Picture Of the Month
In an effort to challenge myself and feed my passion for learning & creating, I set a personal goal to create one photo, print or art piece every month that I really love.
May 2025 - We went to my brother’s lake home after my mother’s funeral. Being at the lake was part of my childhood. There is nothing like an evening cruise on the pontoon with friends, family, food and drink. My mom loved the lake. It was a really special part of our childhood.
The lake that my brother and sister in law live is connected to another lake via a short tunnel under the highway. I was sitting in the back of the pontoon just taking it all in when little Amos . I love everything about this image. The view. The curiosity. The hand. The framing. The memories of my youth. Thoughts of my mom. It’s just magical to me.
Leica M262 with Light Lens Lab, Elcan 50mm f2
April 2025 - I chose this for April’s POM for a couple of reasons. The first being, life has been a bit hectic and I seek seclusion and solace. The second being, I have needed a lot of contemplative time since my mother passed away in late March. I find such peace, or calmness, in this image. I guess it helps too that I am riding a bike that I am a bit smitten with of late too. I just want to go to this spot and sit for a long, long while to sort out all that is going on in my life and this world.
Leica M262 with Light Lens Lab, Elcan 50mm f2
March 2025 - March may have been a creative low for me with all that was going on in my life, the crappy weather that kept from riding my bicycle outside and the loss of my mother. Looking back now at images from March, my favorites are the ones that make me laugh a little or smile. This one is my favorite.
My wife commissioned an artist to create a large, wall print of our much loved pooch. We received the final proof and somehow our little dog that never listens to us struck the perfect pose.
This image makes me laugh and smile. This image also reminds me that things don’t always have to be so serious and that photography can be as simple as capturing a moment that makes you smile.
Apple iPhone
February 2025 - I never tire of lines to infinity. It will forever signify the journey, discovery and hope for me. I loved how the snow filled the tire track and lined up with the road on the horizon. I love that it is a little crooked, but it still goes on and on. I also like it because in all my years of riding, I have never shot something similar. I guess it’s possible to see new images even after all these years of riding and shooting.
Nikon ZF with Voigtlander Z Mount 15mm f4.5
January 2025 - I first saw, and attempted to get, this shot back in December 2024 but didn’t like the results. . I saw the fresh beaver cut out on one of the trees as I pedaled by. I thought it might be interesting to frame a subject with the beaver’s fresh work. I shot this both vertically and horizontally. I preferred the vertical with the tighter framing and how the chewed out tree spans the entire frame from top to bottom.
Nikon ZF with Voigtlander Z Mount 40 f1.2