

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.' -- Buddha

San Francisco

2008-05-08T07:51:14Z

ok, so i went to Napa for the triathlon, but, i jetted in and out of Frisco, and well, i had my cameras there too... bold out!