Cancer, Why?

He was a father, a husband, a friend, a golfer, a boater, and an all around nice guy. Cancer took him from us some time last weekend. So I ask, Why?

Why does this happen to great people?
why does this happen to fathers?
Why does this happen to mothers?
Why does this happen to uncles?
Why does this happen to daughters?
Why?

Born To Be Wild

Tonight was an amazing photo shoot at the Lake Orion Football game. Lake Orion beat Clarkston and are now on their way to the playoffs. Here's a shot I took tonight of a piece of music that had been discarded from one of the band members.

And here's tonight's quarterback posting for the camera after the game.

Discount Tire Rocks!

Discount Tire Rocks

I was having a very bad day. Nothing terrible, just low amount of sleep coupled with a motivation to be on vacation instead of work. I went outside to take a deep breath and suck it up only to see my car in the parking lot lacking air in one of the critical pieces of equipment that allows the car to move forward. The camera was in the trunk of my car along with the spare doughnut tire, so I too this shot of my flat tire.

Discount Tire to the rescue! I took the tire to my local Discount Tire location where I purchased the tire. They analyzed my tire (and another one that had a slow leak) and told me they both were not repairable because the puncture was in the side wall. Ugh. Immediately I went into pain mode of the thought of purchasing two new tires, but then he informed me that the tires were under warranty and would be replaced at no cost. Really???? Just when you think you can't take any more something picks you up and makes it OK.

Stands alone

Stands Alone

Ok, this is the last one from the football game, but it was one that I kept looking at in my library of shots. I remember taking this one and framing it so that the flood lights appeared in the right side of the frame and leading the eye to the football player down on the field making sure I kept the grass at the lower third of the shot in order to give balance.

Total Hibiscus

Total Hibiscus

"What kind of flower is this?" That's the question that I ask, and I'm told that this is a hibiscus. I just think it's beautiful.

Eye of the Tulip

Eye of the Tulip

A northern facing window was the light source for this shot. This was another inspirational moment of "I gotta grab the camera for this." Taken with a Canon Powershot SD750 in macro mode.

Sub Tulip

Sub Tulip