the good donut

"The best donut is a free donut. The next best donut is the next free donut"

Friday, November 30, 2007

Evel Knievel (October 17, 1938-November 30, 2007)


As a kid in the 70's I would watch Evel Knievel on Wide World of Sports. I rode with cards in the spokes of my bike. We jumped everything we could. Today with the common place eXtreme sports we forget that Evel was a true pioneer and icon. I will likely never forget the Snake river jump. It makes me more than a little sad to see the passing of a childhood hero.




I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair. Evel Knievel

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Photography Portfolio 9


This was an old abandoned truck that somebody tried to push over the bank.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Photography Portfolio 8

For this assignment we were supposed to feature one color of our choosing.

When I get around to it--I am going to change this blog's appearance and us this picture as the banner.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Photography Portfolio 7


The assignment here was "dreaming". I took this in front of the Oregon Convention Center. The sculpture is called "The Dream" and it was done in 1990 by Michael Florin Dente.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Photography Portfolio 6


...so where the river flows everything will live. Ezekiel 47:9b (NIV)

This is the third in the series. I took it at Dugan Falls on the Washougal river. There was a fish jumping in the pool but I was never going to be able to predict/time it correctly to get the thing in the picture.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Photography Portfolio 5

This is number #2 in the series.

It was taken here in Washougal. I was lucky to get it. I happened to have the camera with me in the truck while I was going someplace else.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Photography Portfolio 4



This picture is #1 in a series of 3.

It was taken not to far from where we live. I set up a tripod along the highway before sunrise and took 1 picture every 10 seconds until the sun had fully come up.

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Video of the Week 11/20



Happy Thanksgiving!

Quote of the Week 11/22


"Soar back through all your own experiences. Think of how the Lord has led you in the wilderness and has fed and clothed you every day. How God has borne with your ill manners, and put up with all your murmurings and all your longings after the 'sensual pleasures of Egypt!' Think of how the Lord's grace has been sufficient for you in all your troubles."

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)

Photography Portfolio 3

The assignment here was to illustrate texture.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Photography Portfolio 2


This was my first submission for my photography class. The assignment was eggs. It is inspired by the quote by C.S Lewis:

“He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it, hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart”


Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Photography Portfolio 1


One of the assignments for the term was take a picture that represented our "Concept of Photography".

I wanted to go with a retro feel. I took some pictures on our families annual trek to the pumpkin patch. In Photoshop I put boarders on the pictures to make them look like Polaroids and put them on a wood grained background.

Digital Photography


I have been taking classes in order to finish my Industrial Water Treatment degree. One of those classes is digital photography. It has been a conundrum as to what digital photography has to do with water treatment but I have enjoyed the class.

I have been putting together my final portfolio and decided to post the pictures here... Enjoy.

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