Orton imagery, also called an Orton slide sandwich or the Orton Effect, is a photography technique which blends two completely different photos of the same scene, resulting in a distinctive mix of high and low detail areas within the same photo. It was originated […]
Category: Personal
Curves In The Woods
Winter Trail Golden Hour
Branch Patterns
Rolling Clouds Sunrise
Autumn Forest Sunset
Fall Colors
Speak Lord For Thy Servant Is Listening
Flowers In The Bush – Lomography Effect
Sunset Through The Woods
Flowers in the Wetlands
The Power of Prayer
Goals Are Just Problems Waiting to Be Solved
Tons of material has been written about setting and achieving goals. Almost nothing has been written about intentions. Intentions are the foundation for goal achievement. Intentions are the power behind goal achievement. Intentions create both resolve and desire. The resolve and desire to achieve. […]
Smarts and Intelligence
Some people seem to be smart, as in intelligent, bright, or knowledgeable, and others not. What makes, or causes, the difference? Someone asked how I come up with my topic for each blog post. Well, basically, I wake up in the morning and spend […]
Labor
Stealing Time
Wood Bench and Yellow Flowers
Draw Near to God
The morning sunshine illuminates the clouds in the blue sky, and evaporates the fog in the tree tops as well. God is love, and invites us to draw near to Him. So that we can be illuminated with His Light, and allow Him to […]
Thinking In Black And White
Thinking is a rare commodity in our world today, especially with the distractions of our information age. It is important now to be mindful of how we are intentional about blocking out time with our own thoughts. Our own thoughts help us to know […]
Quality Time
Towers
What Dogs Teach Us
A few years ago my wife and I went to our Son’s school open house. As we were walking down the hall another set of parents looked as us as if they knew us. In fact, I started to ask myself if I know […]
Family Walk To The Park
The Perspective We Have From Silence
We desperately need silent prayer to fill our souls. In the silence, whatever is hidden deep within us is raised to the surface and is magnified. Silence in the presence of God is not a waste of our time. In fact, it is the […]
Breezeway
Anger
When I decided to do the topic of anger for this photograph, I quickly became overwhelmed and wanted to change it or give up. Because there is so much that can be said, it is simple yet complex. So, I have decided to share […]
Dusk on the Ranch
The Interesting Thing About Dialogue
…. is that it means “a conversation or exchange between two or more people,” Dialogue is important so that we can function as a society, and to foster personal growth. To learn the viewpoints of others, so that we can then create our own […]
The Office
It’s Only One Day
There’s many things in life that we feel are important. Yet, the day we’re on our death bed will reveal if we’ve been right. What is most important, I have learned, is to each day take care of unfinished business, and correct all that […]
