Breaking Free

Tree locked in ice
Originally uploaded by Chris in KC

I felt your moist and gentle touch
cool and refreshing on my skin so rough.

But a simple touch was not enough
and slowly your embrace
became a cold and heavy burden
from which I could not escape.

The darkness grows
my body aches.
You will not relent
so I bow...and wait...

The light falls upon my skin
I feel the warmth of day again.
You cry out! Your voice cracks.
I begin to feel your grip relax.

Slowly...I am able...
to reach...for the light.

Your glassy grip
I begin to shake.
You forced me to bow
but I did not break.

Your cruel love
is not for me
and the time is short
when I will break free.

Time flies!

Wow! Where does time go? I did not realize how long it had been since I updated my blog. I haul the equipment for the NFL football teams in Kansas City, so my weekends from August through December are very busy. My blog clearly reflects this through its neglect.

In spite of this, I have actually been pretty active photographically. Most of it has been for my church providing photographs for our web designer. I don't feel at liberty to post most of these shots publicly on my Flickr account, so they don't make very good blog material. I have also been busy shooting lots of technical photographs at work (detailed shots of servers and other computer equipment), but I don't feel comfortable sharing those either because I would not want to inadvertently reveal anything confidential.

The last few weeks have given me some interesting photographic material, however. So, this seems like the perfect opportunity to bring my blog up to date.

We are recovering from an ice storm right now. I love this shot of the crabapples trapped in the ice. You can see how thick the ice is on the tree limbs.














I have also been experimenting with black and white quite a bit. It is not always easy to tell what will look good, but it is always interesting to convert an image with unusual lighting, one that has very little color anyway, or one with lots of contrast. This is one I took of the ceiling in Union Station in Kansas City. I like how the light from the window comes in from the bottom. The line from the bottom or the chandelier to the circle on the ceiling pulls the eye into the photograph.

I have added quite a few other photographs to my Flickr account. Now that football season is winding up, I hope to begin adding a post each week to continue chronicling my progress. Thanks for checking in.