A Midwesterner's Digital Photo Blog

Monday, July 17, 2006

End Of An Era, But The Universe Awaits

Pasted from my Incurable Savant blog

Well folks, this is the end of an era. Actually, the end happened in my mind about a month ago, and I have been trying to figure out how to tell everyone. I will no longer be posting pictures to Kansas City In Focus. There, I said it. I know this will sadden some of you, but let's all get real. I haven't posted any pictures there for nearly two months. I loved the idea of the site when I started it, however, as most creative soles will do, I too have grown and changed. As such, my creative needs and desires have changed as well. To be frank, yeah yeah, I know my names is Incurable Savant, I just really don't have the time, energy, or desire to jack with it any longer. Flickr has become my new outlet for my creative juices. I can post tens or even hundreds of shots all at once to the site. I can then batch edit them, move them into sets. Post them in groups where they can be shared and recieve pointers for improvements.

As I have stated before my near employment situation SUX at best, so I have been spending a great deal of time on Flickr trying to improve my photography, and gain as much information about the "business" end of the who deal. That is, in large part, why I have been remiss in posting here, as well.

I can not share the particulars of my whole employement mess, however, I can tell you that I am excited about the fact that I may not get another job with my current emlpoyer. That way I can pursue photography career. The short version is as such:

If I am unable to retain suitable employement, I plan to seek an aprenticeship with a high end wedding photographer. I have been in customer service my whole career, so I think I will be able to handle just about all of the bridezillas I will encounter, and I will finally have a outlet for my creativity. I will keep you all posted, of course.

In the end, I will still post a few shots on this blog. Know that if you see them, you can always click the flickr link on the left and view the other forty-levn I have uploaded to flickr. I will also leave my Kansas City In Focus blog up. Who knows one day I may start posting there again.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Kansas City Power & Light With The New 20D

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Thursday, May 11, 2006

The Purple Lady

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All That & MORE

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Ruffeldy

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Burst Of White!

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Up Close & Personal

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Thursday, May 04, 2006

God's Reminder


As I was pumping gas Sunday afternoon, on the trip home from church, I look up to see this. All the sudden my heart clenches, then begins to pump faster than the gas into my car, as I realize my camera is at home! Luckly, the clouds slowed down enough for me to make it the half a block home and back so I could catch this shot. The ironic thing was that if you were able to see what I saw, you would find just below this, our neighborhood Target Store, steadfastly attached to the Ward Parkway Mall. Posted by Picasa

Ain't God Cool?

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Sepia Clouds

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Turmoil Above

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This Must Be The Birds Eye View

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The Park on a Cloudy Day

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Clouds At The Park

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Last Sunday At The Park

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Monday, April 24, 2006

Steak and Veil

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Marshmellow

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How Now, Brown Cow?

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Afternoon Delight

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Hands At Work

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Easter Sunday Service

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Easter Sunday Service

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Easter Sunday Service

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Easter Sunday Service

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Easter Sunday Service

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Lunar Love Affair

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Lunar Perfection

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Mooned Yeah Again!

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Nearly Full

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Der Osterhase ~ The Easter Bunny

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Dogwood 2 Doors Down

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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Ha, Mooned Yah!

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Faux Storm

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Remembering Maxfield Parish

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Cotton Batting

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Remembering Ansel Adams

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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Transplanted Tulip Blooms

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Transplanted Tulip Blooms

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Transplanted Tulip Blooms

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Transplanted Tulip Blooms

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Blooming Waterfall

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ooooo Pretty!

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Sunshine

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Retouched Blooms

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More Blooms

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Tulip Tree blooms

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Saturday, April 01, 2006

Sun Before The Storm

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Sun Before The Storm

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Sun Before The Storm IV

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Sun Before The Storm III

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Sun Before The Storm II

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Sun Before The Storm

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Thursday, March 23, 2006

Dif~oe~delz

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Snow Survivor

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March We're Ready For Yeah!

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High Rent District

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Kiddie Cork Screw

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Intersecting Color

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Faith Refocused

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Nature's Stained Glass

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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Super Schultz!

My K-9 Nephew I Posted by Picasa

Sleepy Oscar

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Death To Spring ~ B/W

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The Really Hugemungus Storm We Were Suppose To Get!

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Death To Spring

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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

March Madness ~ Full Moon In Black & White

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Moon in Natural Light

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Monday, March 13, 2006

After the Tornado

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After the Tornado

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After the Tornado

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After the Tornado

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After the Tornado

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Sunday, March 12, 2006

Kansas City Heros ~ Our Boys In Blue

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Sunday Shots

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Sunday Shots

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Sunday Shots

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Sunday Shots

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Sunday Shots

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Sunday Shots

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T-nado Weather

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Saturday, March 11, 2006

The Mother of All Moon Shots!

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Friday, March 10, 2006

BIG March Moon and Clouds

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March Moon & Clouds

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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Lenten Cross Walk

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Lenten Atonement

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Vigilance at the Foot of the Cross

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Beneath the Cross

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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

God Helped Me On This One!

I still don't have enough knowledge of my camera, or of Photo Shop so I had to take adventage of the incoming storm and the haziness it brought with it! Posted by Picasa

Monday, March 06, 2006

Half Moon Rising

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Sunday, March 05, 2006

Bubbles With Style!

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Quality & Quantity

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Whoops Too Hard!

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Skill

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Blow Harder

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Bubble Head

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Friday, March 03, 2006

Luna

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Luna 2

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

The New Gear!

Canon 20D,Canon 15-55mm, Tamron 200-500mm Telephoto Zoom (BABY!) Posted by Picasa

Mine's Longer Than Your's!

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Monday, February 27, 2006

Musical Colors

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Sleepy Sepia Kitty

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Saturday, February 25, 2006

At the Library


I almost got kicked out of the library this afternoon. They asked me to stop taking pictures because of "privacy issues." I said I was sorry and that I was only taking pictures of my children, the windows, and the books. What I wanted to say was...."There is no expectation of privacy in a public place, witch!" She really didn't have to get nasty with me, I certainly didn't give her any reason to be. Posted by Picasa

Chinexican Resturant

I took this at dinner tonight. This resturant is the caziest thing. It is a Chinese and Mexican Buffet! After you quit laughing you find out their food is really good. My kids get Mexican, and I eat Chinese, and everyone is happy. Just remember, If Daddy ain't happy, Ain't nobody happy!

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Roe Fumbled Soup (get it egg drop? lol)

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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Stuff - Favorite of the lot!

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Stuff

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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Enlightend Glory

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Enlightend Glory

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Enlightend Glory

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Saturday, January 21, 2006

Big Sister

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Big Sister

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Little Man

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Little Man

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Big Sister

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Big Sister

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Little Man

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Little Man

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Little Man

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Big Sister

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Monday, January 16, 2006

You Rang?

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Day Off Photos

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Day Off Photos

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Day Off Photos

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Day Off Photos

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A piece of the Emrald Isle.... This is one of my Christmas gifts from my aunt. She bought it in Ireland. It is made out of sod that has been dried, cured, sculpted, sanded and varnished. So it actually is a piece of Ireland. Why may you ask, do they do this? Well, they don't have any trees, or few to speak of. This Celtic cross is 12 inches tall, and 2 inches thick. I am guessing it was not cheap. This picture does not do it any favors, it is very beautifuly carved. I will cherrish it always.

Little German Boy B&W

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Friday, January 13, 2006

Flicker Toys

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Monday, January 09, 2006

Oldies But Goodies - My Very First Digital Photo Ever

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Oldies But Goodies

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