Stories, photographs, faith, travels, memories—and life along the way.
Welcome! I’m Bill—a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief, retired United Methodist pastor, photographer, and author. This is where I share photographs, faith, travel adventures, memories, and a few stories collected along life’s journey. Read more →
BEER!!!! Beer was the first alcoholic beverage known to civilization, however, who drank the first beer is unknown. Historians theorize that humankind’s fondness for beer and other alcoholic beverages was a factor in our evolution away from a society of nomadic hunters and gathers into an agrarian society that would settle down to grow crops … Read more
ENHANCED! Who doesn’t like to take a photo and make it better? Back when digital photography was in its infancy, a huge debate raged about photographs being “enhanced”. Some well known photographers even went as far as to proclaim that digitally enhanced photos were the work of the Devil himself! Never mind the fast that … Read more
Here is a modern version of an old effect – The Sabattier Effect. Sabattier was a French photographer who, in 1862, accidentally turned on the light while developing film and got some strange and unpredictable effects. Lots of people have experimented with the effect and one variation of it is called solarization. Photoshop and Photoshop … Read more
For a great silhouette, you want to make sure that you are shooting into the light, with your subject between you and the bright background. Unlike any other types of images Read more →
What is your favorite animal? I am asked that from time to time and I am always hesitant to respond because there is so much amazing wildlife everywhere you go. Read more →