Unseen Art

This week, the Newseum opened in Washington, DC with great fanfare. While this museum is dedicated to the journalism profession, it reminded me of the Black Art History Museum that I visited in Washington a few years ago.

Being a fan of art, I was immediately stuck by the design, colors, angles, and architectural "pieces" that adorned the lobby areas. This image was not hard to see, as the sun was coming through the stained glass windows, showing off the wrought iron structure. Now setting this image up on the tripod was a whole other conundrum!

It took me a truckload of time to get the image aligned just right. I'm not one to "fix it later in Photoshop." But while I was making my adjustments, I was able to stop and take in all the details in this image and how they complimented each other. Color, lines, angles and of course, light! I can never pass up a scene that has one or more of these elements screaming at me!

The lobby was the perfect entranceway into the museums fine collections. However, to see it, you had to look up. I wondered how many people missed this view as they walked down the stairs to the collections. So here it is for you to view.

Goin' to the Dogs

The month of April has been a four paw month - lots of dogs in front of my camera! It all started with a belated, canine Easter Egg Hunt at the Central Bark in Oak Creek. Sue, the owner/manager had called me to fill in for another photographer who couldn't make it, and let me tell you, there was lots of canine companionship that day!. After the egg hunt there were a variety of activities set up, all to raise money for the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Canine Unit.

All the dogs that were photographed had well behaved owners (remember, they went to Obedience School too!) and I was lucky to photograph a variety of breeds. One breed that I haven't seen much of recently on my daily dog walks is the Collie. When I was a youngster, my uncle's Collie would try to race the car when we left his house. My dad "clocked" her on the speedometer and she once got up to 32 mph! She was fast! And what kid didn't fall in love with Lassie? I LOVED going to my uncle's house!

So when Foster showed up for his photo session, I went back in time to my uncle's dog. Just look at that face with his long nose and eyes that melt your heart. I couldn't help but wonder just how FAST he was??